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What is frequency diversity used against?

  • A.Frequency selective multipath fading on a link
  • B.Interference from other users of the same frequency band
  • C.Rain attenuation, which affects all frequencies equally
  • D.Equipment failure in the transmitter or the receiver

Answer: A

Because a multipath fade is deep only over a narrow band, a second carrier a per cent or so away is usually unaffected, so switching to it maintains the link. It also protects against equipment failure as a side benefit, since two complete radio chains are involved. Rain affects a whole band together and is not helped, and interference is a separate problem. Diversity requires independence, and frequency selective fading provides it while rain attenuation does not.

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