Features of Forecasting the Operation of Ionospheric Radio Lines in Upper Rays Modes

Abstract

The frequency dependence of transmitted information qualitative indicators is analyzed on theexample of two meridional radio links: single-hop (~2600 km) and dominant two-hop (~5100 km) for basicmodes of radio wave propagation in the ionosphere. It is shown that the presence of highly efficient receivingtransmittingantennas in a radio communication system leads to the need to take the existence of a priori energeticallyextremely weak modes into account in the problem of radio path specification statement. In thiscase, we consider those formed exclusively by the mechanism of radiation transfer along the upper-angles raytrajectories in the ionospheric propagation of radio waves. If the angles of departure and arrival for suchmodes and the directions of the main lobes of the antenna patterns at the end points of the radio path coincide,the signal-to-noise ratio for the wave field can reach the required threshold value and ensure the successfuloperation of the radio communication system. This may expand the upper frequency limit for the passageof radio waves in the transition regions of jump propagation of radio waves in the ionosphere; it shouldbe taken into account in forecasting the operation of ionospheric radio links.