What is radio propagation research?
Radio propagation research focuses on the interaction between radio waves and the physical media in which they travel. The troposphere and ionosphere affect radio waves in a variety of ways – they can absorb, scatter, bend, reflect, depolarize, delay or offer several paths to radio waves. These possibilities must be considered in the design of communications systems, as well as in the development of spectrum policy and spectrum management. In the case of developing a large-scale application, service providers can benefit from using the CRC-PREDICT software used to estimate the strength of radio signals that cross terrestrial paths.
