[en] The wave modes below the proton gyrofrequency in a homogenous, non-relativistic multicomponent plasma are studied. A detailed discussion of the dispersion relation and the dielectric tensor is given. Numerical methods are used to study the propagation properties and the polarization for all angles of propagation relative to the ambient magnetic field. Analytical dispersion equations for some regions of parameter space are discussed. Also modes close to multiples of ions gyrofrequencies are considered. Numerical and analytical studies reveal that waves destabilized by ion distributions with temperature of loss-cone anisotropies may be found propagating in nearly any direction. The largest growth rates are often found for parallel propagation, but many loss-cone distribution give emissions only for propagation at angles of more than 45 degrees off the ambient magnetic field. Hot particle distributions may influence not only temporal growth but also the group velocity, and thus cause non-convective instabilities. High temperature distributions may also, even when they are anisotropic, significantly increase damping in some regions of frequency wave vector space. (author)