Radio Receiver Design
1st Edition
Published on 27. August 1998
Book
Hardback
488 pages
978-0-8247-0161-1 (ISBN)
Description
Provides a fundamental understanding of current as well as future concepts and techniques essential for systematically defining and manufacturing a receiver that is flexible yet functional in today's world. An excellent introduction to communications and the role of receivers in conveying information.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic and Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
857 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8247-0161-1 (9780824701611)
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Person
Robert Dixon
Content
Introduction - communicating links and the receiver's role; modulation and bandwidth; receiver configurations; the superheterodyne receiver; amplifier design and application; mixer/converter design; local oscillator design; demodulator design and application; defining and measuring performance; receiving antennas; implementation with digital methods; level diagrams in receiver design; error detection and correction; receiver examples. Appendices: glossary; spread spectrum receivers; Gray codes; answers and questions; receiver applications and frequency ranges; wavelength (Zigma) and frequency; noise in a receiver's bandwidth; dBs, dBms, and other mysteries; power transfer and impedance match; grounding, bypassing, and shielding; simulating a QPSK modem; simulating RF systems using system view by Elanix.