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Multi-year slant path rain fade statistics at 28.56 and 19.04 GHz for Wallops Island, Virginia

Author
Goldhirsh, J.
Published
Dec 1, 1979.
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Summary
Multiyear rain fade statistics at 28.56 GHz and 19.04 GHz were compiled for the region of Wallops Island, Virginia covering the time periods, 1 April 1977 through 31 March 1978, and 1 September 1978 through 31 August 1979. The 28.56 GHz attenuations were derived by monitoring the beacon signals from the COMSTAR geosynchronous satellite, D sub 2 during the first year, and satellite, D sub 3, during the second year. Although 19.04 GHz beacons exist aboard these satellites, statistics at this frequency were predicted using the 28 GHz fade data, the measured rain rate distribution, and effective path length concepts. The prediction method used was tested against radar derived fade distributions and excellent comparisons were noted. For example, the rms deviations between the predicted and test distributions were less than or equal to 0.2dB or 4% at 19.04 GHz. The average ratio between the 28.56 GHz and 19.04 GHz fades were also derived for equal percentages of time resulting in a factor of 2.1 with a .05 standard deviation.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19800024548.
Accession ID: 80N33056.
APL/JHU/SIR-79U-035.
NASA-CR-160027.
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