Everything about Rain Fade totally explained
Rain fade refers primarily to the
absorption of a
microwave Radio Frequency (RF) signal by atmospheric rain, snow or ice, and losses are especially prevalent at frequencies above 11
GHz. It also refers to the degradation of a signal caused by the
electromagnetic interference of the leading edge of a storm front. Rain fade can be caused by precipitation at the uplink or downlink location. However, it doesn't need to be raining at a location for it to be affected by rain fade, as the signal may pass through precipitation many miles away, especially if the
satellite dish has a low
look angle. From 5 to 20 percent of rain fade or satellite signal attenuation may also be caused by rain, snow or ice on the uplink or downlink antenna reflector, radome or feed horn.
Possible ways to overcome the effects of rain fade are
site diversity,
uplink power control,
variable rate encoding, receiving antennas larger than the requested size for normal weather conditions, and
hydrophobic coatings. Only
superhydrophobic,
Lotus effect surfaces repel snow and ice.
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