Egli model

The Egli model is a terrain model for radio frequency propagation. This model, which was first introduced
by John Egli in his 1957 paper,[1] was derived from real-world data on UHF and VHF television
transmissions in several large cities. It predicts the total path loss for a point-to-point link. Typically used for
outdoor line-of-sight transmission, this model provides the path loss as a single quantity.

Applicable to/under conditions

The Egli model is typically suitable for cellular communication scenarios where one antenna is fixed and
another is mobile. The model is applicable to scenarios where the transmission has to go over an irregular
terrain. However, the model does not take into account travel through some vegetative obstruction, such as
trees or shrubbery.

Coverage
Frequency: The model is typically applied to VHF and UHF spectrum transmissions.

Mathematical formulation
The Egli model is formally expressed as:

Where,

= Receive power [W]

= Transmit power [W]

= Absolute gain of the base station antenna.

= Absolute gain of the mobile station antenna.

= Height of the base station antenna. [m]

= Height of the mobile station antenna. [m]

= Distance from base station antenna. [m]

= Frequency of transmission. [MHz]

Limitations
This model predicts the path loss as a whole and does not subdivide the loss into free space loss and other
losses.

See also
Longley–Rice model
ITU terrain model
International Telecommunication Union

References
1. Egli, John J. (Oct 1957). "Radio Propagation above 40 MC over Irregular Terrain".
Proceedings of the IRE. IEEE. 45 (10): 1383–1391. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1957.278224 (htt
ps://doi.org/10.1109%2FJRPROC.1957.278224). ISSN 0096-8390 (https://www.worldcat.or
g/issn/0096-8390). S2CID 51631410 (https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:51631410).

Further reading
Introduction to RF propagation, John S. Seybold, 2005, John Wiley and Sons Inc.

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