Increasing the resonant frequency of an end-fed Marconi antenna can be done by
A. adding a capacitor in series and reducing the physical length
B. adding an inductor in series
C. adding an inductor in series
D. All of these

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Answer :

A. adding a capacitor in series and reducing the physical length

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