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What is the effect of a strong ground reflection on a line of sight link?

  • A.The link becomes immune to changes in atmospheric refraction
  • B.The two rays can cancel and cause deep fading
  • C.The received signal is always stronger than the direct ray alone
  • D.The polarisation of the received signal is rotated by ninety degrees

Answer: B

A reflection from water or flat ground arrives with an amplitude comparable to the direct ray, and as refraction changes the path difference the two alternately reinforce and cancel, giving fades of twenty decibels or more. Siting the antennas so the reflection point falls on rough or shielded ground, or using space diversity, is the remedy. Reinforcement is only half the story, and polarisation and refraction sensitivity are separate matters. Two comparable paths always risk cancellation.

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