troposcattern.
/ˈtrɒpəskatə/, U.S. /ˈtroʊpəˌskædər/, /ˈtrɑpəˌskædər/ The practice of transmitting radio signals into the troposphere where they are scattered by clouds and local atmospheric variations; radio transmission and reception by such means. Frequently attributive.Advantages of troposcatter include difficulty in intercepting the radio signals and their longer range (compared with line-of-sight transmission).
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1957 Washington Post 3 Feb. c3/1 (advt.) Tropo scatter engineer $10,000–$12,000.
1962 Aeroplane 7 June 19/2 For vhf ground-air improvements the team suggested the investigation of mountain-top sites and tropo-scatter methods to provide better coverage.
1976 Times 26 May 16/8 High levels of production of oil from the North Sea are dependent on advances in the use of troposcatter.
2010 C. A. Lewis et al. Radiowave Propagation xii. 285 Mobile troposcatter systems are also of importance in military applications.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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