Evaluation of Troposcatter Propagation in Iceland

Troposcatter radio links are being considered as a possible way to satisfy some communication needs of the Iceland Air Defense System. This report documents a test program conducted during September and October of 1986 to determine the performance level of digital troposcatter in the Iceland climate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Coirin, M. R., Fejfar, A., Kessler, J. A.
Other Authors: MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
Radio Communications
*RADIO LINKS
*TROPOSPHERIC SCATTER COMMUNICATIONS
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
PATHS
GAIN
CLIMATE
COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
LOSSES
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
RADIO TRANSMISSION
MULTIPATH TRANSMISSION
ARCTIC REGIONS
ICELAND
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
AIR DEFENSE
LPN-MITRE-443A
Arctic
Mitre
Iceland
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA199504
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA199504
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Summary:Troposcatter radio links are being considered as a possible way to satisfy some communication needs of the Iceland Air Defense System. This report documents a test program conducted during September and October of 1986 to determine the performance level of digital troposcatter in the Iceland climate. Major emphasis was placed on comparing measurements of path loss and multipath delay spread with predicted values. This comparison was necessary because the models are empirical and contain no data for extreme northern latitudes. The results of these measurements and the ensuing model adjustments are presented. The primary conclusion is that higher system gain than predicted at C-band is required to support troposcatter links in Iceland.

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