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Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) • 2024-2028

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Question E9C14

From subelement E9 - E9C

E9C14
Answer: B

How does the radiation pattern of a horizontally-polarized antenna mounted above a long slope compare with the same antenna mounted above flat ground?

AThe main lobe takeoff angle increases in the downhill direction
BThe main lobe takeoff angle decreases in the downhill direction
CThe horizontal beamwidth decreases in the downhill direction
DThe horizontal beamwidth increases in the uphill direction