Description: With its fantastic sounding capabilities, meteor burst communications - transmitting data by bouncing radio signals off the trails formed by meteors - would seem to belong to a technology in the very distant future. But, in fact, this technology is being widely used today by the military and industry as an innovative alternative to conventional satellite systems. Each chapter, written by a leading expert in the field, gives readers a clear, practical, and truly hands-on look at the underpinnings of this fascinating technology. The book's almost 200 illustrations provide a detailed inside look at the subject's hardware and hard science. Virtually limitless in its applications in industry, with uses such as low-cost data communications, telemetry transfer, and truck communications and monitoring, the technology's resistance to detectability and interception have made it an optimal military tool as well. The first book to examine the specifics of this exciting technology, Meteor Burst Communications is destined to become the cornerstone professional reference to one of telecommunications newest horizons.

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