Title :
Amplitude statistics of HF signal and noise on a 2300 km path over Europe
Author :
Gibson, A.J. ; Chryssomallis, M.T.
Author_Institution :
Rutherford Appleton Lab., Didcot, UK
Abstract :
The authors describe results of the analysis of signal fading and noise from a campaign of measurements over a 2300 km path between the UK and Greece for a range of frequencies from 7 to 20 MHz. The campaign was part of an experiment undertaken by RAL to study all aspects of fading at HF which are relevant to service planning. Improvements in standards for reliability and compatibility determination require further knowledge of signal and noise amplitude variability. Results are presented on within-an-hour and day-to-day variations, after a comprehensive study of the amplitude probability distributions of both signal and noise
Keywords :
fading; radiowave propagation; random noise; statistical analysis; 2300 km; 7 to 20 MHz; Europe; Greece; HF; UK; amplitude probability distributions; compatibility determination; day-to-day variations; noise amplitude variability; reliability determination; service planning; signal amplitude variability; signal fading; statistical analysis; within-an-hour variations;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, 1993., Eighth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-572-9