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That is OK for someone that just buys a commercially made antenna, puts it up, and is off to the races.


But if one is rolling their own; then the game is different.  Engineering and materials is now your own baby. 


Without modeling and some test equipment that exceeds a simple SWR meter; you might not otherwise have a means to correct it before and after you build.