For a short dipole antenna:

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  1. The radiation intensity is maximum along the normal to the dipole axis
  2. The current distribution along its length is uniform irrespective of the length
  3. The effective length equals its physical length
  4. The input impedance is independent of the location of the feed – point

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Option 1 : The radiation intensity is maximum along the normal to the dipole axis
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A dipole antenna is a linear antenna, usually fed in the center and producing maximum of radiation in the plane normal to the axis.

It is said to be short dipole when length is less than 𝝀⁄𝟒 and current distribution is sinusoidal.

Radiation intensity is maximum along the normal to the dipole axis.

F1 R.D. N.J. 17.09.2019 D5

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