Title :
Measurements of wet radome transmission loss and depolarization effects in simulated rain at 20 GHz
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Abstract :
Measurements of the electromagnetic wave transmission loss and depolarization due to simulated rain water flowing on the surface of a large air-supported hydrophobic radome containing a large ground terminal dish antenna are reported. The measurements are performed in the 17.7 to 21.2 GHz satellite downlink band using a 42.2 km terrestrial air link. Measured data for the wet radome co-polarization attenuation and depolarization induced by simulated rain rates of 5, 10 and 50 mm/hr on the radome are presented
Keywords :
microwave propagation; 17.7 to 21.2 GHz; 42.2 km; SHF; depolarization effects; electromagnetic wave transmission loss; large air-supported hydrophobic radome; large ground terminal dish antenna; measured data; satellite downlink band; simulated rain measurement; simulated rain rates; simulated rain water; terrestrial air link; wet radome copolarization attenuation; wet radome transmission loss measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation, Tenth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 436)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-686-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19970298
