Online Journal of Space Communication
Abstract
Propagation impairments produced by the troposphere are a limiting factor for the effective use of the 20/30 GHz frequency band. Use of smaller earth terminals, while very attractive for consumer and transportable applications, make it difficult to provide sufficient link margin for propagation related outages. In this context, reliable prediction of propagation impairments for low-availability systems becomes important. This paper addresses the issues related to predicting different types of propagation impairments as well as combining them together to determine the overall impact on satellite links over a wide range of outage probabilities.
Recommended Citation
Dissanayake, Asoka
(2002)
"Ka-Band Propagation Modeling for Fixed Satellite Applications,"
Online Journal of Space Communication: Vol. 1:
Iss.
2, Article 10.
Available at:
https://ohioopen.library.ohio.edu/spacejournal/vol1/iss2/10
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