Diversity Methods for Mitigating Tropospheric Attenuation in Thailand for Future Satellite Communication

Abstract

This paper aimed to propose diversity method for mitigating tropospheric attenuation in Thailand. Thailand experiences one of the strongest satellite attenuation conditions in the world. Three kinds of data—cloud calculation data, thaicom2&3 satellite beacon data, and rainfall data—indicate how severe tropospheric attenuation is at a moment, calling for some diversity methods to be applied Thailand’s attenuation data to increase the efficiency of future satellite communication in Thailand, especially at high Ka band frequency and above.