Transhorizon Radiowave Propagation Over a Non-spherical Earth |
Contents
Correlation Distances for Spaced | 19 |
Kaximum Useful Antenna Size for | 23 |
Fading Hates in the Scattered Signal | 31 |
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4-foot antenna actual transmission paths amplitude antenna gain antenna height antenna sise average fading rate B₁ Brush recorder Buffalo-Ithaca paths Buffalo-Ithaca test computed Cornell University correlation coefficient cycles per second cycles/sec DECIBELS deduce distances for spaced diurnal diurnal variation drift velocity effective height Esterline-Angus recorder estimated feet above ground frequency diversity band full gain gain difference geometrical given in Fig Gordon horizon planes horizontally polarized wave intersection Ithaca July July 20 JUNE limitation on antenna maximum useful antenna megacycles narrow-band amplifier observed obtained PATH PROFILES practical limitation predicted propagation radiation pattern RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTION receiving antenna S-and X-band scattered field scattered power scattered signal Scattering Theory scattering volume sea level Section shown in Fig signal level recording SPACED ANTENNAS spherical earth formulae system factors time-totalizing recorder transmitter and receiver Troposphere values vertical correlation distance WAVELENGTH Wethersfield signal Wethersfield-Ithaca path Wethersfield-Ithaca test X-band signal level