{"id":657,"date":"2013-10-22T12:49:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T12:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.rsgbtestzone.biz\/wordpress\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:01:21","slug":"propagation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/technical\/propagation\/","title":{"rendered":"Propagation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4561 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/sun-earth-psc.png\" alt=\"Solar CME and Earth's magnetic field\" width=\"193\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/sun-earth-psc.png 193w, https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/files\/2012\/07\/sun-earth-psc-150x117.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><strong>Welcome to the RSGB&#8217;s propagation information pages, brought to you by the Propagation Studies Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This page and the sub-pages associated with it are here to assist in the understanding and advancement of radio propagation comprehension.<\/p>\n<p>They are put together and maintained by the <a href=\"\/main\/about-us\/committees\/propagation-studies-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSGB Propagation Studies Committee<\/a>. Links to 3rd party sites may &#8220;expire&#8221; giving an error. Please report broken links to <a href=\"mailto:psc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk\">psc.chairman@rsgb.org.uk<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>RadCom online Propagation Prediction <a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/technical\/propagation\/on-line-propagation-tools\/\">Tools\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rsgb.org\/main\/technical\/propagation\/p-s-c-members-research\/propquest-near-real-time-propagation-tool\/\">Propquest<\/a> &#8211; near real-time propagation tool was developed by Jim Bacon G3YLA.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ecjones.org\/propag.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Basics of Radio Wave Propagation<\/a> &#8211; Has a nice glossary of terms<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ips.gov.au\/Main.php?CatID=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Material from IPS (Australia)<\/a> &#8211; Wide range of material<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/sun4.htm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How the Sun Works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.electronics-notes.com\/articles\/antennas-propagation\/ionospheric\/hf-propagation-basics.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Poole&#8217;s electronic notes<\/a> &#8211; Good source of information including propagation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ecjones.org\/physics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ionospheric Physics of Radio Wave Propagation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngdc.noaa.gov\/stp\/IONO\/ionointro.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to the Ionosphere<\/a> &#8211; From the National Geophysical Data Center<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/helios.gsfc.nasa.gov\/magnet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Earth&#8217;s Magnetosphere<\/a> &#8211; From NASA<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/the-sun-the-earth-the-ionosphere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun, the Earth, the ionosphere: what the numbers mean<\/a> &#8211; from ARRL<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceweather.com\/glossary\/imf.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Interplanetary Magnetic Field<\/a> &#8211; basic explanation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/istp.gsfc.nasa.gov\/earthmag\/sunspots.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun&#8217;s Magnetic Cycle<\/a> &#8211; introduction, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heliotown.com\/Radio_Sun_Introduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solar Radio Noise<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"What is WSPR\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infotechcomms.co.uk\/What_is_WSPR.ppt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is WSPR<\/a> (12MB\/39-slide Powerpoint presentation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the RSGB&#8217;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. 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