Title :
Measurement of wet antenna effect on microwave propagation at 23, 26 and 38 GHz
Author :
Islam, M.R. ; Tharek, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Wireless Commun. Res. Lab., Univ. of Technol. Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
Abstract :
Losses due to water being in or on the surface of the radomes or the parabolic reflector and on the feed window of antennas are occurred during rain. An experiment has been done to measure the losses on the antennas due to rain by spraying water. In order to separate this loss from the propagation loss, an analytical approach has been proposed. A physical model for wet antenna loss has been developed based on measured one year rain attenuation and rainfall statistics in Malaysian tropical climate.
Keywords :
antenna feeds; loss measurement; microwave antennas; microwave propagation; radomes; rain; reflector antennas; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 23 GHz; 26 GHz; 38 GHz; Malaysian tropical climate; SHF; experiment; feed window; loss measurement; microwave propagation; parabolic reflector; physical model; propagation loss; radomes; rain attenuation; rainfall statistics; spraying water; wet antenna effect measurement; wet antenna loss; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Feeds; Loss measurement; Microwave antennas; Microwave measurements; Microwave propagation; Propagation losses; Rain; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.874906
