Title :
Propagation of radio waves in potash mine tunnels and its implication on radio systems performance
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The paper shows that radio waves at about 900 MHz can propagate in the tunnels of a potash mine with low loss and low multipath distortion. This result is important because many commercial communication systems such as cellular radio, radio LANs and personal communication systems operate in this frequency band and can be adapted to work in a potash mine, replacing the more expensive leaky feeder systems used in other types of underground mines
Keywords :
mining; mobile radio systems; radiowave propagation; 900 MHz; UHF; cellular radio; commercial communication systems; loss; mobile radio; multipath distortion; personal communication systems; potash mine tunnels; propagation; radio LANs; radio systems performance; radio waves; underground mines; Attenuation; Cyclic redundancy check; Dielectric constant; Frequency; Polarization; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; System performance; Vehicles; Waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
Singapore ICCS/ISITA '92. 'Communications on the Move'
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0803-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICCS.1992.255134
