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Disclosed herein is a hybrid channel estimation method and system for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) wireless communication system. The hybrid channel estimation method includes the steps of acquiring a first channel coefficient using decision-directed channel estimation; acquiring a second channel coefficient using pilot-symbol-aided channel estimation; and calculating the final channel coefficient of a received signal by multiplying the first and second coefficients by first and second multiplication coefficients, respectively, and adding the multiplication results. The step of acquiring the first channel coefficient using the decision-directed channel estimation includes the steps of acquiring an initial channel coefficient by processing a long training symbol using a Least Square (LS) method; generating data by equalizing, demodulating and modulating a fast Fourier transformed new symbol using a previously estimated channel coefficient; and acquiring a new channel coefficient by dividing the new symbol by the data.

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