General exam question G4A06
Subelement G4, AMATEUR RADIO PRACTICES· Group G4A
What is the purpose of an antenna tuner?
- A.Reduce the SWR in the feed line to the antenna
- B.Reduce the power dissipation in the feedline to the antenna
- C.Increase power transfer from the transmitter to the feed line (correct answer)
- D.All these choices are correct
WhyAn antenna tuner increases power transfer from the transmitter to the feed line. An antenna tuner matches the transmitter's expected output impedance to whatever impedance the feed line actually presents, so the transmitter can deliver its full power into the line instead of folding back power due to a mismatch, answer C. It does not change the SWR that already exists on the feed line itself between the tuner and the antenna, that mismatch is set by the antenna and feed line and is unaffected by a tuner sitting at the transmitter end, so A (and therefore D, "all of these") is wrong.
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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