Propagation

Welcome to the RSGB’s propagation information pages, brought to you by the Propagation Studies Committee

This page and the sub-pages associated with it are here to assist in the understanding and advancement of radio propagation comprehension.

They are put together and maintained by the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee. Links to 3rd party sites may “expire” giving an error. Please report broken links to psc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk .

RadCom online Propagation Prediction Tools 

Propquest – near real-time propagation tool was developed by Jim Bacon G3YLA.

A good place to start is to insert a topic into your favourite search engine, however, below is a short list of beginner-type links to get started.

• Basics of Radio Wave Propagation – Has a nice glossary of terms
• Educational Material from IPS (Australia) – Wide range of material
• How the Sun Works
• Ian Poole’s electronic notes – Good source of information including propagation
• Ionospheric Physics of Radio Wave Propagation
• Introduction to the Ionosphere – From the National Geophysical Data Center
• The Earth’s Magnetosphere – From NASA
• The Sun, the Earth, the ionosphere: what the numbers mean – from ARRL
• The Interplanetary Magnetic Field – basic explanation
• The Sun’s Magnetic Cycle – introduction, etc.
• Solar Radio Noise
• What is WSPR (12MB/39-slide Powerpoint presentation)