Using the “Sura” facility antenna for increasing the effective ionosonde power

We developed and tested a new method for increasing the effective ionosonde power by 20–40 dB, which uses the transceiving antenna of the “Sura” facility. Three sections of this antenna were employed as the receiving antenna of the ionosonde in the test experiments of July 2007. Fine features indisc...
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We developed and tested a new method for increasing the effective ionosonde power by 20–40 dB, which uses the transceiving antenna of the “Sura” facility. Three sections of this antenna were employed as the receiving antenna of the ionosonde in the test experiments of July 2007. Fine features indiscernible in normal ionosonde mode are distinctly seen in the ionograms. Different variants of connection of the “Sura” antenna sections to the receiver and transmitter of the ionosonde are considered and the possibility of simultaneous operation of the “Sura” high-power transmitter and the ionosonde is analyzed. Ausführliche Beschreibung