ITU Workshop Overview of activities of ITU-R Study Group 3 on radiowave propagation (World Forum, The Hague, The Netherlands, 10 April 2014, 15h00 - 18h20) - Programme

ITU-R Study Group 3 - Radiowave Propagation

Bertram Arbesser-Rastburg (ESA, The Netherlands - ITU-R Study Group 3 Chairman)
David Botha (ITU-R SG 3 Counsellor)

• Introduction to ITU-R
• Overview of Study Group 3, some key aspects and working methods

WP 3J - Propagation Fundamentals

Marlene Pontes (WiNGS Telecom, Brazil - ITU-R SG 3 Vice-Chairman, WP 3J Chairman)

• Propagation by diffraction (Recommendation ITU-R P.526)
• Characteristics of precipitation for propagation modelling (Recommendation ITU-R P.837)
• The modelling of joint temporal fading statistics (Preliminary draft new ITU-R Recommendation)
• Handbook on Radiometeorology

Critical points and future needs

WP 3K - Point-to-area propagation

Paul McKenna (NTIA, US - ITU-R WP 3K Chairman)

• Propagation curves for aeronautical mobile and radionavigation services using the VHF, UHF and SHF bands (Recommendation ITU-R P.528)
• Method for point-to-area predictions for terrestrial services in the frequency range 30 MHz to 3 000 MHz (Recommendation ITU-R P.1411)
• Method for point-to-area predictions for terrestrial services in the frequency range 30 MHz to 3 000 MHz (Recommendation ITU-R P.1546)
• A path-specific propagation prediction method for point-to-area terrestrial services in the VHF and UHF bands (Recommendation ITU-R P.1812)

Critical points and future needs

Break

WP 3L - Ionospheric propagation and radio noise​

Les Barclay (Consultant, UK - ITU-R WP 3L Chairman)

• Ionospheric mapping and modelling (Recommendation ITU-R P.1239)
• Ionospheric propagation data and prediction methods required for the design of satellite services and systems (Recommendation ITU-R P.531)
• Method for the prediction of the performance of HF circuits (Recommendation ITU-R P.533)
• Ground wave propagation (New ITU-R Handbook)
• Radio Noise (Recommendation ITU-R P.372)

Critical points and future needs

WP 3M - Point-to-point and Earth-space propagation

Carol Wilson (CSIRO, Australia - ITU-R SG 3 Vice-Chairman, WP 3M Chairman)

• Propagation data and prediction methods required for the design of terrestrial line-of-sight systems (Recommendation ITU-R P.530)
• Propagation data and prediction methods required for the design of Earth-space telecommunication systems (Recommendation ITU-R P.618)
• Prediction procedure for the evaluation of interference between stations on the surface of the Earth at frequencies above about 0.1 GHz (Recommendation ITU-R P.452)
• A general purpose wide-range terrestrial propagation model in the frequency range 30 MHz to 50 GHz (Recommendation ITU-R P.2001)

Critical points and future needs

SG 3 Software, databanks and testing procedures

Antonio Martellucci (ESA, The Netherlands), Carlo Riva (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

• Software in ITU-R Recommendations
• Overview of software, databanks and testing procedures

Panel Discussion

Moderator: Thomas Kürner (ITU Braunschweig, EuRAAP WG Propagation Chairman)