Communication Systems

Waves, Transmission Lines,

Waveguides, and
Antenna Fundamentals

Illustration of ground-wave and sky-wave propagation

Wave lengths at Selected Frequencies

Wavelength (c/f) is the distance

that a wave travels in one cycle or period,
c = 3108 m/s).

Transmission line with matched impedances

Preamplier, repeater, and receiving amplier

Communication system elements involving antennas

AM waveforms

(a) Information (message or

modulating) signal.

(b) Modulated wave (corresponding

standard AM signal.

The wave forms of the message signal

(a) Message signal and its

amplitude spectrum

(b) DSB SC signal corresponding

to the message.

(c) Corresponding SC AM signal

spectrum
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Balanced Modulator

Generation of a SSB AM signal

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Message Demodulation

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