On 4/25/11 6:59 AM, k2drn.cw@verizon.net wrote:
> has anyone ever seen statistics on how many times a given signal bounces from
> earth to ionosphere as it travels around the earth and what amount of loss is
> involved each time it bounces? David K2DRN
>
VOACAP, ICECAP, etc. all simulate this, although they do use some
approximations. I would imagine the geometry and assumptions for the
losses are in the documentation for the program. And calculating
statistics for a skywave path is what VOACAP is all about.
What level of detail are you looking for on the propagation? I can point
you to some pretty detailed work on ray tracing on ionospheric paths,
but that might be overkill for what you're trying to do
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