Computer simulation of multipath fading in the land mobile radio environment

This paper describes a radically new approach to the simulation of multipath fading in the civil land mobile radio environment. The simulation package described takes into account vehicle movement through a particular environment, signal shadowing and coherent waves. Statistical results obtained with the simulation are compared with those obtained by v.h.f. field trials for three areas within the City of Bath which exhibit differing fading characteristics, and are shown to be in excellent agreement.