RHOTHETA User Manual RT-800
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8.4 Reduced Bearing Accuracy Caused by Reflections
Big natural reflectors in the antenna unit’s surrounding are especially critical (e. g. mountains
in the back-side of the antenna, sharp rocky coasts or forests).
Especially if the directly arriving wave field is very weak due to a remote transmitter, high
mountains can cause reflections by receiving the signal better (due to their height) and
therefore also causing stronger reflections.
Fig. 172 Reflections at fixed locations
8.5 Overview of favorable and unfavorable Installation Locations
The drawings below show a summarization of effects to be considered while selecting
installation sites.
The first one focuses on effects in mountaneous areas, while the second one mainly applies
for obstacles within the main lobe of the antenna (refer to chapter 8.2).
For obstactles and disturbance sources within the main lobe of the antenna (refer to chapter
8.2), the same principal recommendations apply for VTS installations as for ATC installations
as shown in the second drawing.
Any deviation might lead to an increase in bearing errors beyond the bearing accuracy
achieved in reflection-free environments.
Fig. 173 Illustration of adverse topographical effects