Title :
Investigation of the propagation effects on terrestrial microwave links in Lebanon
Author :
Chahine, S. Abou ; Sabbagh, Abdukarim ; Osman, Z. ; Kheirallah, H. Nadir
Author_Institution :
Beirut Arab Univ., Lebanon
Abstract :
This paper presents a microwave space diversity system operating at 2.2 GHz, which links Beirut to the South of Lebanon. The natural features of the path between the transmitter and the receiver locations restrict the wave to pass over the sea. Annual, seasonal, monthly and daily dynamic analyses of more than one-year attenuation measurements are presented. The fading time interval distributions are extracted for several attenuation threshold levels of 30,40 and 50 dB.
Keywords :
attenuation measurement; diversity reception; fading; microwave links; microwave propagation; microwave receivers; statistical analysis; 2.2 GHz; Beirut; South of Lebanon; attenuation measurement; fading time interval distribution; microwave space diversity system; terrestrial microwave link; Attenuation measurement; Fading; Microwave devices; Microwave propagation; Radio transmitters; Receiving antennas; Refractive index; Statistical distributions; Transmitting antennas; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 2004. NRSC 2004. Proceedings of the Twenty-First National
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-77-X
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.2004.1321867
