PREDICTED RELIABILITIES AND COVERAGE AREAS FOR HF MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS

Some techniques for determining the communication reliabilities and coverage areas for HF communications are presented in this paper. The prediction and data handling methods needed for an analysis are described. A study done for the U.S. Coast Guard then is presented to demonstrate the application of these methods to solve a particular problem. The objective of the Coast Guard work is to determine what combination of frequencies is needed to maximize coverage and reliability while using the least number of frequency bands. This study was done for two defined geographical regions: the North Atlantic and the South Pacific.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Symposium Papers presented at the Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services Assembly Meeting, April 18-21, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services

  /Federal Communications Commission
  Washington, DC  United States  20554
• Authors:
  • Kissick, W A
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 14 p.
• Serial:
  • Volume: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication; Communication systems; High frequency; Radio signals; Radio wave propagation
• Old TRIS Terms: Hf communications; Single sideband communications
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174298
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Radio Technical Commission for Marine Services
• Report/Paper Numbers: Pap 104-77/DO-96
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM