Propagation Basics

 

A new GWEC module on Propagation Basics has been added. This module applies to Area 1 of the IEEE Communication Societies’ Wireless Communication Engineering Technologies (WCET) areas of expertise: RF Engineering, Propagation, and Antennas. It is intended as an introduction to propagation for individuals with a technical background who wish to extend their expertise in radio wave propagation, or as a review for engineers practicing in wireless areas. This module is intended to be the first in a series of modules on propagation. The module discusses three topics: propagation in free space, propagation over a flat Earth, and knife-edge diffraction. These are simplified “textbook” propagation models that will be extended in subsequent modules to more practical models. The module runs about 40 minutes. It contains an example along with each of the three topics, and references at the end.

Member Only Content In our Webinar Series GWEC has the following content for Members only:  

• Fixed Point DSP
• OFDM
• Link Budget
• Introduction to Transmission Lines
• Thermal Noise
• Decibels, Power Gain, and Transmission Loss
• Propagation Basics

In our Summit Lecture series GWEC has lectures from the following individuals along with others:

Dr. Hatfield has held the positions of Chief of the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC, Chief of the Office of Policy Analysis and Development at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and Administrator of NTIA. More recently, he served as Chief Technologist and then as Chief of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the FCC. Currently, now he is Chairing the Commerce Department's Spectrum Management Advisory Committee.