L-band satellite communication experiment in the Antarctic
Abstract
A satellite communication experiment performed in the Antarctic is described. A satellite receiving station, installed on the Argentinian anarctic station General Belgrano II was used. The measurement signal was the L-band beacon from the Atlantic Ocean MARISAT Satellite. The elevation angle was approximately 3 deg. The results show unexpected high variations of the amplitude of the received signal which strongly influence satellite communications in the antarctic region. Due to the daily and seasonal variations of the amplitude and frequency of the received signal, the ionosphere could be the origin of these effects.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8321219S
- Keywords:
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- Antarctic Regions;
- Electromagnetic Wave Transmission;
- Satellite Communication;
- Ultrahigh Frequencies;
- Amplitudes;
- Annual Variations;
- Diurnal Variations;
- False Alarms;
- Marisat Satellites;
- Signal Reception;
- Communications and Radar