Communications, radar, and electronic warfare / Adrian William Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Adrian W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio wave propagation.

Radio frequency.

Wireless communication systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The book is structured systematically, enabling the reader to utilise the methods explained to improve radio spectrum exploitation in practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Glossary

PART ONE / BASIC THEORY

1 Introduction

1.1 The Aim of this Book

1.2 Current Radio Technology

1.3 Factors Constraining Radio Communications

References and Further Reading

2 Management of the Radio Spectrum

2.1 Spectrum Management Fundamentals

2.2 Civil Spectrum Management

2.3 Military Spectrum Management

2.4 Management of EWActivities

3 The Radio Channel

3.1 Frequency Aspects of the Radio Channel

3.2 Narrowband Signals

3.3 Frequency Hopping Signals

3.4 Wideband Signals

3.5 The Effect of Movement on the Radio Channel

4 Radio Links in the Presence of Noise

4.1 Sources of Radio Noise

4.2 Effects of Noise

4.3 The Radio Receiver

4.4 Radio Link Budgets in the Presence of Noise

5 Radio Links in the Presence of Interference

5.1 Sources of Radio Interference

5.2 Interference in the Spectral Domain

5.3 Interference in the Time Domain

5.4 Interference Mitigation Techniques

6 Radio Links and Deliberate Jamming

6.1 The Purpose of Jamming

6.2 How Jamming Works

6.3 Types of Communications Jammers

6.4 Jamming Mitigation Techniques

7 Radar and Radar Jamming

7.1 Introduction to Radars

7.2 The Radar Equation

7.3 Types of Radar

7.4 Radar Jamming Techniques

7.5 Radar Jamming Mitigation Techniques

8 Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices

8.1 The Poor Man's Weapon of Choice: IEDs

8.2 Radio Control for IEDs

8.3 Detection of IED Radio Control Systems

PART TWO / PRACTICAL

9 Predicting HF Radio

9.1 Propagation at HF

9.2 HF Skywave Link Budgets

9.3 Groundwave

10 VHF to SHF Radio Prediction

10.1 Propagation above HF

10.2 Modelling Methods

10.3 Deterministic Models.

10.4 Empirical Models

10.5 Combined Models

10.6 Link Budgets

11 Data Requirements for Radio Prediction

11.1 Why Consider Modelling Requirements?

11.2 Communications System Parameters

11.3 ES Specific Parameters

11.4 EA Specific Parameters

11.5 Radar Specific Parameters

11.6 Third-Party Characteristics

11.7 General Antenna Characteristics

11.8 Antenna Environment Considerations

11.9 Terrain Data

11.10 Ground and Radio Clutter Data

11.11 Sunspots, Ionospheric and Atmospheric Data

12 Planning and Optimising Radio Links

12.1 Path Profile Prediction

12.2 Optimising a Link

12.3 Re-Broadcast Links

12.4 Linked Networks

13 Planning Radio Networks for Coverage

13.1 Coverage Predictions

13.2 Optimisation of Radio Networks

13.3 Limiting Coverage

14 Interference Analysis

14.1 Introduction to Radio Interference Analysis

14.2 Fading Considerations

14.3 Interference from other Channels

14.4 Different Ways of Representing Co-Existing Signals

15 Management Techniques for Interference

15.1 Preventing Interference

15.2 Managing Interference

15.3 Interference Reports

16 Management of Interference at a Radio Site

16.1 Special Features of Radio Sites with Multiple Systems

16.2 Sources of Interference at a Radio Site

16.3 Methods of Managing Interference at Radio Sites

17 Communications Electronic Warfare

17.1 Introduction

17.2 Detection and Intercept Networks

17.3 Direction Finding Networks

17.4 Communications Jammers

17.5 The Role of Unmanned Airborne Vehicles

17.6 Countering Enemy Communications Electronic Warfare

18 Non-Communications Electronic Warfare

18.1 Non-Communications EW

18.2 Radar Jamming Techniques.

18.3 Platform Self Protection Methods

18.4 Parametric Information Collection Methods

19 Countering Radio-Controlled IEDs

19.1 Introduction to IEDs

19.2 Radio Controlled IED

19.3 Basic IED Counter Methods

20 Summary and Conclusions

Appendix A: Working with Decibels

Appendix B: Common Conversion Formulae and Reference Tables

Index.

Notes:

Description based on PDF viewed 10/24/2017.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613677785

9780470977149

0470977140

9780470977170

0470977175

9781280746864

1280746866

9780470977163

0470977167

OCLC:

695561413