Accession Number:
ADP003890
Title:
A GaAs FET Microwave Refractometer for Tropospheric Studies,
Descriptive Note:
Corporate Author:
RUTHERFORD AND APPLETON LABS CHILTON (ENGLAND)
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1984-02-01
Pagination or Media Count:
6.0
Abstract:
The paper describes a microwave refractometer designed to be used in studies of multipath propagation on line-of-sight microwave links, and studies of transhorizon ducting. The application of a GaAs FET amplifier in a feedback loop containing the sampling cavity has produced a lightweight and simple refractometer which has been tested and used in a light aircraft with on-board data processing. These various aspects are discussed in some detail, together with the background requirements and specification. Author