ECS 210 Introduction to RF Communications

Students are introduced to wireless RF communications concepts such as radio wave propagation, wavelength, frequency, bandwidth, and signal analysis

Credits

2

Distribution

Career Training

Offered

3

Outcomes

1. Calculate the signal to noise ratio in a radio receiver
2. Calculate the wavelength of a radio wave and how it relates to physical antenna length
3. Define modulation/demodulation
4. Define noise and give examples of internal and external noise sources
5. Describe functional block diagrams in a radio communications system
6. Explain the difference between time and frequency domains
7. List the three steps for troubleshooting systems

Field Based Experience

0