Communications Receivers: Principles and Design

This thoroughly updated guide offers comprehensive explanations of the science behind today’s radio receivers along with practical guidance on designing, constructing and maintaining real-world communications systems. You will explore system planning, antennas and antenna systems, amplifiers and gain control, filters, mixers, demodulation, digital communication and the latest software-defined radio (SDR) technology. Written by a team of telecommunications experts, Communications Receivers: Principles and Design, fourth edition, features technical illustrations, schematic diagrams and detailed examples.