TY - BOOK AU - Saunders,Simon R. AU - Aragón-Zavala,Alejandro TI - Antennas and propagation for wireless communication systems SN - 9780470848791 (hbk.) : AV - TK7871.6 U1 - 621.3824 SAU PY - 2007/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley KW - Antennas (Electronics) KW - Wireless communication systems KW - Radio wave propagation KW - Technology KW - ukslc KW - Electronics & communications engineering KW - thema KW - Communications engineering / telecommunications N1 - Previous ed.: 1999; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1.Introduction: the wireless communication channel -- 2.Properties of electromagnetic waves -- 3.Propagation mechanisms -- 4.Antenna fundamentals -- 5.Basic propagation models -- 6.Terrestrial fixed links -- 7.Satellite fixed links -- 8.Macrocells -- 9.Shadowing -- 10.Narrowband fast fading -- 11.Wideband fast fading -- 12.Microcells -- 13.Picocells -- 14.Megacells -- 15.Antennas for mobile systems -- 16.Overcoming narrowband fading via diversity -- 17.Overcoming wideband fading -- 19.Channel measurements for mobile systems -- 20.Future developments in the wireless communication channels N2 - This complete reference tool covers the basic concepts and design of wireless systems. Worked examples with illustrations are featured and each chapter finishes with a set of questions to reinforce the reader's understanding ER -