Radio System Design for Telecommunications

Preface. Chapter 1. Radio Propagation. Chapter 2. Line-of-Sight Microwave Radiolinks. Chapter 3. Digital Line-of-Sight Microwave Radiolinks. Chapter 4. Forward Error Correction and Advanced Digital Waveforms. Chapter 5. Over-the-Horizon Radiolinks. Chapter 6. Basic Principles of Satellite Communications. Chapter 7. Digital Communications by Satellite. Chapter 8. Very Small Aperture Terminals. Chapter 9. Radio System Design Above 10 GHz. Chapter 10. Mobile Communications: Cellular Radio and Personal Communication Services. Chapter 11. Wireless LANs. Chapter 12. High-Frequency (HF) Transmission Links. Chapter 13. Meteor Burst Communication. Chapter 14. Interference Issues in Radio Communications. Chapter 15. Radio Terminal Design Considerations. Appendix 1: Availability of a line-of-Sight Microwave Link. Appendix 2: References Fields and Theoretical References Converting RF Field Strength to Power. Appendix 3: Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations. Index.