Here is a phrase I have found to be appropriate from time to time:

ANYTHING WILL RADIATE, IT'S THE DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY THEREOF.

Dan/W4NTI

"Jayson Davis" wrote in message
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I came across this web site (http://k9erg.tripod.com/theory.htm) and he
says that if properly matched, you could load up a paperclip on 160 meters
and it would work. I'm not so certain, since this thing should be so full
of capacitive reactance that the losses in the matching network should be
astronomical.

Any thoughts?