April 2009
Intermediate to advanced
765 pages
19h 26m
English
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
Received signal strength indicator (RSSI)
Link budget
Fade margin/system operating margin

Two or more devices want to communicate.
There must be a medium, a means, or a method for them to use to communicate.
There must be a set of rules for them to use when they communicate. (This ...