Chapter 11: RADIO-WAVE PROPAGATION
Chapter 11 moves from guided transmission to unguided propagation. We examine how electromagnetic waves travel through free space and the atmosphere, how range is determined, how fading occurs, and how link budgets are calculated. Only by understanding propagation can we predict coverage, reliability, and performance in terrestrial, microwave, mobile, and satellite systems.
Chapter Contents
- 11.1 THE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE
- 11.2 A SUMMARY OF PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES
- 11.3 SPACE-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS
- 11.4 SURFACE-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS
- 11.5 SKY-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS
- 11.6 SCATTERED-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS
- 11.7 SUMMARY
- 11.8 LOOKING AHEAD
- 11.9 REVISION QUESTIONS
- 11.10 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)