Alexander wrote:
> Certanly exponential factor exp(-r/a) should be present.
> I mentioned this before.
Yes you did! I am following your lead with this 1/sqrt(r)
thing and the exponential factor. And it is working - it is
giving the right answer for Stefan's signal!
3dB per 1000km (daytime) is mentioned in some literature but
I have to follow that up. Assuming that, we have the
estimate for daytime flux density at range r:-
B = sqrt( 9.5e-21 * ERP/r) * exp( -r/2.9e6)
> But this should be calculated. At the earth bondary one can
> use Leontovich bondary condition
Yes.
> But what to do with ionosphere boundary... To neglect dissipation
> in ionosphere looks not reasonable.
Yes too. The ionosphere boundary is more complicated. There are
two values for the refractive index - attenuation depends on
direction relative to Earth's magnetic field. The result is
phase and polarisation changes. I have some references to follow
up here too. But it is complicated and time consuming. It
would be nice to just use average figures for day and night
attenuation - surely good enough for 'amateur' work.
> To solve the problem (rather volumable problem) is nice task
> for physicist.
The hard work was done, decades ago, and appears to be fairly
well established. But it is a major job to go through the
literature and pick out what is relevant. It is a heady mix
of plasma physics, EM theory and ray tracing. There are one
or two textbooks - one I will order today.
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Paul Nicholson
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