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On a line-of-sight VHF or UHF path, what does cross-polarization of the antennas do?

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  1. It reduces received signal strength
  2. It inverts the modulation sidebands
  3. Nothing significant happens

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  1. 2026-2030 Technician Class Question Pool, T3A04 ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf Checked 2026-10-09.

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