ECS 210: Introduction to RF Communications

Subject
Electronics Communications Systems Technology
Credits 2
Quarter Offered
3
Students are introduced to wireless RF communications concepts such as radio wave propagation, wavelength, frequency, bandwidth, and signal analysis
Outcomes
  • Calculate the signal to noise ratio in a radio receiver
  • Calculate the wavelength of a radio wave and how it relates to physical antenna length
  • Define modulation/demodulation
  • Define noise and give examples of internal and external noise sources
  • Describe functional block diagrams in a radio communications system
  • Explain the difference between time and frequency domains
  • List the three steps for troubleshooting systems
Distribution
Career Training