ELE4241

Communications systems I

S Jenvey

4 points
* 26 lecture hours and 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 (2 hours): 50%
* Laboratory work and assignment: 50%

Recommended texts

Kennedy G Electronic communication systems 4th edn, McGraw-Hill
Dunlop J and Smith D G Telecommunications engineering 3rd edn, VNR, 1994