Characteristic wave diversity in Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation

Ben A. Witvliet; Erik van Maanen; George J. Petersen; Albert J. Westenberg; Marinus Jan Bentum; Cornelis H. Slump; Roelof Schiphorst

Characteristic wave diversity in Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation

Ben A. Witvliet
, Erik van Maanen
, George J. Petersen
, Albert J. Westenberg
, Marinus Jan Bentum
, Cornelis H. Slump
, Roelof Schiphorst

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Abstract

In Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) propagation, effective diversity reception can be realized using a dual channel receiver and a dual polarization antenna with polarization matched to the (left hand and right hand) circular polarization of the characteristic waves propagating in the ionosphere. This paper presents measurements on NVIS-signals received via ionospheric F-layer reflection using a dual circular polarization receive antenna, demonstrating a reduction of the fading margin by 8-11 dB over a single circular polarization antenna. The measurements where performed at a mid-latitude location in the Northern hemisphere, over a distance of 110 km.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2015)
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-5
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-88-907018-5-6
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2015
Event	9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 17 Apr 2015 Conference number: 9 http://www.eucap2015.org/

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Publisher	IEEE Antennas & Propagation Society

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Conference	9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015
Abbreviated title	EuCAP
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	13/04/15 → 17/04/15
Internet address	http://www.eucap2015.org/

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EWI-26026
METIS-315595
IR-99325

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Witvliet, BA, van Maanen, E, Petersen, GJ, Westenberg, AJ, Bentum, MJ, Slump, CH & Schiphorst, R 2015, Characteristic wave diversity in Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation. in 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP2015). IEEE, USA, pp. 1-5, 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015, Lisbon, Portugal, 13/04/15. <http://eprints.eemcs.utwente.nl/secure2/26026/01/07228318.pdf>

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Characteristic wave diversity in Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation

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