Modelling the transfer function in medium bandwidth radio channels during multipath propagation

The computation of the effects of a multipath propagation channel on a line-of-sight link requires a statistical model of the channel transfer function. The various steps in the construction and validation of such a model are discussed, and several proposed models are compared from the point of view of their applications. The selection of data for the model is examined, and the results of modelling are considered in terms of a Rummler model, a complex polynomial expansion, and a normalized two-ray model. The use of the complete two-ray model is addressed. Results from the PACEM I experiment are used by way of illustration.