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Improving SNR in a HF Link with Circularly Polarized Antennas

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There are several challenges associated with establishing reliable radio communication in the High Frequency (HF) bands over an ionospheric channel. Fading due to phase cancellation of left-hand and right-hand circularly polarized waves at the is one such problem. In an effort to reduce fading, several over-the-air transmission tests were performed with orthogonal receive antennas. Signal processing was performed on the recorded IQ data using MATLAB scripts so that the improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio could be quantifed. Additionally, several off the-shelf linear antennas were characterized using EZNEC and Altair FEKO for circular polarization performance when used in a crossed confguration.

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  • E-project-101019-143709
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  • 2019
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  • 2019-10-10
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