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Term: coverage area (of a terrestrial transmitting station)
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Definition: area associated with a terrestrial transmitting station for a given radiocommunication service, within which a receiving station must be located for radiocommunication of a specified nature to be established under specified technical conditions

NOTE 1 – Several coverage areas may be associated with the same station.

NOTE 2 – The technical conditions include, inter alia, the following: frequency, characteristics of the equipment used both at the transmitting and receiving stations, how it is installed, quality of transmission desired, e.g. protection ratios, and operating conditions.

NOTE 3 – The following may be distinguishable:

– the coverage area in the absence of RF interference, i.e. that limited solely by natural or artificial noise;

– the nominal coverage area which is defined, when establishing a frequency plan by taking into account the foreseen transmitters;

– the actual coverage area, i.e., with allowance made for the noise and interference which exist in practice.


Publication date:1998-04
SourceITU-R Rec. 573 MOD
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