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Modern RF and Wireless Engineering: An Overview for Engineers and Technicians
What is RF?
1 - Section Overview (2:28)
2 - What Exactly is RF? (1:17)
3 - Understanding Basic Concepts - Frequency, Bandwidth etc. (7:21)
4 - Definition of RF and Microwaves (5:25)
5 - What is the Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum? (3:18)
6 - Understanding Basic Concepts - Electric and Magnetic Fields (5:23)
7 - What is Electromagnetic Radiation and How is it Used? (1:57)
8 - Understanding RF Wave Characteristics (5:06)
9 - Attenuation of Electromagnetic Waves by the Atmosphere (4:23)
10 - Radio Spectrum Division Using Frequency Allocations (2:00)
11 - Understanding Transmission and Reception of RF Signals (7:19)
12 - RF Power and Units of Decibels (dBm) (7:52)
13 - What are Transmission Lines and How Are They Used? (11:03)
14 - Reflection and Transmission of RF Wave Pulses (5:20)
15 - The Fascinating History of RF - Marconi to the Modern Day (8:17)
Radio Wave Propagation
16 - Section Overview (1:19)
17 - Free Space Propagation and Attenuation of Free Space (5:47)
18 - The Effects of Multipath Propagation on RF Signals (10:43)
19 - RF Safety - Exposure and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) (8:33)
Modulation Fundamentals
20 - Section Overview (2:23)
21 - The Modern World is a Digital World (4:36)
22 - Binary Number System - Bits, Bytes, Nibbles, Words etc. (5:09)
23 - The Communications Model for Information Transfer (0:59)
24 - Essential Concepts of Modulation and Demodulation (8:08)
25 - Use of Sampling to Represent Analogue Signals Digitally (7:07)
26 - What are Bit Errors and the Bit Error Rate (BER) Function? (5:47)
27 - Improving Performance Using Forward Error Correction (FEC) (1:54)
28 - How to Make a Modulated Carrier (5:11)
29 - Signal Vector Representation and IQ Planes (3:37)
30 - Understanding Constellation and Eye Diagrams (3:32)
31 - Understanding Linear Modulation - PSK and QAM (12:05)
32 - Understanding Non-Linear Modulation - FSK, MSK and GMSK (7:24)
33 - What is Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing? (3:11)
34 - What is Spread Spectrum and CDMA? (5:49)
Wireless Systems
35 - Section Overview (0:24)
36 - Understanding Multiple Access Techniques (6:24)
37 - Uplink and Downlink Separation (0:53)
38 - Frequency Re-use and Cell Splitting (2:24)
39 - History of Cellular Standards Over the Last 30 Years (7:26)
40 - MIMO for Improved Performance (6:01)
RF System Components
41 - Section Overview (0:29)
42 - Transmitter and Receiver Block Diagram Walk Through (6:11)
43 - System Building Blocks for Modern Transceivers (2:49)
44 - System Building Block - Mixer (5:25)
45 - System Building Block - Oscillator (2:02)
46 - System Building Block - Attenuator (1:59)
47 - System Building Block - Coupler (4:37)
48 - System Building Block - Balanced Power Amplifier (3:54)
49 - System Building Block - Duplexer (1:50)
50 - Understanding 3GPP Duplex Operation (2:17)
51 - System Building Block - Isolator-Circulator (3:19)
52 - System Building Block - Low Noise Amplifier (3:51)
53 - System Building Block - Filters (3:43)
54 - System Building Block - Diode Detector (0:47)
55 - System Building Block - Antennas (11:25)
56 - Understanding Commonly Used Antenna Terms (4:42)
RF System Architectures
57 - Section Overview (0:35)
58 - Explanation of Basic Transmitter and Receiver Parameters (1:29)
59 - Explanation of Superheterodyne Receiver and Basic Offset PLL Transmitter (5:57)
60 - Walkthrough of Modern LTE 3G MIMO Transceiver Chipset (1:38)
61 - Walkthrough of Modern Bluetooth Radio Chipset (4:29)
Conclusions
62 - Conclusions (0:49)
59 - Explanation of Superheterodyne Receiver and Basic Offset PLL Transmitter
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