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Electronics communications for technicians
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Upper Saddle River, N. J. : Prentice Hall, 2001
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1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm
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9780130131393
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Accompanies text with the same title : (TK5101 W47 2001)
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For sophomore-level course in Electronic Communications.

Written by a technician for technicians, this text fills the gap between communications texts that are either highly mathematical (suitable for engineers) or technically weak (not enough detail for technical students). Using an algebra-based approach that does NOT sacrifice depth of coverage, it uses plain language and an abundance of examples and case studies to explore real circuits, systems, and their troubleshooting.


Table of Contents

1 Introduction to RF Communicationsp. 1
1-1 Communication Systemsp. 1
1-2 A Simple Radio Systemp. 3
1-3 The Need for Modulationp. 5
1-4 A Practical Radio Systemp. 9
1-5 The Radio-Frequency Spectrump. 11
1-6 Digital Communicationsp. 12
1-7 How to Troubleshoot Systemsp. 13
2 Signal Analysisp. 18
2-1 Two Domainsp. 18
2-2 Complex Waveformsp. 24
2-3 Noise Sourcesp. 34
2-4 Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Noise Figurep. 41
2-5 Noise Reduction Techniquesp. 45
2-6 Fourier Series for Common Waveformsp. 46
3 Amplitude Modulationp. 52
3-1 Generating an AM Signalp. 52
3-2 Measuring AM Signals in the Time Domainp. 56
3-3 Frequency Domain AM Analysisp. 61
3-4 Power and Efficiencyp. 67
3-5 Spectrum Analyzer Measurementsp. 72
4 AM Transmittersp. 84
4-1 Low- and High-Level Transmittersp. 85
4-2 Oscillator Theoryp. 91
4-3 Three Oscillatorsp. 94
4-4 Crystal-Controlled Oscillatorsp. 104
4-5 RF Amplifiersp. 112
4-6 RF Modulatorsp. 121
4-7 High-Level Transmitter Circuit Analysisp. 126
4-8 Measuring Transmitter Performancep. 129
4-9 Troubleshooting Transmittersp. 132
5 AM Receiversp. 137
5-1 Receiver Operationp. 138
5-2 AM Detectionp. 141
5-3 The TRF Receiverp. 144
5-4 The Superheterodyne Recieverp. 149
5-5 Superheterodyne Receiver Circuit Analysisp. 157
5-6 Integrated Circuit Receiversp. 162
5-7 Alignment of Receiversp. 163
5-8 Troubleshooting Receiversp. 165
6 Single Sideband Systemsp. 170
6-1 SSB Versus AM: Types of Sideband Signalsp. 171
6-2 SSB Signal Generation: Filter Methodp. 177
6-3 SSB Signal Generation: Phasing and DSP Methodsp. 190
6-4 Frequency-Agile SSB Transmittersp. 194
6-5 SSB Receiversp. 198
6-6 SSB Transceiversp. 207
7 Systems for Frequency Generationp. 213
7-1 The Phase-Locked Loopp. 214
7-2 PLL Synthesizersp. 223
7-3 How Software Controls a PLL Synthesizerp. 231
7-4 DDS Synthesizersp. 235
7-5 A Complete Frequency Synthesizerp. 239
7-6 Troubleshooting Frequency Synthesizersp. 243
8 Frequency Modulation: Transmissionp. 249
8-1 A Simple FM Transmitterp. 250
8-2 FM Signal Analysisp. 253
8-3 Frequency Modulated Oscillatorsp. 265
8-4 Three FM Transmittersp. 271
8-5 Special Topicsp. 278
8-6 A Simple FM Broadcast Transmitterp. 282
