Goals in System Design -- The Spirit of System Design -- Reliability and Availability -- Effects of User Profile -- Project Working -- Available Parameters -- Standardization and Regulations -- Frequency -- Power -- NF -- RF Transmission Lines -- Geographical Topology -- Modulation -- Effects of the Baseband Signal -- Signal Processing -- Nonelectrical Factors -- Systems Problems Involving Wave-Propagation Mechanisms -- Propagation Models in Brief with Reference to System Design -- Means to Counter Adverse Conditions (Stationary and Nonstationary) -- Attenuation -- Scattering -- Multipath Problems -- Interference Issues -- Unexpected Ionospheric Disturbances at HFs -- Interference Problems in Microwave Links -- Reception of Weak Geostationary Satellite Signals -- Circuits and Components for System Evaluations and Design -- Standard or Custom Design? -- Passive Modules -- Terminations -- Attenuators -- Power Dividers and Combiners -- Filters -- Directional Couplers -- Isolators -- Active Modules -- Detectors -- Switches -- Mixers -- Amplifiers -- Oscillators -- Modulators and Demodulators -- Upconverters/Downconverters -- Power Supplies -- Mechanics -- Purchasing Modules for Equipment Development -- Antennas and Associated Hardware -- Antenna Selection Criteria -- Some Antenna Types -- Individual Antenna Elements -- Antenna Arrays -- Vehicle-Mounted Arrays -- Antennas as Mechanical Elements -- Antenna Mounting on Test Vehicles -- A Tracking System for a 3-m Reflector Antenna -- RF Transmission Lines
Summary
Annotation "Introduction to RF Equipment and System Design offers a comprehensive overview of the most important aspects and components of radio frequency equipment and systems. The book applies theoretical fundamentals to real-world issues, extensively using examples from recent design projects. An excellent resource for engineers and engineering students alike, this practical design guide shows readers how to: configure effective receiver and transmitter architectures from commercial blocks; determine the most efficient ways of circumventing wave propagation problems in a real network; assemble a reliable test environment for an RF project; make a design survive in the real operating environment; and design a small instrumentation radar system and an airborne telemetry system."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
