Title :
Effect of ground station antenna beamwidth on rain scatter interference in high-altitude platform links
Author :
Spillard, C.L. ; Grace, David ; Thornton, J. ; Tozer, T.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., York Univ., UK
Abstract :
High-altitude platforms (HAPs) provide a possible solution to the ´last-mile´ problem in broadband telecommunications. The frequencies assigned for HAPs (28 and 48 GHz) are subject to attenuation and scatter by rain. These effects are explored in relation to ground station (GS) antenna beamwidth and sidelobe levels.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; microwave links; microwave propagation; millimetre wave propagation; radiofrequency interference; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 28 GHz; 48 GHz; CIR; broadband telecommunications; carrier-to-interference ratio; ground station antenna beamwidth; high-altitude platform links; rain attenuation; rain scatter interference; sidelobe levels;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.20020823
