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Radiocommunications Engineering I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 440-2205/02
Abbreviation RT I
Course title Radiocommunications Engineering I
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Telecommunications
Course coordinator Ing. Marek Dvorský, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Theoretical part:
1) Introduction to radio communications.
2) Basic concepts, variables used in radio communication, spectrum allocation.
3) Softwares in radio-communication.
4) Maxwell eq., frčequency spectrum, radiosignals.
5) Radio waves in free space, the main types of radio waves, radio waves propagation.
6) The base scheme of radio communication, signal processing. Source encoding, codecs, radio channel.
7) Channel coding, multiply access.
8) Analog modulation.
9) Digital modulation.
10)Antennas I - principles, basic characteristics.
11)Antennas II - basic types, properties and construction.
12)Antennas III - special types, antennae, EH antenna, magnetic antenna.
13)Antenna matching.
14)OK2KQM HAM VSB.


Exercise:
Seminars:
1) Introductory lesson.
2) The basic variables used in radio engineering, radio communications equation.
3) Parameters of antennas and power, calculating the adjustment to the antenna feeder.
4) Quiz 1
5) Working with software and MMan Smith.

Measurements:
6) Introduction to Measure No.1-6
7) Laboratory Measurement 1 - Measurement of input impedance of the antenna.
8) Laboratory measurements of 2 - Measurement of RF feeder velocity ratio.
9) Laboratory measurements of 3 - Measurement of gain and characteristics of directional antennas.
10) Laboratory measurements of 4 - Measurement of parameters of the coaxial cable.
11) Laboratory measurements of 5 - Measurement of impedance matching.
12) Laboratory measurements of 5 - Measurement of attenuation of RF connector.
13) Alternative exercise.

Seminars:
14) Students project - presentation, quiz 2.

E-learning

Cours runs in e-learning system Moodle http://lms.vsb.cz/course/view.php?id=27486

Literature

- SKLAR, Bernard. c2001. Digital communications: fundamentals and applications. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall PTR. ISBN 0130847887.
- BALANIS, Constantine A. Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design. 3rd Edition. England: Wiley-Interscience, April 4, 2005. ISBN 978-0471667827.
- HUANG, Yi a Kevin BOYLE. Antennas: from theory to practice. Chichester: Wiley, 2008. ISBN 978-0-470-51028-5.
- GUSTRAU, Frank. RF and microwave engineering: fundamentals of wireless communications. Chichester: Wiley, 2012. ISBN 978-1-119-95171-1.

Advised literature

- DALAL, Upena. Wireless communication and networks. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-809888-1 .
- GOLDSMITH, Andrea. Wireless communications. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-83716-2.