Radio Amateur Quiz Canadian License

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Question A-007-005-009

One antenna which will respond simultaneously to vertically- and horizontally-polarized signals is the:

Correct Answer

helical-beam antenna

Explanation

An axial-mode helical antenna produces (and receives) circularly polarized waves. Circular polarization can be thought of as a combination of vertical and horizontal components that are 90 degrees out of phase, so it responds to both.

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