| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Note |
Translation of: Funkempfängerkompendium. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language |
Tranlsated from German. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| 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 |
| Subject |
Radio -- Receivers and reception.
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Radio -- Récepteurs et réception. |
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radio receivers. |
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Radio -- Receivers and reception |
| Added Author |
Graf, Ulrich, 1948- author.
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Zahnd, Hans, author.
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Buesching, Gerhard K., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rudersdorfer, Ralf. Funkempfängerkompendium. English. Radio receiver technology 9781118647882 (DLC) 2013020084 (OCoLC)843785587 |
| ISBN |
9781118647844 |
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111864784X |
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1118503201 |
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9781118503201 |
| Music No. |
EB00212806 Recorded Books |
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