Extraction of multipath parameters from swept measurements on a line-of-sight path

A computerized method of obtaining the multipath parameters from swept measurements is described, and some results are discussed. The accuracy of the multipath parameters determined is about \pm0.3 ns in delay and \pm0.1 in amplitude. The time variation of the propagation medium during the 331-ms sweep time is included in the muitipath model. This has a significant impact on the analysis and on the results obtained.

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