
- 494 pages
- English
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About this book
This newly revised and expanded edition of the Artech House classic, Radiowave Propagation and Antennas for Personal Communications, offers a current and comprehensive introduction to the practice and underpinnings of personal communications. Every chapter has been updated to explain how the latest ultra-wide band technology affects all aspects of personal communications. The third edition covers important innovations such as wireless local networks, personal networks, and MIMO techniques. Written for a broad spectrum of readers, this practical resource is useful to experienced engineers designing systems, EE professors teaching fundamentals, or technology consultants needing a quick, cohesive overview. In addition to its accessible coverage of technology and theory, this unique volume examines how radio waves and wireless devices affect the human body.
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Table of contents
- Radiowave Propagation and Antennas for Personal Communications Third Edition
- Contents vii
- Preface to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the Third Edition
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Fixed-Site Antennas
- 3 Radio Communication Channel
- 4 Radio Frequency Spectrum
- 5 Communications Using Earth-Orbiting Satellites
- 6 Radiowave Propagation over a Smooth Earth
- 7 Radiowave Propagation: Urban and Suburban Paths
- 8 Signals in Multipath Propagation
- 9 Receiver Sensitivity and Transmitted Fields
- 10 Simulated Human Body Devices
- 11 Loops, Dipoles, and Patch Antennas
- 12 Radio Communications System Designs
- Appendix A: FORTRAN Programs: The Near Field ofDipoles and Helices
- Appendix B: FORTRAN Code: The Near Field of Loops
- Appendix C: Digital Communications Codes andCharacter Sets
- Appendix D: HF Propagation Models
- About the Authors
- List of Symbols
- Index