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Question 539

What happens as the Q of an antenna increases?

  1. SWR bandwidth increases
  2. SWR bandwidth decreasesCorrect answer
  3. Gain is reduced
  4. More common-mode current is present on the feed line

Explanation

Q measures how much energy a resonant system stores relative to what it dissipates each cycle, and a high-Q system responds over a narrow band. As antenna Q rises, its reactance swings faster with frequency, so SWR climbs sooner on either side of resonance and the SWR bandwidth shrinks.

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Question 539: What happens as the Q of an antenna increases? · FCC Amateur Extra Class (Element 4) · Questena