Title :
Measurements of depolarisation and attenuation at 11.7 GHz by using the Communications Technology Satellite
Author :
Nowland, W.L. ; Strickland, J.I. ; Schlesak, J. ; Olsen, Rasmus L.
Author_Institution :
Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract :
The letter summarises measurements of depolarisation and attenuation at Ottawa using the circularly polarised CTS beacon. A comparison is made between the experimental data and the theoretical curves relating rain depolarisation and attenuation for different drop-size and canting-angle distributions. For a given attenuation, most of the variation in the depolarisation appears to be due to variations in the cantingangle distribution.
Keywords :
attenuators; polarisation; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite links; 11.7 GHz; Ottawa; attenuation; circularly polarised CTS beacon; communications technology satellite; depolarisation; rain depolarisation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770529
