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Microphone
time
Sound waves
Transmitter
(Electronic
Equipment)
Audio signal
4000 Hz
frequency
1
Electromagnetic spectrum
Millimeter waves
(EHF)
Radio spectrum
1 cm
Experimental
Navigation
Satellite to Satellite
Microwave relay
Earth-satellite
Radar
Mobile Radio
100 GHz
10 GHz
Microwave
Radio
Line-of-sight (LOS)
propagation
1 GHz
UHF TV and mobile radio
Mobile, aeronautical
VHF TV and FM broadcast
Mobile radio
100 MHz
Shortwave
Radio
10 m
High frequency
(HF)
100 m
Medium frequency
(MF)
Business
Amateur radio
International radio
Citizens band
AM broadcast
1 MHz
1 km
Low frequency
(LF)
Aeronautical
Navigation
Radio teletype
Sky wave
propagation
10 MHz
100 kHz
Longwave
Radio
Ground wave
propagation
10 km
10 kHz
100 km
Audio band
1 kHz
Bandwidth
5
RF channels
An example: Television broadcasting
Modulation
It is the process by which a signal is translated to another part of
the spectrum
As seen before, the actual spectrum location is dependent on
Modulation
Information signal
Modulation
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Antennas
An alternating current in a conductor produces
An alternating electric field
An alternating magnetic field
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Antennas (2)
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Antennas (3)
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Antennas (5)
60 cm
DirecTV
1.8 m
Log Periodic Yagi Antenna,
http://www.zcg.com.au/log-periodic-yagi-base-station-antennas.htm
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NetGear ANT24D18 ProSafe Wireless LAN Antenna
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Antennas (6)
Samsung Galaxy S
2.6 GHz WiMAX Tx/Rx Antenna
2.6 GHz WiMAX Antenna Rx Only (as a
diversity antenna)
WiFi/Bluetooth Tx/Rx Antenna
Cell/PCS CDMA/EVDO Tx/Rx Antenna
Cell/PCS CDMA/EVDO Rx Only (as a diversity
antenna)
GPS Antenna Rx Only
http://www.raymaps.com/index.php/antennas-on-samsung-galaxy-s/
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Electromagnetic waves
E y Emax cost x V m
H z H max cost x A m
v p f
Hz
Ey
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Electromagnetic waves(2)
Spatial domain
Time domain
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Propagation
http://www.nonstopsystems.com/radio/hellschreiber-performance.htm
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Propagation (2)
http://mysite.verizon.net/k3nco/prop.htm
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