Comparison of radar derived slant path rain attenuations with the COMSTAR beacon fades at 28.56 GHz for summer and winter periods

New results are described from an experiment for testing and improving the accuracy of radar derived slant path attenuations of the 28.56-GHz COMSTAR beacon signal using an electromechanical disdrometer located at Wallops Island, VA. Continued overall good agreement between measured and radar derived fades were noted on a case-by-case basis and statistically for the new data base.