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RECORDINGS of the strength of the 54-Mc/s radio beacon transmission from the satellite 1961 o1, Transit 4A, have been made at Moore's Valley, Wellington, New Zealand (41° 17′ S., 174° 47′ E.), and at Campbell Island (52° 30′ S., 169° 0′ E.). The signals received on a horizontal half-wave dipole have often been seen to exhibit a quasi-periodic type of fading. This is in addition to the Faraday and scintillation effects normally observed.
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IRELAND, W. Signal Strength Variations of Satellite Signals. Nature 204, 368–369 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204368a0
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