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The Technician's Radio Receiver Handbook
Wireless and Telecommunication Technology

Joseph Carr (Author)

9780750673198, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 14 February 2001

352 pages
24.4 x 17.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.56 kg

"The Technician's Radio Receiver Handbook is an invaluable tool for anyone involved in the technologies of wireless, cellular telephone, telecommunications, avionics, and other forms of electronic communication using radio waves."--RF Globalnet

"This book is a good reference and training guide for anyone interested in communications technology, including wireless, cellular telephony, avionics, and other electronic comms using radio waves." --Electronic Product News

The Technician's Radio Receiver Handbook is an invaluable tool for anyone involved in the technologies of wireless, cellular telephone, telecommunications, avionics, and other forms of electronic communication using radio waves. The market demand for and use of wireless and telecommunication technology has increased dramatically over the past decade, leaving many technicians and other communications professionals with the need for accurate information on how the newest equipment works and how to fix any problems that arise. Joe Carr, a notable author in the amateur radio and communications markets, explains both the new and old technologies, the science behind the scenes, as well as troubleshooting techniques not found in any other book.

The book will also have a companion website including helpful calculation software, customizable spreadsheets, and much more.

Radio Communications
Communications Systems
Modulation styles
Role of the Receiver
Radio Receiver Configurations
Older configurations including Crystal video, Tuned Radio Frequency, Regenerative & Superregenerative, Superheterodyne
Classes of receivers
Special Receivers: Electronic Warfare, Radar, ELINT/SIGIN
Radio Receiver Performance Characteristics including static, dynamic and spurious
The Front End: An Overview including Coupling to antenna, RF Amplifiers, Mixers, Local Oscillator/Synthesizer, and Filtering
Front-End Filtering
RF Amplifiers & Preamplifiers
The Mixer Stage
Local Oscillator & Synthesizer Circuits
IF Filters: General Filter Theory, SAW, Crystal Filters, Mechanical Filters
IF Amplifiers
Detector and Demodulator Circuits
The Other Receiver Circuits including Automatic Gain Control (AGC), Automatic Frequency Control (AFC), Noise Limiters and Blankers, and Squelch Circuits
GaAs ICs, Power MOSFETs, RF LDMOS and MMICs
Spectrum Analyzer Receivers
Digital Signal Processing
PCS, UHF Trunked Systems, and Spread Spectrum
Receiver Tests and Measurements
Planning a Receiver System
Improving Receiver Performance in a high EMI environment
Troubleshooting Receiver System Problems
Special Reception Approaches

Subject Areas: Radio technology [TJKR]

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