MIMO communications within the HF band using compact antenna arrays

Gunashekar, S.D.; Warrington, E.M.; Feeney, S.M.; Salous, S.; Abbasi, N.M.

doi:10.1029/2010rs004416

MIMO communications within the HF band using compact antenna arrays

Gunashekar, S.D.; Warrington, E.M.; Feeney, S.M.; Salous, S.; Abbasi, N.M.

Authors

S.D. Gunashekar

E.M. Warrington

S.M. Feeney

Professor Sana Salous sana.salous@durham.ac.uk
Professor

N.M. Abbasi

Abstract

Measurements have been made over a 255 km radio path between Durham and Leicester in the UK in order to investigate the potential applicability of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) techniques to communications within the HF band. This paper describes the results from experiments in which compact heterogeneous antenna arrays have been employed. The results of these experiments indicate that traditional spaced HF antenna arrays can be replaced by compact, active, heterogeneous arrays in order to achieve the required levels of decorrelation between the various antenna elements. An example case study is also presented which highlights the importance of the variable nature of the ionosphere in the context of HF-MIMO radio links.

Citation

Gunashekar, S., Warrington, E., Feeney, S., Salous, S., & Abbasi, N. (2010). MIMO communications within the HF band using compact antenna arrays. Radio Science, 45(6), Article RS6013. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010rs004416

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Dec 3, 2010
Deposit Date	Nov 17, 2011
Publicly Available Date	Aug 17, 2015
Journal	Radio Science
Print ISSN	0048-6604
Electronic ISSN	1944-799X
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	45
Issue	6
Article Number	RS6013
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2010rs004416
Keywords	MIMO, HF radio communications.

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Gunashekar, S. D., Warrington, E. M., Feeney, S. M., Salous, S. and Abbasi, N. M., (2010), MIMO communications within the HF band using compact antenna arrays, Radio Science, 45(6), RS6013, 10.1029/2010RS004416 (DOI). To view the published open abstract, go to http://dx.doi.org and enter the DOI.