A software-defined radio (SDR) terminal promotes programmable realizations of the physical layer functionalities. A lot of research work has been done in applying DSPs and FPGAs to implement the ...

When choosing an RF instrument, it’s easy to get lost in some of the many specifications that vendors use to characterize an instrument’s performance. Moreover, in a world where wireless technologies ...

What is an RF detector? An RF detector monitors or samples the output of an RF circuit and develops a dc output voltage proportional to the power at that point. What do you do with an RF detector? RF ...

With 14 envelope-tracking-enabled handsets now on the market, and more sets to follow in the coming years, envelope tracking (ET) has been firmly accepted as the industry standard for the architecture ...

If you want to watch tapes on your VCR or see movies from your older video camera, you may not be able to use your new digital TV. One alternative is to connect the devices to your VGA computer ...

The author is a broadcast contract engineer who has a unique way of measuring the carrier frequency of the AM stations in his care. Making off-air frequency measurements of AM broadcast stations can ...

Even a newly installed transmission line is not perfect. You bolt together the new sections properly, install all bullets and tighten all the bolts, but still ...

Newman-Kees Principal Consulting Engineer Frank Hertel says a friend recently brought him an old LPB 30-Watt AM transmitter for repair. It’s a good low-power transmitter, but this one had been abused.

A software-defined radio (SDR) terminal promotes programmable realizations of the physical layer functionalities. A lot of research work has been done in applying DSPs and FPGAs to implement the ...