DocumentCode
966470
Title
Diversity measurements of attenuation at 37 GHz with solar-tracking radiometers
Author
Davies, P.G. ; Croom, D.L.
Author_Institution
Appleton Laboratory, Slough, UK
Volume
10
Issue
23
fYear
1974
Firstpage
482
Lastpage
483
Abstract
Solar-tracking radiometers spaced 10.3 km apart have shown that a considerable diversity advantage can be obtained at 37 GHz for Earth-space paths. An attenuation of 15 dB was exceeded for 0.12% of the time at a single site, and for 0.024% of the time at both sites simultaneously.
Keywords
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; attenuation measurement; diversity reception; microwave measurement; radiometers; radiowave propagation; tracking; EHF; Earth space paths; attenuation at 37 GHz; diversity measurements; diversity reception; solar tracking radiometers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19740384
Filename
4245272
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