Title :
Feasibility of endpath illumination in meteor scatter
Author :
Larsen, J.D. ; Mawrey, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Meteor Commun. Corp., Kent, WA, USA
Abstract :
The authors investigated the feasibility of illuminating a sky area above the remote station at the end of the path (endpath) in meteor scatter systems. Some of the important characteristics and applications of endpath illumination were identified. Comprehensive, long-term comparisons between predicted and measured midpath and endpath daily cycles of meteors show that endpath daily variations are greater than midpath variations. The reasons for this observation are given, and the effect of this observation on communication system design is considered
Keywords :
ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; meteor burst communications; meteors; radiowave propagation; endpath daily variations; endpath illumination; ionosphere; measured daily cycles; meteor burst communication; meteor endpath; meteor midpath; meteor scatter; predicted daily cycles; radio; remote station; Antennas and propagation; Communication system control; Dipole antennas; Jamming; Lighting; Optical reflection; Reflector antennas; Scattering; Testing; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1991. MILCOM '91, Conference Record, Military Communications in a Changing World., IEEE
Conference_Location :
McLean, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-691-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258299
