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What is the equivalent radius of the earth when the ray appears to be a straight line over a flat earth surface?(a) 0(b) Infinity(c) Actual radius(d) 4/3 times actual radiusThe question was posed to me at a job interview.My enquiry is from Radio Wave Propagation in portion Radio Wave Propagation of Antennas

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The correct option is (B) Infinity

Explanation: When the ray APPEARS to be a straight line over a flat earth surface horizontally, its refractive INDEX is not CHANGING with respect to height. \(\frac{dM}{dh}=0\)

Effective radius is k times the ACTUAL radius and \(k=0.048/\frac{dM}{dh}=∞\)



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