DocumentCode :
1024078
Title :
Antenna beamwidth independence of measured rain attenuation on a 28-GHz Earth-space path
Author :
Arnold, Hamilton W. ; Cox, Donald C. ; Hoffman, Harold H.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs. Inc., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Volume :
30
Issue :
2
fYear :
1982
fDate :
3/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
165
Lastpage :
167
Abstract :
Rain attenuation measured at 28 GHz on an earth-space path is independent of antenna beamwidth for beamwidths as small as 
and for attenuations up to 30 dB. The measurements imply that angle-of-arrival fluctuations are less than 
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and for attenuations up to 30 dB. The measurements imply that angle-of-arrival fluctuations are less than .Keywords :
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Satellite communication, propagation; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Attenuation measurement; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Fluctuations; Goniometers; Helium; Rain; Satellites;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1982.1142769
Filename :
1142769
Link To Document :
