troposcatter
/ˈtrɒpəskatə/noun
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.
- Advantages of troposcatter include difficulty in intercepting the radio signals and their longer range (compared with line-of-sight transmission)..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From tropo- + scatter.
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