The CCIR and radio propagation--A mini-review

The International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) is that component of the Internatioanl Telecommunication Union which can have a significant impact upon the professional careers of members of the IEEE/AP and URSL This paper, a mini-review sponsored by the IEEE Wave Propagation Standards Committee, introduces the CCIR organization, and describes how its functions (particularly with respect to the two propagation Study Groups, SG 5 and 6) relate to U.S. engineers. It then looks into the preparation of material for the "green books" and the processes through which the updating of these books may be influenced by the U.S. telecommunications community.