Microwave Communication System Design

Route and site selection: influence of terrain, weather, rain and obstructions. Calculation of path profiles. Use of aerial and topographical maps. System Noise Objectives. ITU-T/ITU-R international circuits. Choice of equipment: radio equipment, RF combiners, waveguides, antenna systems, radomes, repeaters and links.

System reliability estimates. Calculation of the probability of outages due to propagation.