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Nature of Electromagnetic Radiation

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The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam is

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Footprint

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Bandwidth

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Beamwidth

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Zone

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Solution

The correct option is A Footprint
The area of earth covered by radio beam from a satellite dish (transponder) is called satellite footprint.

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