An accessible student-oriented approach to radiowave propagation Propagation-the
process whereby a signal is conveyed between transmitter and receiver-has a profound
influence on communication systems design. Radiowave Propagation provides an overview
of the physical mechanisms that govern electromagnetic wave propagation in the Earth's
troposphere and ionosphere. Developed in conjunction with a graduate-level wave
propagation course at The Ohio State University, this text offers a balance of physical and …

Living in today's wireless world, it is a given that the topic of electromagnetic wave
propagation is fundamental to many of the systems we use every day. However, it is a topic
that is covered only rarely, if at all, at most universities. The books historically used for a
comprehensive course in radiowave propagation, such as those by Boithias [1], Griffiths [2],
and Collin [3], have slowly disappeared over the years. Today it seems that radiowave
propagation is almost considered an aside: a loss factor thrown into a link equation. That is …