Measurement of indoor propagation at 850 MHz and 1.9 GHz in hospital corridors

Abstract

The fields at 850 MHz and 1.9 GHz were measured in five hospital corridors. The field strength tended to decline with distance at a free-space rate within about 2 m of the source, but at a slower rate when further away. Fields at 1.9 GHz declined more slowly than 850-MHz fields. The implications for hospital EMC management are discussed.