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From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: My request for help with novice tests
Message-ID: <558@mako.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 30-Jan-85 12:58:32 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 30 12:58:32 1985
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In article <453@zeus.UUCP> jhb@zeus.UUCP (John H. Burgess) writes:
>One of the questions prompted a fair amount of controversy and friendly
>rivalry among the people I showed it to.  Let's see how the net votes:
>
>        2D-7.7  If an SWR bridge reading is higher at 3700 kHz than it is
>                at 3750 kHz, what does this indicate about the antenna?
>
>            	A. The antenna is too long
>            	B. The antenna is too short
>            	C. The antenna is too high
>            	D. The antenna is too low
>
Poor question, not enough information!  Which frequency is the operating
frequency?  Without making assumptions, either A or B could be right.  (By
making MAJOR assumptions, D could be right.  Could C ever be correct?)
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