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5.6 Summary of Fade Duration Results______________________________________ 5-8
5.7 Cumulative Distributions of Non-Fade Durations: Australian Measurements__ 5-10
5.8 Cumulative Distributions of Non-Fade Duration: Central Maryland _________ 5-11
5.9 Cumulative Distributions of Phase Fluctuations: Australian Measurements ___ 5-11
5.10 Summary and Recommendations ____________________________________ 5-14
5.11 References _______________________________________________________ 5-14
6 Polarization, Antenna Gain and Diversity Considerations __________________ 6-1
6.1 Background _________________________________________________________ 6-1
6.2 Depolarization Effects_________________________________________________ 6-1
6.3 Distributions from Low- and High-Gain Receiving Antennas ________________ 6-2
6.4 Fade Reduction Due to Lane Diversity ___________________________________ 6-4
6.5 Antenna Separation Diversity Gain______________________________________ 6-7
6.6 Satellite Diversity____________________________________________________ 6-12
6.7 Conclusions and Recommendations_____________________________________ 6-16
6.8 References _________________________________________________________ 6-16
7 Investigations from Different Countries _________________________________ 7-1
7.1 Background _________________________________________________________ 7-1
7.2 Measurements in Australia_____________________________________________ 7-1
7.3 Belgium (PROSAT Experiment) ________________________________________ 7-6
7.4 Measurements in Canada ______________________________________________ 7-6
7.5 Measurements in England _____________________________________________ 7-8
7.6 France and Germany: European K-Band Campaign ______________________ 7-13
7.7 Measurements in Japan ______________________________________________ 7-14
7.8 Measurements Performed in the United States ___________________________ 7-16
7.9 Summary Comments and Recommendations_____________________________ 7-26
7.10 References _______________________________________________________ 7-27
8 Earth-Satellite Propagation Effects Inside Buildings ______________________ 8-1
8.1 Background _________________________________________________________ 8-1
8.2 Satellite Radio Reception Inside Buildings from 700 MHz to 1800 MHz________ 8-2
8.3 Slant-Path Building Penetration Measurements at L- and S-Band ___________ 8-12
8.4 Slant-Path Building Attenuation Measurements from 0.5 to 3 GHz __________ 8-21
8.5 Building Attenuation at UHF, L- and S-Band Via Earth-Satellite Measurements8-29
8.6 Attenuation of 900 MHz Radio Waves by Metal Building __________________ 8-31
8.7 Summary and Concluding Remarks ____________________________________ 8-31
8.8 References _________________________________________________________ 8-34
9 Maritime-Mobile Satellite Propagation Effects ___________________________ 9-1
9.1 Introduction _________________________________________________________ 9-1
9.2 Early Multipath Experiments __________________________________________ 9-1
9.3 Characteristics of Multipath Fading Due to Sea Surface Reflection ___________ 9-3
9.4 Model of Fade Durations Due to Sea Reflections __________________________ 9-13
9.5 Multipath from Rough Seas and Frequency Dependence on Multipath Fading_ 9-20
9.6 Other Maritime Investigations_________________________________________ 9-22
9.7 Summary and Recommendations ______________________________________ 9-23
9.8 References _________________________________________________________ 9-24
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