Artech House

James A. Crawford is a consultant for AM1, LLC, based in San Diego, California. At AM1, he has performed technology development and technical management of communications systems and products for commercial and consumer applications.

Whether you are a radar engineer looking to apply effective STAP(space-time adaptive processing) techniques to your system, or a non-radar specialist interested in important applications of multichannel adaptive filtering, this practical resource, based on a time-tested course taught in industry, government and academia, is essential reading.

This manual applies knowledge of wireless cellular communications to real-world situations that wireless technicians encounter every day. From dBm versus Watts, the difference between analogue, TDMA and CDMA, and testing of handsets and base stations, the book covers all first-tier formats. It seeks to provide a basic understanding of the electronic principles as well as a sound foundation of wireless communications principles, including analogue and digital concepts. The book focuses on testing concepts and procedures, and types of testing equipment, including spectrum analyzers and power meters and their applications; reviews AMPS, CDMA, IS-136, and GSM; includes charts that technicians refer to daily and screen shots from common test instruments; and surveys common problems with cellular and PCS networks and handsets.