DSN array SNR gain
Coherent combining of N identical antennas: SNR scales as N (10 log10 N dB).
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Formula
G = N G_dB = 10 log₁₀ N
Coherent array SNR gain
Primary sources
- Antenna Arraying Techniques in the Deep Space Network (NASA / JPL DESCANSO (Rogstad, Mileant, Pham)): Coherent array SNR for identical antennas scales as N. Not a DSN combiner.
- Free-space attenuation (ITU-R P.525-5) (International Telecommunication Union Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R)): ITU-R P.525-5 Eqs. (5)–(6): L_bf = 20 log10(4πd/λ); practical form uses d in km and f in MHz with a 32.4 dB constant. SIDUS uses 32.44 dB as an approximation of the same Friis relation.
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