ANALYSIS AND PREDICTION OF SKY-WAVE FIELD INTENSITIES IN THE HIGH FREQUENCY BAND

Abstract

An engineering method of evaluating sky-wave field intensities in the high frequency band for any transmission distance up to about 15,000 kilometers is presented. Field intensity recordings were statistically analyzed in order to study daytime absorption, day-to-day variations, and absolute magnitudes. Based upon the analysis, a proposed prediction method was obtained which should give relatively accurate sky-wave field intensities for the frequencies and distances considered. Succeeding sections show the method of analysis of absorption, the method of analysis of absolute magnitudes, the method of analysis of day-to-day variations, the proposed field intensity prediction method, and summarizing conclusions. All necessary equations used in the prediction method are represented in nomograms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 15, 1962
Accession Number
AD0291505

Entities

People

  • George W. Haydon
  • Paul O. Laitinen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Celestial Brightness
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Graphs
  • Grids
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Radiation
  • Radio Waves
  • Sky Waves
  • Solar Activity
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Theoretical Analysis.