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What is the effect of a rounded rather than a knife edge obstacle?

  • A.The loss is identical, since only the height matters
  • B.The loss becomes independent of the operating frequency
  • C.The loss is greater than a sharp edge of the same height
  • D.The loss is smaller because the wave follows the curve smoothly

Answer: C

A rounded hill obstructs the wave over a longer distance along the path, so the diffraction loss exceeds that of a knife edge of the same height, sometimes by ten decibels or more. Real terrain lies between the two idealisations and correction factors are applied. Height alone is insufficient, and frequency dependence remains. Recognising that the idealised case is the optimistic one prevents a path from being declared usable when it is not.

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