//Chapter 24: Space Wave Propagation //Example 24-12.1 clc; //Variable Initialization gain = 10 //Gain of transmitting antenna (dB) P = 100 //Radiating power (W) f = 1e6 //Frequency (Hz) rx_gain = 15 //Gain of receiving antenna (dB) d = 20e3 //Distance (m) c = 3e8 //Speed of light (m/s) v = 1000 //Scattering volume (m^3) sigma = 0.1 //Effective scattering cross-section (m^2) //Calculations wl = c/f //Wavelength (m) Pr_a = P*gain*rx_gain*(wl**2)/(4*%pi*(4*%pi*(d**2))) //Received power in case (a) (W) F = (2*sqrt(sigma*v))/(d*sqrt(%pi)) //Attenuation Factor (unitless) Pr_b = Pr_a*F //Received power in case (b) (W) //Result mprintf("The received power in case (a) is %.5f W", Pr_a) mprintf("\nThe received power in case (b) is %e W", Pr_b)