Urban Radio Propagation Measurement for Digital TV Broadcast in Jakarta, Indonesia

Radio propagation measurement is carried out in Jakarta, Indonesia, in anticipation of digital TV implementation in the country. Measurements are made using a fixed, portable receiver outdoors and indoors. Spatial variations of the received power, both large-scale and small-scale, are measured in these locations. Results show that the largescale path loss variation characteristics, as described by a power-law dependence on distance with shadowing-induced variation, are typical of those found in urban areas. Smallscale spatial variations are also examined by comparing the measurements with exponential and lognormal distribution for all outdoor and indoor locations. Keywords—digital television, measurement, radio propagation.