Title :
Experimental study of fading reduction method for maritime mobile satellite communications
Author :
Ikegami, T. ; Maruyama, S. ; Kawasaki, K. ; Ohmori, S.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Kashima Space Res. Center, Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A simple fading reduction method for maritime mobile satellite communications is described. An antenna that reduces the fading can be easily constructed by simply adding a low-noise amplifier and combiner to an ordinary antenna. Experimental results obtained with the EMSS (Experimental Mobile Satellite System) using the ETS-V (Engineering Test Satellite-V) confirm the validity of the proposed fading reduction model.<>
Keywords :
fading; mobile radio systems; satellite relay systems; ETS-V; Engineering Test Satellite-V; antenna; combiner; fading reduction method; low-noise amplifier; maritime mobile satellite communications; Attenuators; Equations; Fading; Marine vehicles; Polarization; Reflection; Reflector antennas; Satellite communication; Satellite ground stations; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1989.134819
