• DocumentCode
    998635
  • Title

    Calibration of 20 and 30 GHz radiometers by using the ATS-6 satellite beacons

  • Author

    Bell, R.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Post Office Research Centre, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    412
  • Lastpage
    413
  • Abstract
    The 20 and 30 GHz transmissions from the ATS-6 satellite were used to calibrate radiometers operating at these frequencies. The slant-path attenuation predicted from radio-metric measurements shows good agreement with that measured directly, for values up to 9 dB at 20 GHz (maximum recorded) and up to at least 13 dB at 30 GHz within uncertainty limits of ±1·0 dB.
  • Keywords
    calibration; microwave measurement; radiometry; radiowave propagation; satellite links; 20 GHz transmissions; 30 GHz transmission; ATS-6 satellite beacons; radiometer calibration; radiometric measurements; slant path attenuation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19770300
  • Filename
    4249453
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=998635