Fade Mechanisms
From PathlossWiki
Microwave fades fall into the following categories:
- Multipath fading
- Obstruction fading
- Fading due to a specular reflection
- Ducting and propagation anomalies
- Rain fading (above ~ 8 GHz)
With the exception of rain fading, microwave fading only depends on the change of the refractive index with height along the path
| Availability | Seconds | Minutes | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | 315360 | 5256 | 87.6 |
| 99.9% | 31536 | 525 | 8.76 |
| 99.99% | 3153 | 52.5 | 0.876 |
| 99.999% | 315 | 5.3 | 0.088 |
