The main objective of this book is to present all the relevant informationrequired for RF and micro-wave power amplifier design includingwell-known and novel theoretical approaches and practical design techniquesas well as to suggest optimum design approaches effectively combininganalytical calculations and computer-aided design. This bookcan also be very useful for lecturing to promote the analytical way ofthinking with practical verification by making a bridge between theoryand practice of RF and microwave engineering. As it often happens, anew result is the well-forgotten old one. Therefore, the demonstrationof not only new results based on new technologies or circuit schematicsis given, but some sufficiently old ideas or approaches are also introduced,that could be very useful in modern practice or could contributeto appearance of new ideas or schematic techniques.
Two important microwave remote sensors are the radar and the radiometer.
There have been a number of books written on various aspects of radar, but
there have been only a few written on microwave radiometers, especially on sub-
jects of how to design and build radiometer systems. This book, which is the
second edition of a book originally published in 1989, attempts to fill this void.
Two important microwave remote sensors are the radar and the radiometer.
There have been a number of books written on various aspects of radar, but
there have been only a few written on microwave radiometers, especially on sub-
jects of how to design and build radiometer systems. This book, which is the
second edition of a book originally published in 1989, attempts to fill this void.
Nature is seldom kind. One of the most appealing uses for radio-
telephone systems—communication with people on the move—must over-
come radio transmission problems so difficult they challenge the imagina-
tion. A microwave radio signal transmitted between a fixed base station
and a moving vehicle in a typical urban environment exhibits extreme
variations in both amplitude and apparent frequency.
microwave radio network design is a subset of activities that constitute
the overall transmission network design. Transmission networks are
sometimes called transport networks, access networks, or connectivity
networks. For many wireless carriers, microwave is becoming a popu-
lar preference over wireline (leased lines) transport for many reasons,
especially as microwave radio equipment costs decrease and installation
becomes simpler. Low monthly operating costs can undercut those of
typical single (and especially multiple) T1/E1 expenses, proving it to be
more economical over the long term—usually two to four years. Network
operators also like the fact that they can own and control microwave
radio networks instead of relying on other service providers for network
components.
