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FOREWORD
BACKGROUND
FIGURES
COMMONLY USED SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
1.2 Organization

2. LAND MOBILE RADIO
2.1 Users
2.2 Frequency Bands
2.3 Rules and Regulations

3. ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS
3.1 History of the Antenna
3.2 Frequency and Wavelength
3.3 Radiation Principles

4. ANTENNA CHARACTERISTICS
4.1 Gain and Directivity
4.2 Radiation Pattern
4.3 Antenna Polarization
4.4 Antenna Terminal Impedance
4.5 Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
4.6 Effective Length and Effective Area
4.7 Bandwidth

5. ANTENNA TYPES
5.1 Dipoles and Monopoles
5.2 Base-Station Applications
5.3 Corner Reflector
5.4 Yagi
5.5 Log-Periodic
5.6 Arrays
5.7 Unusual Antennas
5.8 Active Antennas
5.9 Diversity Antennas

6. TRANSMISSION LINES AND OTHER COMPONENTS
6.1 Transmission Line Types
6.2 Baluns
6.3 Duplexers
6.4 Combiners
6.5 Intermodulation Suppression
6.6 Multicouplers

7. RADIO WAVE PROPAGATION
7.1 Transmission Loss and the Power Budget
7.2 Free-Space Basic Transmission Loss
7.3 Terrestrial Propagation
7.4 Co-Site Analysis

8. ANTENNA SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
8.1 Define System Requirements
8.2 Design System
8.3 Select Appropriate Components

9. INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, AND SAFETY
9.1 Vehicular Antenna Systems
9.2 Fixed-Site Antenna Systems
9.3 Lightning Protection
9.4 During Installation
9.5 Perform Routine Maintenance

10. ANTENNA SYSTEM RESOURCES
10.1 Internet Resources
10.2 Periodicals
10.3 Manufacturers’ and Vendors’ Catalogs
11. PROFESSIONAL AND STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS
12. ACRONYMS
13. REFERENCES
14. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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