Radio Frequency Electronics

Training Provided by Gaddon Consultants This course covers basic electronic principles from Ohms Law and capacitor theory through to Digital Modulation and EMC with the emphasis on their use within RF circuits. The mathematics that although The course is modular so closed courses can be tailored to match customers requirements. If all modules are incuded the course is 15 days. Open courses are 5 days covering basic subjects. Subjects covered include: Resistance, Capacitance, Inductance, Transformers, Tuned Circuits, Filters, Transmission Lines, Aerials and antennas, Amplifiers, Oscillators, Modulation, Digital Modulation Techniques, Noise, Radar, RF fault finding, RF measurement techniques. The course Tutor Led with theory and practical exercises leading to a understanding of the principles involved.

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Radio Frequency Electronics Seminar Schedule

Radio Frequency Electronics Passive RF Electronics Course.

Modular.

Modules available

1. Resistance: day
a. Resistors
i. Construction
ii. Markings
b. Ohms Law
i. Practical. Measure current and voltage
c. Series and Parallel
i. Calculations
ii. Practical measurements
d. Uses
e. Potential Dividers
f. Practical,
i. Voltage measurements
ii. Whetstone bridge
g. Practical. Equipment for training:
i. Power source
ii. Breadboard / click board with various resistors
iii. Multimeter x2


2. Capacitance day
a. Capacitors
b. Series and Parallel
c. Uses
d. Practical. Equipment for training
i. Oscilloscope
ii. Capacitors
iii. Battery source
iv. Multimeter

3. Inductance day
a. Inductors
b. Series and Parallel
c. Uses

4. Tuned Circuits day
a. LC
b. RC

5. Transformers day
a. Theory
b. Auto transformers
c. Impedance matching
d. Signal Splitting / combining

6. Filters 1 day
a. Theory
b. High, Low and Band Pass
c. Types e. g. Butterworth, Chebychev.
d. Low frequency filter
e. High frequency
f. Practical. Equipment for training
i. Oscilloscope
ii. Various Filters
iii. Signal source

7. Transmission Lines 1 day
a. Theory
b. Types
c. SWR
d. Impedance
e. Waveguide
f. Circulators

8. Aerials day
a. Theory
b. Isotropic Aerials
c. Antenna Gain
d. Beam Patterns

Active RF Electronics

1. Amplifiers 1 day
a. Theory
b. Classes
c. Semiconductor
d. Valve
e. TWT
f. Practical. Equipment required:
i. Oscilloscope
ii. Signal source
iii. Power source
iv. Various amplifiers

2. Oscillators 1 day
a. Theory
b. Low Frequency, High Frequency, Microwave
c. Harmonics and noise
d. Practical. Equipment required:
i. Oscilloscope
ii. Power source
iii. Oscillators

3. Modulators day
a. AM
b. FM
c. Phase

4. Mixers day
a. Active
b. Passive

5. S Parameters 1 day





Specialist RF Modules

1. Digital Modulation and Frequency Multiplexing Techniques
a. UNB Ultra Narrow Bandwidth
b. AM
c. QAM
d. FM
e. PM
f. QSPK
g. OFDM
h. COFDM

2. Software Defined Radio SDR

3. RF Engineering Techniques
a. Basic Transmitter and Receiver system
b. Noise in RF systems
c. S parameters
d. Aerials

4. Noise in RF Systems
a. Noise Sources
i. External
ii. Internal
b. Noise reduction techniques
c. Useful Noise
d. SNR, SINAD, Noise Factor, Noise Figure

5. Radar Techniques
a. Radar equation
b. Radar Theory
c. Primary radars
d. SSR
e. CW Radars

6. Electronic Counter Measures
a. Passive
b. Semi Passive
c. Active
d. Confusion ECM

7. RF Transmission theory
a. Transmission theory
b. Low frequency effects
c. High frequency effects
d. Multipath
e. Fading
f. Link budgets

8. RF Measurement Techniques
a. Basic Measuring Equipment
i. Multimeters
ii. Oscilloscope
iii. Spectrum Analyser
b. Vector Network Analyser

9. RF Fault Finding Techniques

10. RFID

11. EMC/ EMI

About The Training Provider: Gaddon Consultants

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