Portable and low cost channel sounding platform for VHF / UHF IoT propagation research

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This paper presents work into realising a cost-effective and portable platform to support Internet of Things (IoT) propagation research at VHF and UHF. The sounding receiver uses a low cost RTL-SDR, Raspberry Pi and touchscreen. The platform runs dedicated channel sounding DSP algorithms written in Python. The resulting platform is a portable and convenient propagation measurement tool, covering 27MHz to 1.7GHz. Initial results from a city measurement campaign at 71MHz and 869.525MHz are presented, showing channel response and interference.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Authors/Creators:	Ball, E.A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6283-5949
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2017 IET. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017). Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Dates:	Accepted: 8 September 2017 Published: 24 May 2018
Institution:	The University of Sheffield
Academic Units:	The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Sheffield)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Sheffield
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2017 13:27
Last Modified:	21 Jun 2018 14:17
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0226
Status:	Published
Publisher:	IET
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1049/cp.2017.0226
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124390

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Portable and low cost channel sounding platform for VHF / UHF IoT propagation research

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