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350-401 · Question #1076

Which type of antenna is designed to provide a 360-degree radiation pattern?

The correct answer is D. omnidirectional. Omnidirectional antennas are designed to provide a 360-degree radiation pattern, transmitting and receiving signals equally in all horizontal directions.

Submitted by marco_it· Mar 6, 2026Infrastructure

Question

Which type of antenna is designed to provide a 360-degree radiation pattern?

Options

  • AYagi
  • Bpatch
  • Cdirectional
  • Domnidirectional

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    90% (43)

Why each option

Omnidirectional antennas are designed to provide a 360-degree radiation pattern, transmitting and receiving signals equally in all horizontal directions.

AYagi

Yagi antennas are highly directional, concentrating their signal in a narrow beam rather than providing 360-degree coverage.

Bpatch

Patch antennas are a type of directional antenna that focus their signal in a specific direction.

Cdirectional

Directional antennas focus their signal in a specific direction, providing longer range or stronger signal in that direction but not 360-degree coverage.

DomnidirectionalCorrect

Omnidirectional antennas radiate radio frequency energy uniformly in all directions along a horizontal plane, providing a 360-degree coverage pattern suitable for general area coverage. This even distribution of signal power allows client devices located anywhere around the antenna to receive a consistent signal.

Concept tested: Antenna types and radiation patterns

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/component-guidelines/omnidirectional-vs-directional-antenna

Topics

#Antenna types#Omnidirectional antenna#Wireless networking#WLAN hardware

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