Title :
Meteor burst communications via back scatter propagation
Author :
Comley, V.E. ; Muller, H.G. ; San, T.T.
Author_Institution :
Royal Mil. Coll. of Sci., Cranfield Univ., UK
Abstract :
Communications by forward-scattering of radio signals from ionised meteor trails (meteor burst communications (MBC)) has been exploited commercially since the 1950s. MBC has been shown to provide a reliable link over distances from 400 km to 2,200 km. This paper investigates the use of meteor trails for communication links of less than 400 km by making use of the back scatter phenomenon. Measurements of back scatter signals have been made and the results are used to predict the link duty cycle and hence the average available bit rates
Keywords :
HF radio propagation; electromagnetic wave scattering; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; meteor burst communication; radio links; 36 MHz; 400 to 2200 km; HF; MBC; average available bit rates; back scatter propagation; back scatter signals; distance; forward-scattering; ionised meteor trails; jamming protection; link duty cycle; measurements; meteor burst communications; pulsed radar transmissions; radio signals; reliable communication links;
Conference_Titel :
HF Radio Systems and Techniques, 2000. Eighth International Conference on (IEE Conf. Publ. No. 474)
Conference_Location :
Guildford
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-727-6
DOI :
10.1049/cp:20000187
