ATS-6 attenuation diversity measurements at 20 and 30 GHz
Abstract
The results of data obtained at The University of Texas at Austin in conjunction with the ATS-6 millimeter wave experiment are presented. Attenuation measurements at 30 GHz and sky noise data at 20 GHz were obtained simultaneously at each of two sites separated by 11 km. Space diversity reduces outage time for a system in Austin, Texas with a 10 dB fade margin at 30 GHz from 15 hours to 16 minutes per year. The maximum cloud height shows a good correlation to the maximum attenuations measured.
- Publication:
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Texas Univ., Austin Report
- Pub Date:
- November 1975
- Bibcode:
- 1975uta..rept.....V
- Keywords:
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- Ats 6;
- Millimeter Waves;
- Wave Attenuation;
- Ceilings (Meteorology);
- Reception Diversity;
- Communications and Radar