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You may have found that in the EZNEC models, impedance and SWR seem to have little to no effect on any of the performance characteristics. This is because the program simply reports what the impedance is at a given frequency allowing you to design the appropriate matching device. If you fail to correct that match in the real world, it's effects on coax radiation can be much more apparent.