forward propagation by tropospheric scatter
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forward propagation by tropospheric scatter
[¦fȯr·wərd ‚präp·ə‚gā·shən bī ′träp·ə‚sfir·ik ‚skad·ər] (communications)
Radio communications technique using high transmitting power levels, large antenna arrays, and the scattering phenomenon of the troposphere to permit communications far beyond line-of-sight distances.
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