A 6-gigacycle propagation study to evaluate system engineering considerations in traversing difficult terrain

The engineering of microwave systems traversing extensive water surfaces and flat terrain has always presented a challenging problem. The new and more sophisticated 6-gc (gigacycle) equipments present new and interesting variations to the problem. The TH system, utilizing cross-polarized channels and some frequency overlap to effect a large message load capacity, is such a system. A new study was required to evaluate the particular factors in engineering such a system across the Great Salt Lake desert in Utah.