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12-4<br />

<strong>Propagation</strong> <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Vehicular</strong> <strong>and</strong> Personal Mobile Satellite Systems<br />

A( P, θ , f ) = A( P, 20 ° , f )<br />

(12-9)<br />

In Figure 12-1 is a family <strong>of</strong> cumulative fade distributions at 1.5 GHz <strong>for</strong> elevation angles<br />

ranging from 20° to 60° calculated using the above <strong>for</strong>mulation.<br />

Percent <strong>of</strong> Distance the Fade > Abscissa<br />

100<br />

10<br />

1<br />

f = 1.5 GHz<br />

60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 <<br />

= 20°<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26<br />

Fade (dB)<br />

Figure 12-1: Family <strong>of</strong> cumulative fade distribution curves derived from application <strong>of</strong><br />

the EERS model at 1.5 GHz.<br />

12.3.2 <strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of</strong> Foliage<br />

Systematic measurements <strong>of</strong> the effects <strong>of</strong> foliage have been made <strong>for</strong> mobile-satellite<br />

scenarios at UHF (870 MHz) <strong>and</strong> K-B<strong>and</strong> (20 GHz). The empirical relations are:<br />

At f = 870 MHz, 1% ≤ P ≤ 80%<br />

A( foliage) = 124 . ⋅ A( no foliage)<br />

(12-10)<br />

At f = 20 GHz, 1 ≤ A( no foliage) ≤ 15 dB ( 1% ≤ P ≤ 50%)<br />

A( foliage) . . [ A( no foliage)]<br />

.<br />

= 0 351+ 6 825⋅<br />

0 578<br />

(12-11)<br />

where A foliage A no foliage<br />

( ), ( ) are the equal probability values <strong>of</strong> the foliage <strong>and</strong> nonfoliage<br />

attenuations expressed in dB, respectively. The expression (12-11) is identical to

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