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Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) • 2024-2028

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Question E3B10

From subelement E3 - E3B

E3B10
Answer: A

What is the effect of chordal-hop propagation?

AThe signal experiences less loss compared to multi-hop propagation, which uses Earth as a reflector
BThe MUF for chordal-hop propagation is much lower than for normal skip propagation
CAtmospheric noise is reduced in the direction of chordal-hop propagation
DSignals travel faster along ionospheric chords