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14 Introduction Chap. 1<br />

Signal propagation<br />

Transmit<br />

antenna<br />

Receive<br />

antenna<br />

Earth<br />

(a) Ground-Wave Propagation (Below 2 MHz)<br />

Signal propagation<br />

Ionosphere<br />

Transmit<br />

antenna<br />

Earth<br />

Receive<br />

antenna<br />

(b) Sky-Wave Propagation (2 to 30 MHz)<br />

Transmit<br />

antenna<br />

Tower<br />

Signal propagation<br />

Earth<br />

Receive<br />

antenna<br />

(c) Line-of-Sight (LOS) Propagation (Above 30 MHz)<br />

Figure 1–2 Propagation of radio frequencies.<br />

waves are refracted (i.e., bent) gradually in an inverted U shape, because the index of<br />

refraction varies with altitude as the ionization density changes. The refraction index of the<br />

ionosphere is given by [Griffiths, 1987; Jordan and Balmain, 1968]<br />

n = C<br />

I - 81N<br />

f 2<br />

(1–4)

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