Radio Receiver Design / Edition 1

by Robert Dixon

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824701611
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/27/1998
Series:	Electrical and Computer Engineering , #104
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

A text that takes into account recent technological advances in communications and considers their application to receiver design. Covers receiver configurations, the superheterodyne receiver, receiving antennas, and error detection and correction. Several useful appendices provide information on noise in a receiver's bandwidth, simulating a QPSK modem, gray codes, and spread spectrum receivers. Intended for graduate engineers, computer scientists, and undergraduate courses in communications systems. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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