Title :
Statistical characterization of the field strength location variability for the new digital radio services in the Medium Wave band
Author :
de la Vega, D. ; Lopez, S. ; Angulo, I. ; Gil, U. ; Pea, I. ; Guerra, D. ; Angueira, P. ; Ordiales, J.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao
Abstract :
This paper analyzes the field strength location variability in the Medium Wave band. Field data from an experimental transmission and statistical inference techniques are used in the study. Several reception scenarios are considered, attending to the main causes of the field strength fluctuations. The paper exposes results for the statistical characterization of both large scale variations and local variability, and useful values for coverage area estimations are given. A proper characterization of the location variability is necessary for the accurate system planning of the new digital radio services at this frequency band.
Keywords :
digital radio; radiowave propagation; telecommunication network planning; coverage area estimation; digital radio; field strength fluctuation; field strength location variability; medium wave band; radiowave propagation; statistical inference; telecommunication system planning; Broadcasting Systems; Digital Radio Services; Field Strength Prediction; Ground-Wave Propagation; Location Variability;
Conference_Titel :
Ionospheric radio Systems and Techniques, 2009. (IRST 2009). The Institution of Engineering and Technology 11th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-123-4
