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In which direction does a half-wave dipole antenna radiate the strongest signal?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: D. Broadside to the antenna
A half-wave dipole radiates most strongly broadside to the antenna, at right angles to the wire. Very little signal goes off the ends. So a dipole running east-west sends best to the north and south.
Tip: Dipole: strong broadside, weak off the ends.