## 3 Results and Discussions
### Typical Samples of the Raw Data Collected During the Measurement Campaign
#### 3.2.1 Evaluated Measured Path Loss (MPL)
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Measured Parameters at Data Points in Ikorodu**} \\ \hline
**Data Points** & **Lat. (\({}^{\circ}\)N)** & **Long. (\({}^{\circ}\)E)** & **RSS1 (dBm)** & **RSS2 (dBm)** & **RSS Mean (dBm)** \\ \hline DTBS, Ikorodu & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}43\) & \(3^{\circ}31^{\prime}42^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-25\) & \(-27\) & \(-26\) \\ \hline Magodo & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}38^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}31^{\prime}46^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-21\) & \(-20\) & \(-21\) \\ \hline Ijede Road & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}55^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}32^{\prime}12^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-35\) & \(-37\) & \(-36\) \\ \hline EPIC Events Centre, Ikorodu & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}37^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}32^{\prime}48^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-44\) & \(-42\) & \(-43\) \\ \hline Omitoro Ikorodu & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}25^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}33^{\prime}19^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-39\) & \(-37\) & \(-38\) \\ \hline Ijede, Ikorodu & \(6^{\circ}37^{\prime}05^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}33^{\prime}46^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-31\) & \(-31\) & \(-31\) \\ \hline Chong fuel station, Ikorodu & \(6^{\circ}36^{\prime}52^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}34^{\prime}16^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-40\) & \(-42\) & \(-41\) \\ \hline Defaks Petroleum & \(6^{\circ}36^{\prime}43^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}34^{\prime}45^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-58\) & \(-59\) & \(-59\) \\ \hline Oke Eletu & \(6^{\circ}36^{\prime}12^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}35^{\prime}12^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-41\) & \(-40\) & \(-41\) \\ \hline Abule Eko & \(6^{\circ}35^{\prime}13^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}35^{\prime}13^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-45\) & \(-46\) & \(-46\) \\ \hline FRCN Nat. Station, Ijede & \(6^{\circ}34^{\prime}41^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}35^{\prime}26^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-53\) & \(-55\) & \(-54\) \\ \hline Egbin Power Station, Ijede & \(6^{\circ}34^{\prime}05^{\prime\prime}\) & \(3^{\circ}35^{\prime}30^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-70\) & \(-71\) & \(-71\) \\ \hline \multicolumn{6}{c}{Measured Parameters at Data Points in Akure} \\ \hline DTBS in Akure & \(7^{\circ}15^{\prime}09^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}07^{\prime}53^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-24\) & \(-26\) & \(-26\) \\ \hline Positive FM & \(7^{\circ}15^{\prime}10^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}07^{\prime}52^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-31\) & \(-30\) & \(-30\) \\ \hline Ondo Rd I & \(7^{\circ}14^{\prime}59^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}09^{\prime}16^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-49\) & \(-46\) & \(-46\) \\ \hline Ondo Rd II & \(7^{\circ}15^{\prime}00^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}10^{\prime}06^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-38\) & \(-35\) & \(-35\) \\ \hline Isinkan 1 & \(7^{\circ}15^{\prime}05^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}11^{\prime}07^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-45\) & \(-46\) & \(-46\) \\ \hline NEPA Junction & \(7^{\circ}14^{\prime}40^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}12^{\prime}13^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-69\) & \(-68\) & \(-68\) \\ \hline NUT Oda Road & \(7^{\circ}13^{\prime}27^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}13^{\prime}03^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-64\) & \(-65\) & \(-65\) \\ \hline NYSC zonal & \(7^{\circ}12^{\prime}45^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}13^{\prime}22^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-77\) & \(-75\) & \(-75\) \\ \hline Ilekun 1 & \(7^{\circ}12^{\prime}03^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}13^{\prime}39^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-71\) & \(-70\) & \(-70\) \\ \hline Ilekun 2 & \(7^{\circ}11^{\prime}19^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}13^{\prime}49^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-75\) & \(-77\) & \(-77\) \\ \hline Oda 1 & \(7^{\circ}10^{\prime}36^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}14^{\prime}01^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-79\) & \(-78\) & \(-78\) \\ \hline Oda 2, Ogbe High School & \(7^{\circ}10^{\prime}09^{\prime\prime}\) & \(5^{\circ}14^{\prime}17^{\prime\prime}\) & \(-85\) & \(-83\) & \(-83\) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 4: Typical datasets for dry season months along route A for both base stations in Ikorodu, Lagos and Akure. Similarly, Figure 2 presents comparison plots of the measured path loss for both the wet and dry season months and their mean values in the study area.