Subj : Re: Moon bounce
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf
From : Dale Parfitt
Date : Sat Oct 22 2005 18:29:38

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf


"Barry OGrady" <atheist.xxx@gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:9o8kl19bu652pkk80p0s4ba3dhifqi4ggk@4ax.com...
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> Rain attenuation of sattelite TV is well known.
>
Read my post- Rain fade does not occur at C band. System designers do not 
include a rain fade margin for C band - 4.2 GHz.

Rain fade is a concern for Ku, Ka and above.

The original post was aoimed at atmospheric absorption at VHF and UHF.

Dale W4OP

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