{"product_id":"radio-receiver-technology-9781118503201","title":"Radio Receiver Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by an expert in the field, this book covers the principles, architectures, applications, specifications and characterizations of radio receivers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, the author introduces the reader to the basic principles and theories of present-day communications receiver technology. The first section of the book presents realization concepts at the system level, taking into consideration the various types of users. Details of the circuitry are described providing the reader with an understanding of fully digitized radio receivers, offering an insight into the state-of-the-art.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe remaining sections address radio receivers, particularly as two-port devices. Furthermore, the author outlines the fields of applications (with sample calculations and with reference to practical work) and their features and considers also the specialty of high-quality radio receivers. As can be seen from the multitude of terrestrial applications described in Part II, they are typi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author xi  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Functional Principle of Radio Receivers 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.1 Some History to Start 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.2 Present-Day Concepts 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.3 Practical Example of an (All-)Digital Radio Receiver 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.4 Practical Example of a Portable Wideband Radio Receiver 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Fields of Use and Applications of Radio Receivers 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.1 Prologue 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.2 Wireless Telecontrol 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.3 Non-Public Radio Services 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.4 Radio Intelligence, Radio Surveillance 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.5 Direction Finding and Radio Localization 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.6 Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Reception 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.7 Time Signal Reception 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII.8 Modern Radio Frequency Usage and Frequency Economy 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Receiver Characteristics and their Measurement 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.1 Objectives and Benefits 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.2 Preparations for Metrological Investigations 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.3 Receiver Input Matching and Input Impedance 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.4 Sensitivity 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.5 Spurious Reception 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.6 Near Selectivity 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.7 Reciprocal Mixing 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.8 Blocking 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.9 Intermodulation 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.10 Cross-Modulation 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.11 Quality Factor of Selective RF Preselectors under Operating Conditions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.12 Large-Signal Behaviour in General 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.13 Audio Reproduction Properties 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.14 Behaviour of the Automatic Gain Control (AGC) 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.15 Long-Term Frequency Stability 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.16 Characteristics of the Noise Squelch 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.17 Receiver Stray Radiation 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.18 (Relative) Receive Signal Strength and S Units 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.19 AM Suppression in the F3E Receiving Path 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII.20 Scanning Speed in Search Mode 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Practical Evaluation of Radio Receivers (A Model) 245\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV.1 Factual Situation 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV.2 Objective Evaluation of Characteristics in Practical Operation 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV.3 Information Gained in Practical Operation 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV.4 Interpretation (and Contents of the ‘Table of operational PRACTICE’) 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV.5 Specific Equipment Details 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV Concluding Information 257\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.1 Cascade of Noisy Two-Ports (Overall Noise Performance) 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.2 Cascade of Intermodulating Two-Ports (Overall Intermodulation Performance) 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.3 Mathematical Description of the Intermodulation Formation 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.4 Mixing and Derivation of Spurious Reception 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.5 Characteristics of Emission Classes According to the ITU RR 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.6 Geographic Division of the Earth by Region According to ITU RR 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV.7 Conversion of dB. . . Levels 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528831279447,"sku":"9781118503201","price":100.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118503201.jpg?v=1731873191","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/radio-receiver-technology-9781118503201","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}