Incluye índice: páginas 428-446

Referencias bibliográficas: páginas 416-427

1. Overview of radiowave propagation -- 2. Electromagnetic-wave propagation -- 3. Basic-radio system parameters -- 4. Introduction to diffraction, reflection and scattering -- 5. Diffraction theory -- 6. Clear-air characteristics of the troposphere -- 7. Nature of precipitation and cloud -- 8. Prediction of reliability when degraded by clear-air effects -- 9. Prediction of reliability when degraded by precipitation and cloud -- 10. Principles of wideband propagation -- 11. Wideband on terrestrial trunk routes and Earth-space paths -- 12. Propagation aspects of mobile spread-spectrum networks -- 13. Prediction of signal levels likely to cause interference for frequencies above 1 GHz -- 14. Basic physics of the ionosphere