Introduction to RF propagation that covers all wireless applications This book provides readers with a solid understanding of the concepts involved in the propagation of electromagnetic waves and the commonly used modeling techniques. Critical topics that readers would otherwise have to find some resources to find included: * RF safety chapter provides a brief presentation of FCC recommendations, including application examples, and prepares readers to work with the real world to spread the system * Chapter Antennas provide an introduction the various antennas and techniques for antenna analysis, including detailed treatment of antenna polarization and axial ratio; this chapter contains a set of curves that allow readers to estimate polarization loss due to axial ratio mismatch between transmitting and receiving antennas without performing detailed calculations * Atmospheric effects chapter provides curves of typical atmospheric loss, so that expected loss can be determined easily * Rain attenuation chapter features a summary of how to apply the model of the ITU and Crane rain * Satellite communication chapter provides the details of earth-space propagation analysis including rain attenuation, atmospheric absorption, path length determination and noise temperature determination Examples widely used model to give all the details and necessary information to enable readers to apply the model to the conviction.