Three-site diversity at ka-band satellite links in Norway: Gain, fade duration, and the impact of switching schemes

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2017, Pages 5992-6001

  Rytir, Martin ^a   Cheffena, Michael ^a   Grotthing, Per Arne ^b   Braten, Lars E ^a   Tjelta, Terje ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TELENOR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Radiowave propagation; satellite; spatial diversity

Indexed keywords

RADIO TRANSMISSION; RAIN; SATELLITES; SWITCHES;

ANTENNA MEASUREMENT; ATTENUATION; DIVERSITY METHOD; SEA MEASUREMENTS; SPATIAL DIVERSITY;

SATELLITE LINKS;

EID: 85030249081     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2017.2751667     Document Type: Article

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