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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zemba, Michael
• Nessel, James
• Houts, Jacquelynne
• Tarasenko, Nicholas
• Lane, Steven
• Murrell, David

Titel

Preliminary results from the AFRL-NASA W/V-band terrestrial link experiment in Albuquerque, NM

Ist Teil von

• 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APSURSI), 2016, p.1249-1250

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Atmospheric propagation models and the measurements that train them are critical to the design of efficient and effective space-ground links. As communication systems advance to higher frequencies in search of higher data rates and open spectrum, a lack data at these frequencies necessitates new measurements to properly develop, validate, and refine the models used for link budgeting and system design. In collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA Glenn Research Center has deployed the W/V-band Terrestrial Link Experiment (WTLE) in Albuquerque, NM to conduct a measurement campaign at 72 and 84 GHz, among the first atmospheric propagation measurements at these frequencies. WTLE has been operational since October 1, 2015, and the system design shall be herein discussed alongside preliminary results and performance.