L-band DAB Eureka 147 field trials and coverage measurements in urban areas

Author

Vélez, Manuel Ma ; Angueira, Pablo ; de la Vega, David ; Ordiales, Juan Luis ; Arrinda, Amaia

Author_Institution

Bilbao Eng. Coll., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain

Volume

48

Issue

2

fYear

2002

fDate

6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

71

Lastpage

75

Abstract

This paper presents the field trials and the coverage measurements carried out in urban areas in the first experimental terrestrial DAB (T-DAB) network at L-band in Spain. The trials focused on obtaining the parameters that characterize the propagation channel for different urban environments. The results are discussed taking into consideration recommended parameters and values given by international organizations (ITU-R, ETSI) as well as the ones obtained in former experimental networks worldwide.

Keywords

UHF radio propagation; digital audio broadcasting; field strength measurement; ETSI; Eureka 147; ITU-R; L-band; Spain; T-DAB network; coverage measurements; digital audio broadcasting; field trials; propagation channel; terrestrial DAB; urban areas; Area measurement; Cities and towns; Digital audio broadcasting; Frequency; L-band; Radio transmitters; Satellite broadcasting; Telecommunication standards; Testing; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Broadcasting, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9316

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBC.2002.1021269

Filename

1021269