Newnes radio and RF engineering pocket book

New material in the third edition includes mobile base station antennas, operation of cellular networks, SAW filters and ceramic resonators, modulation for stereo FM broadcasts, ADPCM, and vocoders.*The essential data and information for modern radio engineering at your fingertips*Based on the pract...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Winder, Steve (-), Carr, Joseph J., Davies, John
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Boston : Newnes 2002.
Edición:3rd ed
Colección:Newnes Pocket Books
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  • Front Cover; Newnes Radio and RF Engineering Pocket Book; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to second edition; Preface to third edition; Chapter 1. Propagation of radio waves; 1.1 Frequency and wavelength; 1.2 The radio frequency spectrum; 1.3 The isotropic radiator; 1.4 Formation of radio waves; 1.5 Behaviour of radio waves; 1.6 Methods of propagation; 1.7 Other propagation topics; References; Chapter 2. The decibel scale; 2.1 Decibels and the logarithmic scale; 2.2 Decibels referred to absolute values; Chapter 3. Transmission lines; 3.1 General considerations; 3.2 Impedance matching
  • 3.3 Base band lines3.4 Balanced line hybrids; 3.5 Radio frequency lines; 3.6 Waveguides; 3.7 Other transmission line considerations; References; Chapter 4. Antennas; 4.1 Antenna characteristics; 4.2 Antenna types; 4.3 VHF and UHF antennas; 4.4 Microwave antennas; 4.5 Loop antennas; References; Chapter 5. Resonant circuits; 5.1 Series and parallel tuned circuits; 5.2 Q factor; 5.3 Coupled (band-pass) resonant circuits; References; Chapter 6. Oscillators; 6.1 Oscillator requirements; 6.2 Tunable oscillators; 6.3 Quartz crystal oscillators; 6.4 Frequency synthesizers
  • 6.5 Caesium and rubidium frequency standardsReferences; Chapter 7. Piezo-electric devices; 7.1 Piezo-electric effect; 7.2 Quartz crystal characteristics; 7.3 Specifying quartz crystals; 7.4 Filters; 7.5 SAW filters and resonators; References; Chapter 8. Bandwidth requirements and modulation; 8.1 Bandwidth of signals at base band; 8.2 Modulation; 8.3 Analogue modulation; 8.4 Digital modulation; 8.5 Spread spectrum transmission; References; Chapter 9. Frequency planning; 9.1 International and regional planning; 9.2 National planning; 9.3 Designations of radio emissions
  • 9.4 Bandwidth and frequency designations9.5 General frequency allocations; 9.6 Classes of radio stations; 9.7 Radio wavebands; Reference; Chapter 10. Radio equipment; 10.1 Transmitters; 10.2 Receivers; 10.3 Programmable equipment; References; Chapter 11. Microwave communication; 11.1 Microwave usage; 11.2 Propagation; 11.3 K factor; 11.4 Fresnel zones, reflections and multi-path fading; 11.5 Performance criteria for analogue and digital links; 11.6 Terminology; 11.7 Link planning; 11.8 Example of microwave link plan; Reference; Chapter 12. Information privacy and encryption
  • 12.1 Encryption principles12.2 Speech encryption; 12.3 Data encryption; 12.4 Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spread spectrum; 12.5 Classification of security; References; Chapter 13. Multiplexing; 13.1 Frequency division multiplex; 13.2 Time division multiplex (TDM); 13.3 Code division multiple access (CDMA); Reference; Chapter 14. Speech digitization and synthesis; 14.1 Pulse amplitude modulation; 14.2 Pulse code modulation; 14.3 ADPCM codecs; 14.4 The G728 low delay CELP codec; 14.5 The GSM codec; References; Chapter 15. VHF and UHF mobile communication; 15.1 Operating procedures
  • 15.2 Control of base stations