Rain Fade Slope Analysis

In the telecommunication industry mobile operators often use point-to-point microwave connections in their feeder networks. Wave propagation at high carrier frequencies (above 10 GHz) is highly influenced by precipitation especially by rain. This paper investigates the fade duration and fade slope, which are relevant second-order statistics for planning purposes. 1. Intoduction In this paper the dynamics of rain attenuation will be presented due determining some second-order statistics such as fade duration and fade slope statistics for the 38 GHz links in Hungary [1]. To investigate wave propagation phenomena a rain attenuation and weather data measurement system was established. Currently i