Short hop radio system experiment

This paper reports a two-hop system experiment, designed to demonstrate the viability of the concept described in previous papers. A single RF channel, instrumented in the 11 GHz common carrier band, is transmitted from a terminal to a repeater one and a half miles away. After passing through the repeater, the signal is transmitted back to the terminal. We discuss the system parameters in relation to the requirements of operation at frequencies above 10 GHz; we also describe design, construction, and performance, as well as the lessons learned from one year of operation.