Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems | 
 enlarge | Author: Simon R. Saunders
Publisher: Wiley
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 426
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0471986097
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3824
EAN: 9780471986096
ASIN: 0471986097
Publication Date: September 15, 1999
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Product Description
This will be a vital source of information on the basic concepts and specific applications of antennas and propagation to wireless systems, covering terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts. Antennas and propagation are the key factors influencing the robustness and quality of the wireless communication channel and this book includes:
* Illustrations of the significance and effect of the wireless propagation channel
* Overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas
* Basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems
* Propagation measurement, modelling and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, picocells and megacells
* Narrowband and wideband channel modelling and the effect of the channel on communication system performance
* Methods that overcome and transform channel impairments to enhance performance using diversity, adaptive antennas and equalisers
It will be essential reading for wireless communication engineers as well as for students at postgraduate or senior undergraduate levels.
Distinctive features of this book are:
* Examples of real world practical system problems of communication system design and operation
* Extensive worked examples
* End of chapter questions
* Topical and relevant information for and about the wireless communication industry
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Many weak points! May 27, 2007
Note that this review is for the 1st edition of this book (in case they put this review in the reviews for the new edition).
The books covers a wide range of topics, almost every topic in wireless communications. However it terribly suffers from big weakenesses.
First of all, most of the topics are merely touched, there are no in-depth explanations. It is very sad especially since the book covers a very wide range of topics.
Moreover, there are lots of errors. The mathemetical equations are not easy to understand and lacks the explanations, the typesetting is also strange. Similarly though there are lots of figures which help understanding the concepts, they are not consistent in their look, it seems they have been collected from various places.
I hope if these problems are fixed in upcoming editions it can be a better book especially in wireless communications where besides Rappaport's book not many good alternatives are available.
Initially I wanted to give it a 2.5 but cannot therefore gave it 3.
 Good experience February 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
They send me the book inmediatly and I received it in two days. The experience was terrific.
 Not a Good Book March 6, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is bad, the topics are not in depth or well explained. Do not think to buy this book, if you are interested in the field of propagation buy "Mobile Radio Propagation Channel".
Very valuable book for the mobile communications engineer June 23, 2000
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book covers the field of Antennas and Propagation consistently with great detail. The content is well structured and offers great information for every reader, regardless of technical background.
Worthless April 24, 2000
7 out of 12 found this review helpful
The Table of Contents is great, it covers every topic needed for a wireless communications class. But it is deceiving, the topics are not in depth or well explained. This book may be fine for the British with polarisation, but in the US, polarization is the correct spelling. The author may know what his is talking about, but he can't explain worth a darn. Buy a different book, this book has no practical use.
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