Propagation study of microwave signals based on rain attenuation data at 26 GHz and 38 GHz measured in Malaysia

Author

Islam, M.R. ; Tharek, A.R.

Author_Institution

Wireless Commun. Res. Lab., Univ. of Technol., Skudai, Malaysia

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

602

Abstract

Attenuation due to rain is an important constraint in microwave radio link design especially at frequencies above 10 GHz. Although, models proposed by ITU-R for the prediction of rain attenuation give a good estimation of the signal attenuation caused by rain for temperate regions, recent studies show that it underestimates the same in tropical regions. Microwave attenuation due to rain at 26 GHz and 38 GHz was measured for a period of one year in the Malaysian environment and the results obtained are compared with those predicted by the ITU-R and other available models

Keywords

microwave links; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 26 GHz; 38 GHz; ITU-R model; Malaysia; microwave radio link design; microwave signal propagation; rain attenuation data; tropical regions; Attenuation measurement; Electric variables measurement; Frequency measurement; Microwave measurements; Microwave propagation; Millimeter wave measurements; Polarization; Poles and towers; Rain; Turing machines;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 1999 Asia Pacific

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5761-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APMC.1999.833663

Filename

833663