Title :
Diversity measurements of attenuation at 37 GHz with solar-tracking radiometers
Author :
Davies, P.G. ; Croom, D.L.
Author_Institution :
Appleton Laboratory, Slough, UK
Abstract :
Solar-tracking radiometers spaced 10.3 km apart have shown that a considerable diversity advantage can be obtained at 37 GHz for Earth-space paths. An attenuation of 15 dB was exceeded for 0.12% of the time at a single site, and for 0.024% of the time at both sites simultaneously.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; attenuation measurement; diversity reception; microwave measurement; radiometers; radiowave propagation; tracking; EHF; Earth space paths; attenuation at 37 GHz; diversity measurements; diversity reception; solar tracking radiometers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19740384
