Calculation of minimum median field strengths
The minimum median field-strength values shall be calculated using the following formulas:
( Pn = F + 10 log10 (k T0 B
Ps min = C/N + Pn
( Aa = G + 10 log10 (1.64l2/4p
φmin = Ps min – Aa + Lf
( Emin = φmin + 120 + 10 log10 (120p
= φmin + 145.8
Emed = Emin + Pmmn + Cl for fixed reception
Emed = Emin + Pmmn + Cl + Lh for portable outdoor and mobile reception
Emed = Emin + Pmmn + Cl + Lh + Lb for portable indoor reception
Cl = µ*sc
sc =
where:
( Pn : receiver noise input power (dBW
( F : receiver noise figure (dB
( k : Boltzmann’s constant (k = 1.38 × 10–23 J/K
( T0 : absolute temperature (T0 = 290 K
B : receiver noise bandwidth
(6.66 × 106 Hz for a 7 MHz DVB-T channel
7.61 × 106 Hz for a 8 MHz DVB-T channel and
( 1.54 × 106 Hz for a T-DAB frequency block
( Ps min : minimum receiver input power (dBW
( C/N : RF signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver input required by the system (dB
( Aa : effective antenna aperture (dBm2
( G : antenna gain related to half dipole (dBd
( l : wavelength of the signal (m
φmin : minimum power flux-density at receiving place (dBW/m2
( Lf : feeder loss (dB
( Emin : minimum field strength at the location of the receiving antenna (dB(mV/m)
( Emed : minimum median field strength (dB(mV/m
( Pmmn : allowance for man-made noise (dB
Lh : height loss correction factor (location of the receiving antenna at 1.5 m above ground level) (dB
( Lb : mean building entry loss (dB
( Cl : location correction factor (dB
( sc : combined standard deviation (dB
sm : standard deviation macro-scale (dB) (sm = 5.5 dB
( sb : standard deviation building entry loss (dB
( µ : distribution factor (0.52 for 70%, 1.64 for 95% and 2.33 for 99%