Oregonian Haruspex wrote in
:

How much control do you have over the design of an antenna you are
designing?

Some to lots, depending on your budget and the space available.


I'll risk pre-empting his existing reply with my own take on this... I think
what Jim is getting at is that modelling gives you control over what you CAN
manage to do, much more easily than you can get control on what is beyond
your easy reach. So you might as well do it anyway, and adjust the model for
anything obvious that can be added into it. Broad strokes will get fine
results if placed well (as many artists have shown for centuries).