• DocumentCode
    1365798
  • Title

    ITALSAT propagation experiment at 18.7, 39.6 and 49.5 GHz at Spino D´Adda: three years of CPA statistics

  • Author

    Polonio, Roberto ; Riva, Carlo

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettronica e Inf., Politecnico di Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    631
  • Lastpage
    635
  • Abstract
    The ITALSAT propagation experiment, started in early 1991, allows an extensive program of measurements at 18.7, 39.6, and 49.5 GHz. This paper reports the results obtained so far from copolar signal measurements carried out at the Earth station of Spine d´Adda from 1993 to 1995. Statistics of rain and total attenuation and frequency scaling of total attenuation are presented and commented on in the light of ITU-R predictions
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; rain; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 18.7 GHz; 39.6 GHz; 49.5 GHz; CPA statistics; ITALSAT propagation experiment; ITU-R predictions; Italy; Spino D´Adda; copolar signal measurements; frequency scaling; rain; statistics; total attenuation; Artificial satellites; Attenuation; Frequency; Optical attenuators; Polarization; Rain; Satellite broadcasting; Satellite ground stations; Statistics; TV broadcasting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/8.668904
  • Filename
    668904