1B Flashcards
C-Band frequency is
4-8 GHz
What is the polariton of C-band
linearly or circularly polarized
what’s the effect weather has on C-Band
weather has little effect
X-Band is primarily used in
military applications
What is the polariton of X-band
circularly polarized
X-Band frequency is
8-12 GHz
what’s the effect weather has on X-band
not widely affected atmospheric attenuation
Ku-Band frequency is
12-18 GHz
Ku-Band is highly utilized by
INTELSAT,
EUTELSAT, DOMSAT, and PANAMSAT
K-Band frequency is
18-27 GHz
what’s the effect weather has on K-Band
has high atmospheric attenuation
K-Band is not useful for
long distance communications
Ka-Band frequency is
27-40
What is the polariton of Ka-band
circularly polarized
what’s the effect weather has on Ka-Band
high reliability
issues during inclement weather