Antenna beamwidth independence of measured rain attenuation on a 28-GHz earth-space path
Abstract
Rain attenuation measured at 28 GHz on an earth-space path is independent of antenna beamwidth for beamwidths as small as 0.1 deg and for attenuations up to 30 dB. The measurements imply that angle-of-arrival fluctuations are less than 0.02 deg.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Pub Date:
- March 1982
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1982ITAP...30..165A
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Microwave Attenuation;
- Raindrops;
- Satellite Transmission;
- Antenna Design;
- Comstar Satellites;
- Microwave Antennas;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking