Art said, in part;

"It is well known that the ends of a 1/2 wave dipole can be
lopped off without any noticable difference which can be seen by
the area lost under the normal current flow diagrams, so
efficiency can immediatly improved."

You are right, you didn't say that the ends of a dipole do
not
radiate. But, by the above quote, you have implied just the
opposite.
'Doc

PS - Peashooter is back on the rack again.