Chapter 3Radio Frequency Components, Measurements, and Mathematics
In this chapter, you will learn about the following:
Components of RF communications
- Transmitter
- Receiver
- Antenna
- Isotropic radiator
- Intentional radiator (IR)
- Equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP)
- Units of power and comparison
- Watt
- Milliwatt
- Decibel (dB)
- dBi
- dBd
- dBm
- Inverse square law
- RF mathematics
- Rule of 10s and 3s
- Noise floor
- Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
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