Propagation des ondes radioLes ondes radioélectriques ou ondes hertziennes sont des ondes électromagnétiques qui se propagent de deux façons : dans l'espace libre (propagation rayonnée, autour de la Terre par exemple) dans des lignes (propagation guidée, dans un câble coaxial ou un guide d'ondes) Le domaine des fréquences des ondes radio s'étend de à . Pour la partie théorique, on se reportera à l'article Établissement de l'équation de propagation à partir des équations de Maxwell .
Transmission mediumA transmission medium is a system or substance that can mediate the propagation of signals for the purposes of telecommunication. Signals are typically imposed on a wave of some kind suitable for the chosen medium. For example, data can modulate sound, and a transmission medium for sounds may be air, but solids and liquids may also act as the transmission medium. Vacuum or air constitutes a good transmission medium for electromagnetic waves such as light and radio waves.
Ultra haute fréquenceLa bande des ultra hautes fréquences (ultra high frequency/UHF) est la bande du spectre radioélectrique comprise entre et , soit les longueurs d'onde de à . La bande UHF est le terme officiel désignant les fréquences radio de 300 à , mais la partie haute appartient plus généralement au domaine technique des « hyperfréquences » qui s'étend de () à . On y trouve donc des appellations anciennes et largement utilisées comme la Bande L et la Bande S.
Tropospheric scatterTropospheric scatter, also known as troposcatter, is a method of communicating with microwave radio signals over considerable distances – often up to and further depending on frequency of operation, equipment type, terrain, and climate factors. This method of propagation uses the tropospheric scatter phenomenon, where radio waves at UHF and SHF frequencies are randomly scattered as they pass through the upper layers of the troposphere. Radio signals are transmitted in a narrow beam aimed just above the horizon in the direction of the receiver station.
Rayleigh fadingRayleigh fading is a statistical model for the effect of a propagation environment on a radio signal, such as that used by wireless devices. Rayleigh fading models assume that the magnitude of a signal that has passed through such a transmission medium (also called a communication channel) will vary randomly, or fade, according to a Rayleigh distribution — the radial component of the sum of two uncorrelated Gaussian random variables.
