Preliminary analysis of Ku-Band rain fade data for earth-to-satellite path measured in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hassan, Dao, Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Al-Khateeb, Khalid A. Saeed, Khan, Sheroz
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/18082/1/ID1569472683_MICC-APCC2011.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/18082/; http://www.apcc2011.org.my/sessions/we-07-propagation-a-radiation.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The dynamic characteristics of rain fade slope are one of the important factors in the determination of the earth-to-space communication system availability. It is also useful in the design of the fade countermeasures. This paper investigates the rain fade slope which is one of the main features of...