TROPO: A Microcomputer Based Troposcatter Communications System Design Program.

Abstract

This thesis presents a microcomputer based, computer-aided design program for tactical military tropospheric scatter radio systems. The program has the capability of predicting the system performance and reliability for both analog (FM/FDM) and digital troposcatter radiolinks for both analog (FM/FDM) and digital tropospheric ducting is called height gain. A height gain computational model for specific elevated tropospheric ducts is derived from statistical radiosonde data. A terrain profile plot, real time radiosonde data analysis, and the probability of error for digital radiolinks are provided as program options. Keywords include: Troposcatter; Over-the-Horizon Communications; Height Gain; and Tropospheric Ducting.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160877

Entities

People

  • E. M. Siomacco

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Modulation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Refractive Index
  • Reliability
  • Transmitters
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Radio communications and signal processing.