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fresnel zone

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fresnel zone
Pronounced "fraynel zone." The pattern of electromagnetic radiation that is created by a transmitting station from its antenna to receiving antennas. It is in the shape of an ellipsoid, or 3D ellipse, which looks like an elongated football.


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As the corresponding effect at the point of observation P is attributable to the central Fresnel zone at Q acting alone, there is no need to know the nature of this aniso-tropy and hence it follows that dU(P) = (i/[lambda])U(Q) exp (ikQP)/QP.
The tech rep responds, "That's good to know, but what about proper Fresnel Zone clearance?
Although the deployment was Near-Line-of-Sight (nLoS), with a partially obstructed fresnel zone, radio and radar interference at and around the airport prevented wireless systems from reliably connecting.
 
 
 
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