Cecil, W5DXP wrote:
"I think maybe he was referring to the MOM method of dividing a wire up
into "n" segments and assuming each segment is a small individual
radiator."

It`s possible. The method of moments (MOM) is one way I`m accustomed to
solving civil and mechanical problems. I learned from the newsgroup that
antenna modelers had appropriated the term when I explained the
mechanical process on-line.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI