General exam question G2D06
Subelement G2, OPERATING PROCEDURES· Group G2D
How is a directional antenna pointed when making a “long-path” contact with another station?
- A.Toward the rising sun
- B.Along the gray line
- C.180 degrees from the station’s short-path heading (correct answer)
- D.Toward the north
WhyA directional antenna making a long-path contact is pointed 180 degrees from the other station's short-path heading. A long-path contact reaches the other station by beaming 180 degrees opposite the short, direct-path heading, sending the signal around the other way across the globe instead, answer C. Pointing toward the rising sun or along the gray line might sometimes coincide with favorable long-path conditions, but neither one defines what "long path" itself actually means, and pointing north is arbitrary, unrelated to the other station's actual bearing.
Published 2026-08-28 · Last updated 2026-08-28 · Question text is verbatim from the 2023-2027 NCVEC Element 3 pool (public domain); the explanation above is original writing, see our methodology.
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