Intro
Introduction
Contents
Abbreviations
1 Radar
1.1 The Electromagnetic Field Around Us
1.2 How to Describe the Electromagnetic Field
1.3 What Are Electromagnetic Waves
1.4 What Tasks Does Radar
1.5 What Signals Are Used in Radar
1.6 That Carries the Radar Information
1.7 What Is a Permission Element?
1.8 How to Improve the Detection of Radar Targets
1.9 What Signals Affect the Input of the Radar
1.10 How to Select Useful Signal Against the Background Noise
1.11 How to Make a Decision About the Presence of a Radar Target

1.12 What Errors Occur, When Making a Decision
1.13 When and by What Criteria to Make a Decision
1.14 Equation Range
1.15 What Determines the Accuracy of Measurement and How to Improve It
1.16 What Non-classical Types of Radar Exist
1.17 Where Today Can Not Do Without Radar
1.18 Conclusion
References
2 Propagation of Radio Waves
2.1 Propagation of Radio Waves in Free Space
2.1.1 Environment Without Loss
2.1.2 The Medium with Losses
2.1.3 Line-of-Sight Range
2.2 Areas of Radio Wave's Propagation
2.2.1 Soil
2.2.2 Troposphere
2.2.3 Stratosphere

2.2.4 Ionosphere
2.3 Features of Propagation of Radio Waves in the Troposphere
2.4 Features of Propagation of Radio Waves in the Ionosphere
2.5 The Area of Space, That Is Essential for the Propagation of Radio Waves
2.6 Classification of Radio Waves
2.7 Features of Radio Wave Propagation in Different Bands
2.7.1 Ultra-Long Waves (ULW) and Long Waves (LW)
2.7.2 Medium Waves (MW)
2.7.3 Short Waves
2.7.4 Ultra-Short Waves
2.7.5 Decimeter, Centimeter, and Millimeter Waves
2.7.6 Waves of Optical Range
2.8 Conclusion
References
3 Aero Radionavigation

3.1 Basics of Aero Radionavigation
3.1.1 General Approaches to Solving Problems of Aircraft Navigation Support
3.1.2 Basic Concepts, Used in Aero Radionavigation
3.2 Traditional Navigation Equipment, Used for Aircraft Navigation
3.2.1 Automatic Radio Compass
3.2.2 Flight and Navigation System
3.2.3 Radio Engineering Systems for Long-Range and Short-Range Navigation
3.2.4 Radiobeacons
3.3 Satellite Radio Navigation Systems
3.3.1 Reasons for Switching to Satellite Radio Navigation Systems
3.3.2 History of the SRNS Development
3.3.3 Requirements for SRNS

3.4 Principles of SRNS's Functioning
3.5 Ground Control Complex
3.6 Joint Use of GLONASS and GPS Systems
References
Appendix A Lecture "About the Laws of the Electromagnetic World"
A.1 A Bit of History
A.2 Results of the Pre-Maxwell Period
A.3 Quite a Bit of Mathematics
A.4 Maxwell's Equations
A.5 Some More Mathematics
A.7 Maxwell's Equations Again
A.8 An Alternating Current is the Source of the Electromagnetic Field
A.9 What Should Be Understood by the Term "Electromagnetic Field"?
A.10 Sources of the Electromagnetic Field