Introduction
1 Prediction error
statistics
1.1
United Kingdom (UK) results
1.2
Japanese results
1.3
Comparison of measurements with field-strength predictions,
Trondheim Area
1.4 Australian
results
2 Field-strength
prediction method
2.1
The method used in the United Kingdom (the UKPM)
2.2
The method used in Japan
2.3
The method used in Canada
2.3.1 CRC-PREDICT – A VHF
and UHF propagation model
2.3.2 Calculation
2.3.3 Ground reflection
2.3.4 Tropospheric
scatter
2.3.5 Location
variability
2.3.6 Time availability
2.3.7 Summary
2.4
The method used in Brazil
3 Prediction error
statistics
3.1
United Kingdom results
3.2
Japanese results
3.3
Comparison of measurements with field-strength predictions,
Trondheim Area
4 Planning
software
4.1
Introduction – Database centred planning software
4.2 Software developments
4.2.1 Switzerland
4.2.2 Japan
4.2.3 Canada
4.2.4 Brazil
4.2.5 LS Telcom
5 Additional
factors impacting coverage
5.1
Introduction
5.2
DVB-T practical reception problems
5.3
ATSC 8-VSB practical reception problems
5.3.1 SNR requirement
5.3.2 Propagation loss
and statistics
5.3.3 Receiver/antenna
model for coverage planning
6 Discussion of
results and methodologies
References
Bibliography