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Question 11

A marine distress beacon transmitter operates at a radio frequency of 150 MHz.

To maximize its transmission range, the beacon is equipped with a half-wave dipole antenna, which requires an antenna length equal to exactly one-half of the wavelength of the transmitted waves.

Calculate the required length of this dipole antenna.

The speed of the radio waves in air is 3.00 × 108 m/s.

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4.1 Wave properties Questions

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64 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 4.1 Wave properties. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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