Which outcome primarily causes signal fading along a waveguide within a phased array antenna system?

💡 Explanation

Intermodal dispersion broadens pulses as they travel because different modes propagate at different velocities, therefore increasing signal attenuation rather than impedance mismatch or atmospheric conditions which affect free-space propagation.

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