A selective survey of Soviet Bloc scatter development

Results of a study of the Soviet Bloc literature on the various forms of scatter propagation are presented. Backscatter and meteor scatter are included along with tropospheric and ionospheric scatter. The theoretical work is emphasized, since it is presented more fully in the available literature, and since hardware development appears to be lagging behind theoretical study. It is concluded that the Soviet Bloc has a vigorous well-organized program to explore the potentialities of these forms of propagation.