Rain Attenuation Measurements with an 84 GHz Terrestrial Link in Albuquerque, NM, USA

Abstract

We present 606 m terrestrial link rain attenuation measurements at 84 GHz during the 2018 and 2019 monsoon seasons in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The best fitted empirical specific attenuation relation, A = aRb, will be obtained from the measurements and compared with previous rain attenuation models. This study will contribute to the understanding of signal propagation phenomena and the utilization of the W/V-bands for wide bandwidth communication.