
CHAPTER 20
Microwave Communications
OBJECTIVES
1. Learn the modulation forms used in microwave communications.
2. Understand how time- and frequency-domain multiplexing work.
3. Understand the basic configuration of terrestial microwave communications
systems.
4. Learn the basics of space satellite microwave communications systems.
20-1 PREQUIZ
These questions test your prior knowledge of the material in this chapter. Try an-
swering them before you read the chapter. Look for the answers (especially those
you answered incorrectly) as you read the text. After you have finished studying the
chapter, try answering these questions ...