On the propagation of RF into a building constructed of cinder block over the frequency range 200 MHz to 3 GHz

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-49

  Taylor, Clayborne D ^a   Gutierrez, Samuel J ^a   Langdon, Stephen L ^a   Murphy, K L ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building materials; Cinder block construction; Fiber optics; Network analyzer; Radiowave propagation; Swept frequencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747423646     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.748136     Document Type: Article

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