8-7 FM Stereo and SCA Systemsp. 286
8-8 Measuring the Performance of FM Transmittersp. 289
9 FM Receiversp. 294
9-1 FM Superheterodyne Receiversp. 294
9-2 Detection of FM Signalsp. 299
9-3 A Complete FM Receiverp. 308
9-4 Synthesized FM Receiversp. 311
9-5 FM Stereo and SCA Decodingp. 315
9-6 Alignment of FM Receiversp. 319
9-7 Troubleshooting FM Receiversp. 325
10 Televisionp. 330
10-1 Analog Television Principlesp. 331
10-2 The Analog Video Signalp. 335
10-3 TV Receiver Operationp. 342
10-4 Color Televisionp. 351
10-5 High Definition Television (HDTV)p. 358
10-6 Troubleshooting TV Receiversp. 365
11 Transmission Linesp. 372
11-1 Basic Construction of Transmission Linesp. 372
11-2 Electrical Characteristics of Tranmission Linesp. 377
11-3 Impedance Mismatches and Standing Wavesp. 386
11-4 Impedance Matching Devicesp. 395
11-5 Introduction to the Smith Chartp. 404
11-6 Troubleshooting Transmission Linesp. 414
12 Antennas and Wave Propagationp. 421
12-1 Electrical and Electromagnetic Energyp. 422
12-2 The Dipole and Marconi Antennasp. 428
12-3 Directional Antennasp. 438
12-4 Special Antennasp. 445
12-5 Antenna Troubleshooting and RF Safetyp. 452
12-6 Wave Propagationp. 456
12-7 Link Budgetsp. 465
13 Microwave Communication Systemsp. 473
13-1 Microwave Construction Techniquesp. 474
13-2 Microwave Transmission Linesp. 479
13-3 Microwave Oscillatorsp. 489
13-4 Microwave Amplifiersp. 498
13-5 Pulse and Doppler Radar Systemsp. 506
14 Telephony and Cellular Networksp. 516
14-1 The System Viewp. 517
14-2 The Local Loop: Operation, Signaling, and Telephone Circuitryp. 520
14-3 Switching and Encoding: PCMp. 531
14-4 Wireless Telephony: AMPS and PCS, CDMA, GSM, TDMAp. 541
14-5 Special Topics: Caller ID, Broadband Internet Servicesp. 554
15 Introduction to Data Communicationsp. 563
15-1 Nature of Digital Datap. 564
15-2 Network Topologiesp. 569
15-3 Modems and Digital Modulation Techniquesp. 576
15-4 Asynchronous Data and UARTsp. 592
15-5 Error Detection and Correctionp. 608
15-6 The RS232/EIA232 Interface Standardsp. 615
15-7 Troubleshooting Data Communications Systemsp. 621
16 Networking Fundamentalsp. 627
16-1 Network Hardware and Mediap. 627
16-2 The ISO/OSI Modelp. 635
16-3 The Internet and Internet Protocol (IP) Addressingp. 640
16-4 IP Addressing, Subnets, and Gatewaysp. 645
16-5 DHCP and ARPp. 655
16-6 Transport: TCP and UDPp. 658
16-7 Troubleshooting Networksp. 666
17 The Global Positioning Systemp. 674
17-1 Satellites and Orbitsp. 675
17-2 How GPS Worksp. 680
17-3 GPS Segments and Navigation Signal Processingp. 686
17-4 Reducing Position Error: Enhanced GPSp. 697
17-5 Troubleshooting GPS Installationsp. 701
18 Fiber-Optic and Laser Technologyp. 707
18-1 Fiber-Optic Construction and Operationp. 708
18-2 Propagation Modes and Dispersionp. 716
18-3 Light Wave Sources and Modulation Circuitsp. 723
18-4 Light Wave Detectionp. 735
18-5 Troubleshooting Fiber-Optic Systemsp. 744
Appendix A Decibelsp. 750
Appendix B Bipolar Transistor Fundamentalsp. 754
Appendix C Amateur Radio Communicationsp. 765
Appendix D Well-Known TCP and UDP Port Numbersp. 767
Appendix E ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode Character Setsp. 770
Glossaryp. 772
Indexp. 781