High Frequency (HF) and Meteor Burst Communications in a Polar Environment

• Main Author: Katan, J. R.
• Other Authors: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER NEWPORT DIV NEW LONDON CT NEW LONDON DETACHMENT
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1993
• Subjects: Radio Communications; *RADIO EQUIPMENT; *METEOR BURST COMMUNICATIONS; FREQUENCY; REQUIREMENTS; METEORS; PROPAGATION; MEASUREMENT; RADIATION; HIGH FREQUENCY; COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTS; PREDICTIONS; LOW COSTS; COMPUTERS; LAYERS; PARAMETERS; COMPARISON; RUPTURE; REGIONS; D REGION; BUOYS; SUNSPOTS; ARCTIC REGIONS; SUMMER; AUTOMATIC; IONOSONDES; ABSORPTION; WORK; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; COSTS; BROADBAND; ANTENNAS; ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES; OPERATION; STORMS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; PE62232N; Antarctic; Arctic; Scott Base; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA271604; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA271604

HF radio provides a low-cost, long-range communications alternative to satellite communication (SATCOM). In the polar environment, however, the frequent occurrence of dense sporadic E layers during summer in high-sunspot periods can prevent propagation in the HF band for the desired communications r...