Title :
Transmitter SNR for Maximum Coverage
Author_Institution :
TV Transm. Antenna Group, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ
Abstract :
The generally accepted notion that DTV coverage will not be materially improved if the transmitter´s SNR were raised from 27 dB to 32 dB is shown to be true only for perfect links. In real world links a significant improvement in coverage would materialize.
Keywords :
digital video broadcasting; signal processing; transmitters; DTV coverage; links; maximum coverage; signal to noise ratio; transmitter SNR; Degradation; Digital TV; Dynamic range; Interference; Noise generators; Receiving antennas; Signal to noise ratio; Standards publication; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas; Tuners; Dynamic range; link degradations; transmitter SNR;
Journal_Title :
Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBC.2008.2000567
