Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, The

Author:   Carl Weisman
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780130354655


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 January 2002
Format:   Paperback
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"The only easy-to-understand guide to the wireless revolution! The easy-to-understand guide to the wireless revolution–fully updated for the latest technologies! New and expanded coverage: broadband fixed wireless, WLANs, wireless Internet, Bluetooth, smart antennas, and more Updated coverage of CDMA, GPS, LMDS, and WLL systems Concepts, terminology, components, and systems–plus new wireless glossary Perfect for marketers, investors, tech writers, PR specialists, and other non-engineers! There's a wireless revolution underway! With The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, Second Edition, you can understand it, join it, and help drive it–even if you don't have a technical background. Leading consultant Carl J. Weisman has thoroughly updated this bestseller to reflect new market realities and breakthrough technologies–from wireless 802.11 LANs to broadband fixed wireless, and beyond. Mr. Weisman covers wireless at every level you need to understand: concepts, terminology, building blocks, and above all, how complete wireless systems actually work. Drawing on his extensive experience training sales professionals, he explains the essence of every key wireless/RF technology–clearly, comprehensibly, and with just the right touch of humor. Spread spectrum and CDMA: how they work and why they're important New! Detailed section on broadband fixed wireless: the new ""last mile"" solution for residential subscribers New! Satellite Internet delivery New! Smart antenna and superconducting filter technologies and their implications New! Wireless Internet, m-commerce, and Bluetooth Expanded! Global Positioning Systems: technologies and applications Updated! Preview the future of mobile telephony Updated! Wireless LANs and home networking From its all-new glossary to its extensive collection of charts, diagrams, and photographs, no other wireless/RF book is as accessible or as friendly! Whether you're a sales or marketing pro, customer, investor, tech writer, PR specialist, trade press writer, analyst, planner, or student, here's the up-to-the-minute briefing you've been searching for!"

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Author:   Carl Weisman
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Prentice Hall
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.625kg
ISBN:  

9780130354655


ISBN 10:   0130354651
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface. I. FUNDAMENTALS. 1. Basic Concepts. Introduction. Vocabulary. RF Basics. 2. RF Behavior. Loss and Gain. Decibels. Bandwidth. Wideband and Narrowband. RF in the Environment. Match. II. RF HARDWARE. 3. Basic System Components. Block Diagrams. Antennas. Amplifiers. Filters. Mixers. Sources. A Quick Review. 4. Other Components. Switches. Attenuators. Dividers and Combiners. Couplers. Circulators and Isolators. Transformers. Detectors. Phase Shifters. Phase Detectors. Review of Components. 5. Circuits and Signals. Semiconductors. Circuit Technologies. Modulation. Getting Around. III. RF SYSTEMS. 6. Older Technology. Broadcasting. Radar. Satellite Communications. Point-to-Point Microwave. 7. Mobile Telephony. A World of Choices. The Cellular Concept. Underlying Technology. CDMA Explained. Cellular Evolution. 8. The New World of Wireless. Broadband Fixed Wireless. Wireless Networks. The Mobile Internet. The Bleeding Edge. Glossary. Appendix A. Acronyms. Appendix B. Specifications. Bibliography. About the Author. Index.

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CARL J. WEISMAN has extensive experience communicating with non-technical people in the sales chain of RF components and subsystems and has done extensive sales training for RF manufacturers' representatives and distributors such as Avnet/Penstock, Richardson Electronics, Sertek, TTI, and Insight Electronics. He is now a consultant providing marketing communications, technology analysis, and other relevant expertise to high-technology firms.

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