Characterization and simulation of the polarization of commercial FM stations in indoor office locations

• Main Authors: Domingo, Marco O., Estebal, Prince Kendrick E., Tongco, Geraldine A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: FM broadcasting; Radio stations > Philippines; Electrical and Electronics; Engineering; Systems and Communications
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10460
• Institution: De La Salle University

The rate of information being exchanged everyday increases as time goes by. Thus, the demand for various communications services also increase. Channel models are designed for different frequencies of different service. However, as the signal propagates through different environments, losses are incurred. This study aims to create a GUI program that is able to predict the signal level inside an office. Eight offices around the DLSU campus are selected for signal gathering. The signals are measured using a spectrum analyzer and folded dipole antenna. Different analyses are conducted to determine the better antenna polarization and best-fit model for indoor FM signals. The model derived is then used in the GUI program that predicts the signals inside an office.