When atmospheric ducting elevates signal strength from a distant VHF television transmitter, which mechanism causes interference?

💡 Explanation

Multipath propagation occurs because atmospheric ducting bends the signal, creating several paths to the receiver. Therefore, signals arrive at different times, causing interference, rather than being absorbed uniformly like thermal noise, which is a different process.

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