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I have a HAM level understanding of wireless communication and want to expand it. This book and the ones you listed seem like they'll go over my head. Any recom

by twiclo 2mo ago

I have a HAM level understanding of wireless communication and want to expand it. This book and the ones you listed seem like they'll go over my head. Any recommendations on an "101" style text book?

teleforce 2mo ago
If you're familiar with HAM, perhaps Software Defined Radio (SDR) approach is better for you. There's another relatively unknown wireless communication book by Qasim Chaudhari namely Wireless Communications From the Ground Up: An SDR Perspective, also in the 2nd edition. There are even GNU Radio experiments course available that you can try alongside the book. According to the author, the course also covers the fundamental concepts of DSP and SDR without using any mathematics. [1] Wireless Communications From the Ground Up: An SDR Perspective: https://wirelesspi.com/book/ https://wirelesspi.com/book/ [2]Software Defined Radio (SDR) course: https://wirelesspi.com/sdr-course/ https://wirelesspi.com/sdr-course/
thijson 2mo ago
We used Proakis in grad school. For undergrad we used: Communication Systems by Simon Haykin
CamperBob2 2mo ago
Try Tom McDermott's book first: https://web.tapr.org/tapr_history/WDC.DAT.N5EG.pdf https://web.tapr.org/tapr_history/WDC.DAT.N5EG.pdf -- it's not brand-new, but not much of this stuff really is. I don't see it for sale anymore but the text is at https://dn760103.eu.archive.org/0/items/fea_Wireless_Digital_Communications-Design_and_Theory/Wireless%20Digital%20Communications-Design%20and%20Theory.pdf https://dn760103.eu.archive.org/0/items/fea_Wireless_Digital... . No word on the fate of the "free disk," though. The other recommendations you're getting are college-level texts. If McDermott's book suits your initial needs, Rick Lyons' and/or Steven W. Smith's DSP books would be a good next step. Lesson 1: HAM is not an acronym. :)
buo 2mo ago
I second all suggestions here. I'd also suggest "Software Receiver Design" by Johnson et al.

by twiclo 2mo ago

I have a HAM level understanding of wireless communication and want to expand it. This book and the ones you listed seem like they'll go over my head. Any recommendations on an "101" style text book?

teleforce 2mo ago

If you're familiar with HAM, perhaps Software Defined Radio (SDR) approach is better for you. There's another relatively unknown wireless communication book by Qasim Chaudhari namely Wireless Communications From the Ground Up: An SDR Perspective, also in the 2nd edition. There are even GNU Radio experiments course available that you can try alongside the book. According to the author, the course also covers the fundamental concepts of DSP and SDR without using any mathematics. [1] Wireless Communications From the Ground Up: An SDR Perspective: https://wirelesspi.com/book/ https://wirelesspi.com/book/ [2]Software Defined Radio (SDR) course: https://wirelesspi.com/sdr-course/ https://wirelesspi.com/sdr-course/

thijson 2mo ago

We used Proakis in grad school. For undergrad we used: Communication Systems by Simon Haykin

CamperBob2 2mo ago

Try Tom McDermott's book first: https://web.tapr.org/tapr_history/WDC.DAT.N5EG.pdf https://web.tapr.org/tapr_history/WDC.DAT.N5EG.pdf -- it's not brand-new, but not much of this stuff really is. I don't see it for sale anymore but the text is at https://dn760103.eu.archive.org/0/items/fea_Wireless_Digital_Communications-Design_and_Theory/Wireless%20Digital%20Communications-Design%20and%20Theory.pdf https://dn760103.eu.archive.org/0/items/fea_Wireless_Digital... . No word on the fate of the "free disk," though. The other recommendations you're getting are college-level texts. If McDermott's book suits your initial needs, Rick Lyons' and/or Steven W. Smith's DSP books would be a good next step. Lesson 1: HAM is not an acronym. :)

buo 2mo ago

I second all suggestions here. I'd also suggest "Software Receiver Design" by Johnson et al.