Radio Regulations

Source: the Radio Regulations published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

All IBR Recommendations

As incorporated in RR-2020

This is not the text in force. It is the version of this Recommendation that RR-2020 gave treaty-binding force, kept so that the incorporated set can be read as it stood at each conference.

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Recommendation ITU-R P.526-15

Mandatory (1978-1982-1992-1994-1995-1997-1999-2001-2003-2005-2007-2009-2012-2013-2018-2019)

Propagation by diffraction

Version history

Version evolution

The number in each cell (e.g. −9) is the Recommendation's revision number — the “-9” in ITU-R M.585-9, not a negative value. So −8 → −9 means the binding reference moved from the 8th to the 9th revision.

RR-2008 -10
RR-2012 -11
RR-2016 -13
RR-2020 -15
RR-2024 -15

Incorporated into the RR by

RR provisions, footnotes and Resolutions that incorporate this Recommendation

Footnote

Resolution

Bands and services are derived from the footnotes of the Radio Regulations as they stand, so they are shown only on the edition in force.

Scope

This Recommendation presents several models to enable the reader to evaluate the effect of diffraction on the received field strength. The models are applicable to different obstacle types and to various path geometries.

Keywords

diffraction irregular terrain obstacles knife-edge aperture screen

Recommends

  1. that the methods described in Annex 1 be used for the calculation of field strengths over diffraction paths, which may include a spherical earth surface, or irregular terrain with different kinds of obstacles.
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. Page
  4. Annex 1 2
  5. Introduction 2
  6. Basic concepts 3

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Source: ITU Radio Regulations, editions of 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024. The English, French and Spanish texts are each taken from the official edition in that language, not translated from one another. Sources and citation.