Title :
Marconi and the first microwave links
Author :
Bucci, O.M. ; Pelosi, G. ; Selleri, S.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Ingegneria Elettronica e delle Telecomunicazoini, Universita di Napoli ´Federico II´, Italy
Abstract :
A history of radio communications is sketched, up to the description of the first land and sea microwave links realized by Guglielmo Marconi in 1932. Some consideration on early microwave applications and on the first use of the word "microwave" is also presented.
Keywords :
history; microwave links; microwave propagation; Guglielmo Marconi; land microwave links; microwave applications; microwave propagation; military communications; radio communications history; sea microwave links; Antennas and propagation; Cities and towns; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Government; Radio link; Radio transmitters; Reflector antennas; Sea measurements; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7070-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2001.958783
