With some trepidation, this is a first post. The driving force is the considerable amount of knowledge demonstrated in antennae(s) seen here over the years. The trepidation is the personal attacks that are so disconcerting.

The hope is that the "Bend Dipoles" modeling studies may be regarded as significant and be accepted by group as may be appropriate for future "What happens if..." antenna questions.

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If you see the need for a supplementary modeling study, please contribute what needs to done to better answer dipole questions amateur radio operators may ask.