Path loss prediction for digital radio-telephone application in rural Tanzania at 300 MHz

Author

Chitamu, P.J. ; Braithwaite, S.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

24-27 Sep 1996

Firstpage

303

Abstract

Results on the received signal power scattering from selected rural areas of Tanzania are presented and discussed. A general model for average path loss is derived and used to describe path loss in different terrain and environmental areas. The path loss law is on average 4.4 giving a fourth order exponential decaying power with distance. Path loss, which describes the attenuation of signal strength with distance, is useful for radio link transmission planning. It is also useful in setting up receiver sensitivity parameters design and dynamic range which illustrates the usefulness of the results presented

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; digital radio; electromagnetic wave scattering; land mobile radio; losses; radio receivers; radio reception; 300 MHz; attenuation; digital radio-telephone application; dynamic range; environmental areas; fourth order exponential decaying power; path loss law; path loss prediction; radio link transmission planning; received signal power scattering; receiver sensitivity parameters design; rural Tanzania; signal strength; terrain; Antennas and propagation; Dipole antennas; Equations; Frequency; Propagation losses; Radio link; Radio propagation; Receiving antennas; Transmitting antennas; UHF measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 1996., IEEE AFRICON 4th

Conference_Location

Stellenbosch

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3019-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.1996.563127

Filename

563127