H. Wakana et al., FADE STATISTICS MEASURED BY ETS-V IN JAPAN FOR L-BAND LAND-MOBILE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION-SYSTEMS, Electronics Letters, 32(6), 1996, pp. 518-520
Fade statistics were measured along 4095 km of expressways using a 12d
Bi gain antenna with an automatic tracking system. The results show th
at the line-of-sight statistics, which were available for more than 90
% of total distance, can be described by a Rician distribution with Ri
cian factors of 15 to 25dB.