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One-quarter wavelength Marconi antenna is a type of ______ antenna
vertical
Omnidirectional antennas have equal amount of energy in the ______ direction
horizontal
The earth acts as a type of electrical ______ for a vertical ground-plane antenna
mirror
A good electrical connection to the earth is essential for a ground-plane antenna to function effectively as the earth becomes a ______ plane
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A collection of radials is known as a ______
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The impedance of a vertical ground-plane antenna is approximately one-half the impedance of a ______
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A loading coil is used to compensate for decreased ______ in a vertical antenna
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Adding conductors at the top of an antenna to increase effective capacitance is known as a ______
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A 5/8 λ Vertical Antenna provides about a 3-dB gain over a basic ______
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Power is concentrated into a small beam in an antenna with ______
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