| dc.description.abstract | This report discusses tactical satellite communications, specifically with respect to how Norwegian terrain influences
operation of manpack terminals and small vehicular terminals. Special consideration is given to rain
attenuation, diffraction and vegetation attenuation. It is found that the use of manpack terminals are of limited
value in Norwegian terrain due to low elevation angles of geostationary satellites. On the other hand, with vehicular
terminals, this problem is easier to overcome because of increased mobility and due to the fact that the
vehicles primary goal merely is to establish a communication link. In fact, this communication link could in
many cases be easier to establish via satellite than by a radio link which is normal today | en_GB |