Radio receiver technology : principles, architectures, and applications / Ralf Rudersdorfer, Ulrich Graf, Hans Zahnd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rudersdorfer, Ralf, author.

Contributor:

Graf, Ulrich, 1948-

Zahnd, Hans.

Standardized Title:

Funkempfèangerkompendium. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Radio--Receivers and reception.

Radio.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Distribution:

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2013]

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : Wiley, 2014.

Summary:

"The purpose of this book is to provide the users of radio receivers with the required knowledge of the basic mechanisms and principles of present-day receiver technology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

About the Author xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgements xv

I Functional Principle of Radio Receivers 1

I.1 Some History to Start 1

I.2 Present-Day Concepts 4

I.3 Practical Example of an (All-)Digital Radio Receiver 23

I.4 Practical Example of a Portable Wideband Radio Receiver 39

References 46

Further Reading 48

II Fields of Use and Applications of Radio Receivers 49

II.1 Prologue 49

II.2 Wireless Telecontrol 50

II.3 Non-Public Radio Services 54

II.4 Radio Intelligence, Radio Surveillance 64

II.5 Direction Finding and Radio Localization 83

II.6 Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Reception 101

II.7 Time Signal Reception 104

II.8 Modern Radio Frequency Usage and Frequency Economy 107

References 109

Further Reading 112

III Receiver Characteristics and their Measurement 113

III.1 Objectives and Benefits 113

III.2 Preparations for Metrological Investigations 114

III.3 Receiver Input Matching and Input Impedance 118

III.4 Sensitivity 121

III.5 Spurious Reception 147

III.6 Near Selectivity 156

III.7 Reciprocal Mixing 162

III.8 Blocking 171

III.9 Intermodulation 174

III.10 Cross-Modulation 199

III.11 Quality Factor of Selective RF Preselectors under Operating Conditions 204

III.12 Large-Signal Behaviour in General 209

III.13 Audio Reproduction Properties 213

III.14 Behaviour of the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) 218

III.15 Long-Term Frequency Stability 223

III.16 Characteristics of the Noise Squelch 226

III.17 Receiver Stray Radiation 227

III.18 (Relative) Receive Signal Strength and S Units 230

III.19 AM Suppression in the F3E Receiving Path 236

III.20 Scanning Speed in Search Mode 238

References 240

Further Reading 242

IV Practical Evaluation of Radio Receivers (A Model) 245

IV.1 Factual Situation 245

IV.2 Objective Evaluation of Characteristics in Practical Operation 245

IV.3 Information Gained in Practical Operation 249

IV.4 Interpretation (and Contents of the 'Table of operational PRACTICE') 253.

IV.5 Specific Equipment Details 255

References 255

Further Reading 255

V Concluding Information 257

V.1 Cascade of Noisy Two-Ports (Overall Noise Performance) 257

V.2 Cascade of Intermodulating Two-Ports (Overall Intermodulation Performance) 260

V.3 Mathematical Description of the Intermodulation Formation 264

V.4 Mixing and Derivation of Spurious Reception 269

V.5 Characteristics of Emission Classes According to the ITU RR 272

V.6 Geographic Division of the Earth by Region According to ITU RR 272

V.7 Conversion of dB. . . Levels 272

References 278

Further Reading 279

List of Tables 281

Index 283.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-64788-2

1-118-65939-2

OCLC:

843785587