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G9B04
What is the radiation pattern of a dipole antenna in free space in a plane containing the conductor?
Pick an answer to check it.
Answer: A. It is a figure-eight at right angles to the antenna
A free-space dipole radiates most strongly broadside to the wire and little off its ends. Viewed in a plane containing the wire, that makes a figure-eight at right angles to the antenna.
Tip: Dipole: strong broadside, weak off the ends.