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General Class (Element 3) • 2023-2027

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Question G4A13

From subelement G4 - G4A

G4A13
Answer: A

What is the purpose of using a receive attenuator?

ATo prevent receiver overload from strong incoming signals
BTo reduce the transmitter power when driving a linear amplifier
CTo reduce power consumption when operating from batteries
DTo reduce excessive audio level on strong signals