introduces the principal transmission phenomena of mobile and personal communication - the ones that affect design of modems, channel simulators, smart antennas, and other system components at the physical level. It is designed to be accessible to senior undergraduates, as well as graduate students and working engineers. The treatment parallels mathematical derivations with intuitive explanations and simple approximations in order to develop the reader's understanding of the phenomena. Because of this strong tutorial flavor, the text is also suitable for those entering the area from a different academic discipline. was conceived and written as an interactive text to be viewed on a computer screen. It includes many features not found in conventional texts: includes working programs for three different methods of channel gain generation for fading channel simulation, as well as working programs to illustrate their use. is an essential reference tool for practising engineers, researchers, academics, and students. It is a self-study text equally suited for classroom use. weiterlesen