The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, Second Edition

Index

Numerals

2.5G, 220, 222

802.11, 243, 244, 245 Wi-Fi, 244–247

A

Absorption, 26

AC (alternating current), 6

Access point, 241, 243

Adapters, 133–134

Adaptive cruise control, See Collision avoidance

Air interface, 203

CDMA (code division multiple access), 205–206

CDPD (cellular digital packet data), 206–207

FDMA (frequency division multiple access), 203–204

TDMA (time division multiple access), 204

Altimeter, 159–160

AM (amplitude modulation), See Modulation

Amplifier(s), 17, 49–57

balanced, 55–56

block diagram, 49

function, 49

fundamental properties, 49–54

gain, 49

high power (HPA), 50–51

how they work, 54

limiting, 55

linear region, 53

linearity, 52–54

low noise (LNA), 50–51

noise figure, 50

nonlinear region, 53

output power, 50–51

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