The field of radio communications continues to change rapidly and the second edition of this outstanding book, based on a popular IEE Vacation School, has been fully updated to reflect the latest developments. The introduction of new services and the proliferation of mobile communications have produced a growing need for wider bandwidths and the consequent need for frequency reuse.

This book introduces the basic concepts and mechanisms of radiowave propagation engineering in both the troposphere and ionosphere, and includes greater emphasis on the needs of digital technologies and new kinds of radio systems. The content reflects the wide experience of an exceptional group of authors and the emphasis throughout is on modelling and prediction methods and the relevant ITU Radiocommunication sector recommendations. Propagation of Radiowaves, 2nd Edition is essential reading for professionals involved in planning, designing and operating radio systems.

1: Radiowave Propagation and Spectrum Use
2: Basic Principles 1
3: Basic Principles 2
4: Propagation data requirements for radiocommunciations system planning
5: Electro-magnetic propagation
6: Reflection and scattering from rough surfaces
7. Clear-Air Characteristics Of The Troposphere
8 Introduction to Diffraction
9: Short Range Propagation
10: Numerically Intensive Propagation Prediction Methods
11: Outdoor Mobile Propagation
12: Propagation In Rain And Clouds
13: The Propagation Aspects of Broadcasting at VHF and UHF
14: Propagation aspects of mobile spread spectrum networks
15: Basic physics of the ionosphere
16: Ionospheric propagation
17: Ionospheric prediction methods and models
18: Surface waves, and sky waves below 2 MHz
19: Terrestrial line-of -site links: Recommendation ITU-R P.530
20: The principal elements of Recommendation ITU-R P.452
21: Earth Space propagation: Recommendation ITU-R P.618

Index