Ka-band propagation measurements: an opportunity with the advanced communications technology satellite (ACTS)

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 853-862

  Bauer, Robert ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

30 20 ghz program; ACTS; Beacons; Ka band; Propagation measurements

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; BANDWIDTH; BROADBAND NETWORKS; COMMUNICATION SATELLITES; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; FADING (RADIO); NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ADAPTIVE RAIN FADE COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES; ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE (ACTS); BASEBAND PROCESSOR; MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS; WIDEBAND MICROWAVE SWITCH MATRIX;

RADIO TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031167778     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.598409     Document Type: Article

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