This document provides an introduction to wireless communication channels and propagation models. It discusses the objectives of explaining wireless communication, propagation models and their importance, multipath fading and factors affecting different types of fading. It also addresses channel estimation techniques and using diversity to mitigate multipath fading. The key topics covered are components of wireless communication systems, propagation of radio waves through different modes, the effects of multipath propagation including fading, and an overview of propagation models and their benefits for estimating received signals.