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.