DocumentCode
3446652
Title
Feasibility of endpath illumination in meteor scatter
Author
Larsen, J.D. ; Mawrey, R.S.
Author_Institution
Meteor Commun. Corp., Kent, WA, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
4-7 Nov 1991
Firstpage
479
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MILCOM.1991.258299
Filename
258299
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