Wave propagation in Low- and medium-frequency bands (surface waves), Wave propagation in the HF band (Sky waves), Wave propagation in VHF, UHF, SHF and EHF bands (LOS propagation), Tropospheric refraction, Outdoor path-loss models, Indoor-propagation models, Fading channels, FSO channels, Underwater communication channels, Communication range equation and link budget analysis, Channel sounding and estimation techniques for single carrier, CDMA, OFDM, and MIMO communication, Simulation methods for various channel models (Channel paths to channel taps), Channel resource allocation algorithms, Communication through time invariant and time variant band limited channels, Nyquist criteria for zero ISI, The big picture of equalization, Brute Force equalization: ML sequence estimation using Viterbi algorithm, Zero forcing equalizer design in time and frequency domain, MMSE equalizer, Wiener-Hopf equations, Adaptation algorithms, LMS and RLS equalizer, Kalman equalizer, Decision feedback equalizer, Cyclic equalization, Blind equalization, Single-carrier frequency domain equalization, Performance analysis of equalizers over various channel models.