The Ultimate Crash Course for RF Transceiver Fundamentals

Nowadays, having a deep understanding of wireless communications enhances the career prospects of electrical and electronics engineers.

• Are you fascinated by the world of wireless communications and eager to explore its underlying principles?

• Are you having difficulty comprehending the complexities of modulation, transceiver architectures, and digital communication techniques?

• Are you seeking for a comprehensive course that can assist you in mastering the fundamental skills required for wireless communication systems?

  
  

Look no further than "The Ultimate Crash Course for RF Transceiver Fundamentals" - The final course in The Tao of Phasor Series.

The aim of this course is to provide a simplified and easily understandable approach to RF transceiver and digital communications.

This course encompasses the fundamental knowledge required to gain entry into the field of RF transceivers and digital communications:

• With high-quality content and insightful lessons, you'll have a solid foundation in RF transceivers and digital communications.

• Our focus is not just on the HOW, but also on the WHY and the evolution of analytical methods in this field.

• We will highlight the crucial factor - the time-varying phasor,  in comprehending RF signals and systems.

• We will present specific examples of modulated signals and their conversions in frequency to provide a clear understanding.

• Without difficult math!

By the end of this course:

• You'll have a solid foundation in wireless transceiver architecture, modulators, and demodulators. To name a few, linear transmitter, linear receiver, polar transmitter, polar recevier, I/Q modulator and demodulator, DSB/SSB modulator, etc.

• You'll learn the purposes of VCOs, phase-locked loops, mixers, power amplifiers, and low-noise amplifiers, etc.

• You'll learn about thec concepts of modulation techniques such as AM, FM, PM, amplitude shift keying (ASK), phase shift keying (PSK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), OQPSK, pi/4-QPSK, MSK, etc.

• You'll learn the practical application of the Hilbert transform, analytic signals, and phasing techniques.

• You'll also gain a practical understanding of pulse shaping and optimum receivers.

• You'll be well on your way to mastering the art of wireless communications.

Join us on this journey and discover the fun parts of RF transceivers and digital communications!

Course Highlights:

• Development of Radio Transmission

• What is Modulation?

• Spark-Gap Transmitter

• Fessenden  and Continuous Wave

• Vacuum Tube

• Armstrong

• The Key to Radio Downsizing

• Why Modulation?

• Modulation and Transmitter

• Amplitude Modulation (AM), Frequency and Phase Modulation (FM and PM), and Angle Modulation

• Linear Modulation and Complex Envelope

• Linear Modulator (IQ Modulator)

• Linear Transmitter

• Polar Transmitter

• Demodulation and Receiver

• Linear Demodulation

• Linear Receiver

• Polar Receiver

• Modulated Spectrum

• Double-sided and Single-sided Spectrum

• Double sidebands (DSB) Spectrum of AM Signals

• DSB and SSB Spectrum of Upconverted Signals

• Spectrum of PM & IQ-modulated Signals

• Complex Envelope

• Envelope Simulation

• Definition of Hilbert Transform

• Transformation of a Cosine Wave

• Spectrum Efficiency

• A Simple Analytical Signal

• Analytical Signal of a Modulated Signal

• Phasing Techniques

• Can Digital Signals Be Transmitted?

• QPSK

• Symbols

• Constellation Diagram

• BPSK and 8PSK

• QAM

• Pulse Shaping

• Inter-symbol Interference (ISI)

• OQPSK and pi/4-QPSK

• Optimum Receiver

• Digital Signals in Transceivers