Communications systems I
S Jenvey
4 points * 26 lecture hours, 26 laboratory/tutorial hours * First semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: ELE3241
Objectives To impart to the student an understanding of the principles and systems used in radio communications.
Synopsis Satellite communications systems: positioning, encoding, modulation, multiplex and access schemes. Television: colour television theory. HF radio: structure of the ionosphere, IPS, multi-hop link calculations. Radio propagation VHF to microwave: point-to-point and area coverage predictions, system calculations. Personal communications systems. Radar: types of radars and system calculations.
Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60% * Laboratory work and assignment: 40%
Recommended texts
Kennedy G Electronic communication systems 4th edn, McGraw-Hill
Dunlop J and Smith D G Telecommunications engineering 3rd edn, VNR, 1994
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