This note covers the following topics:
Basic Building Blocks of an RF System, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Frequency
Spectrum Allocation, RF Parameters and RF Measurement Equipment, RF
Communication Systems, Modulation and Demodulation, Digital Modulation,
Transmitter, Receiver Architecture, Antennas, Phase Noise, Narrowband
Transmitter, Receiver Selectivity, RF Measurement Equipment, Spread Spectrum
Systems and Adaptive Frequency Hopping.
Radio frequency or RF waves are
fascinating natural phenomena that have allowed humanity to create tools to
communicate over vast distances, observe other worlds, and gain a deeper
understanding of our own planet. This PDF covers the following topics related to
Radio frequency Basics : Introduction, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Frequency
Measurement Instrumentation, Spectrum Monitoring with Real-time analysis, Common
Component Tests, Common Transmitter Tests, Common Receiver Tests,
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI).
This note covers
the following topics: RF or Microwave circuits, Transistor, transmission line,
and passive element characteristics, Transmission line theory and impedance
matching, Amplifier design for maximum available gain, Amplifier stability, Gain
compression and power limits, Introduction to noise figure, and to
intermodulation distortion.