What is the major cause of selective fading?
A. Small changes in the beam heading at the receiving station.
B. Large changes in the height of the ionosphere, as experience at the receiving station.
C. Time differences between the receiving and transmitting stations.
D. Phase differences between radio wave components of the same transmission, as
experienced at the receiving station.

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Answer :

D. Phase differences between radio wave components of the same transmission, as
experienced at the receiving station.

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