Land mobile satellite propagation experiments in Kyoto City

Author

Matsumoto, Y. ; Suzuki, R. ; Kondo, K. ; Khan, M.H.

Author_Institution

Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

28

Issue

3

fYear

1992

fDate

7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

718

Lastpage

727

Abstract

In February of 1990, land mobile satellite propagation experiments were conducted in Kyoto City, Japan, using the Engineering Test Satellite V (ETS-V). The signal transmitted from the satellite was received and recorded at a mobile unit moving in different streets of the downtown area. The streets chosen have typical downtown medium and high rise buildings, electric utility poles, trees, etc., which caused obstruction to the satellite line of sight. The propagation characteristics such as fade/nonfade distribution, joint fade and nonfade distribution, phase distribution, and their dependence on the antenna type are discussed for the measured link. Error characteristics in digital communication for the above link have been qualitatively analyzed on the basis of the measured signal level fluctuation. Effect of interleaving and coding to improve the communication link is also discussed

Keywords

digital radio systems; fading; mobile radio systems; radiowave propagation; satellite relay systems; ETS-V; Engineering Test Satellite V; Kyoto City; antenna; coding; digital communication; error characteristics; fade/nonfade distribution; interleaving; land mobile satellite propagation; phase distribution; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Cities and towns; Digital communication; Fluctuations; Phase measurement; Power industry; Satellites; Signal analysis; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/7.256293

Filename

256293