A mixed-path groundwave field-strength prediction virtual tool for digital radio broadcast systems in medium and short wave bands

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 19-27

  Sevgi, Levent ^a  

^a University Electronics and Communication   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytical techniques; Broadcasting; Digital audio broadcasting; Digital radio; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic surface waves; Electronic propagation; Ground wave propagation; HF radio propagation; Hybrid methods; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mode matching methods; Numerical analysis; Radio propagation; Ray tracing; Ray mode approximations; Surface impedance modeling

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SURFACE WAVES; ELECTRONIC PROPAGATION; GROUND WAVE PROPAGATION; HF RADIO PROPAGATION; HYBRID METHODS; LAND MOBILE RADIO CELLULAR SYSTEMS; MODE MATCHING METHODS; RAY-MODE APPROXIMATIONS;

AUDIO SYSTEMS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; CURVE FITTING; DIGITAL RADIO; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RAY TRACING; SURFACE WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

RADIO BROADCASTING;

EID: 33750597145     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2006.1715227     Document Type: Article

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