Spatial properties of meteor-burst propagation
Abstract
A series of interception and communication tests have been carried out to determine the spatial properties of meteor-burst propagation and assess the possibility of frequency sharing as well as the suitability of meteor-burst propagation for broadcasting. The results of the interception tests indicate that the meteor-burst propagation can be used for broadcasting applications. However, to obtain a nearly equal time percentage of reception at all distances from 200 to 2000 km, three antenna systems with different radiation patterns would be needed. With transmitter powers in the kilowatt range, a message of 25 words would have to be repeated during 1 to 5 min to achieve a probability of reception in excess of 90 percent.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Communications
- Pub Date:
- June 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980ITCom..28..841N
- Keywords:
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- Radio Meteors;
- Radio Transmission;
- Reception Diversity;
- Signal Reflection;
- Transmission Efficiency;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Broadcasting;
- Bursts;
- Performance Tests;
- Probability Theory;
- Radio Transmitters;
- Signal Reception;
- Communications and Radar