Measuring height of reflection at HF

TitleMeasuring height of reflection at HF
Publication TypeMagazine Article
Year of Publication2024
AuthorsGriffiths, G
MagazineRadCom
Volume100
Frequency12
Issue Number8
Pagination42-44
Date Published08/2024
Abstract

Sky-wave propagation at HF relies on radio waves refracted, bent downward, back to Earth. Refraction results in a curved path within the ionosphere, but a convenient simplification is to treat the path as a reflection with a sharp apex known as the virtual height.

URLhttps://hamsci.org/sites/default/files/publications/p42_44_Reflection_Height_RSGB_RadCom_Aug24.pdf
Original PublicationReproduced with the kind permission of the RSGB