General exam question G9D09
Subelement G9, ANTENNAS AND FEED LINES· Group G9D
What is the primary use of a Beverage antenna?
- A.Directional receiving for MF and low HF bands (correct answer)
- B.Directional transmitting for low HF bands
- C.Portable direction finding at higher HF frequencies
- D.Portable direction finding at lower HF frequencies
WhyThe primary use of a Beverage antenna is directional receiving for MF and low HF bands. A Beverage antenna is a long, low, terminated horizontal wire whose primary use is as a highly directional receiving antenna for medium-frequency and low HF bands, where its very low radiation efficiency doesn't matter because it's never used to transmit, answer A. It isn't used for directional transmitting (its efficiency is too poor for that), and it isn't a portable direction-finding tool at higher HF frequencies, so B, C, and D are 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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