Title :
Fade slope statistics of 40 GHz beacon signals
Author :
Schnell, M. ; Fiebig, U.C.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Aerosp. Res. Establ., Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
fDate :
10/9/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fade slope statistics for negative and positive slopes are presented which are obtained by propagation measurements of the 40 GHz beacon signal of the Italian satellite ITALSAT. Especially, the fade slope and the 3 dB time duration introduced here are evaluated. Measured fade slopes of up to 3.2 dB/s were recorded. However, in 99.99% of the fading event time the fade slopes are <1.9 dB´s
Keywords :
fading; microwave propagation; satellite communication; 3 dB time duration; 40 GHz; ITALSAT; beacon signals; fade slope statistics; fading event time; negative slopes; positive slopes; propagation measurements;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971183
