Richard I am reading your posts because I initiated the post
So for you I will pose it differently so you can quote from all your books
legitimately. For you just one question only so you don't wander off as you
sometimes do. And yes I will respond because I initiated the thread,yes I
will read it.

If radio was just thought of today give the pros and cons between a series
circuit and a parallel circuit from which to base a radiator ? Don't put
down 'tradition' or 'habit' just put a list of pro's and con for each side .
Just to give you a start a series circuit radiator is a dipole. And we will
say a parallel circuit radiator is one with at least one capacitive lumped
circuit and one inductive lumped circuit in parallel. Keep it simple, don't
twist the question around because you know of a special case. Just simple
pro and con and you can quote from a book if it provides specific pro and
con which will keep things in perspective i.e we know the formulae so there
is no need to give your fingers a workout.
Here is a start
A dipole provides a lot of signals at the same time( good)
A parallel circuit can only supply one signal at a time (bad )
Get the idea?
There, I am giving you the benefit of being a antenna guru that has the
personal knoweledge that the question obviously requires and where a lot of
people are hopelessly adrift.
The question now is a bit long but hopefully for you it will be beneficial.
Art

"Richard Harrison" wrote in message
...
Art, KB9MZ also wrote:
"Is stagger tuning a parallel circuit?"

Stagger tuning is two or more resonant circuits each tuned to a
different frequency. No restriction that I know of requires parallel
resonance. You can mix and match.
Two circuits each with a different frequency will couple to each other via
back EMF and thus makes it a parallel circuit. You can call it under
coupled, over coupled or just coupled but it is a parallel circuit none the
less. But let's not get side tracked because you don't
know......'restrictions" just factual pro and con or you will wander off
again.
Art

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI