Meteor scatter burst communications systems
US5134715A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/22
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A meteor scatter communications system for communicating between a master station and one or more remote stations. In one exemplary embodiment, a broad beam transmitter probe signal is reflected from a meteor ionization trail to a remote station which then transmits a return data signal to the master station. The master station receiver has a plurality of antennas and a receiver beam forming network which forms a plurality of narrow beam receive signals, one of which has a high gain and corresponds to the narrow beam signal which illuminates the meteor trail and contains the reflected return data signal from the remote station. The master station processor selects such one narrow beam signal for processing the data therein. The transmitter at the master station, if desired, can then transmit a further narrow beam message signal containing a message to the remote station using a transmit beam forming network to provide a selected narrow beam transmit signal for reflection from the meteor trail to the remote station.
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