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Question E9D09

From subelement E9 - E9D

E9D09
Answer: D

What is the function of a loading coil in an electrically short antenna?

ATo increase the SWR bandwidth by increasing net reactance
BTo lower the losses
CTo lower the Q
DTo resonate the antenna by cancelling the capacitive reactance