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Chapter 1
Topics Covered in
Chapter
1 of Human Communication
1-1: Significance
1-2: Communication Systems
1-3: Types of Electronic Communication
1-4: Modulation and Multiplexing
1-1: Significance of
Human Communication
Communication is the process of
exchanging information.
1-1: Significance of
Human Communication
Methods of communication:
1.Face to face
2.Signals
3.Written word (letters)
4.Electrical innovations:
Telegraph
Telephone
Radio
Television
Internet (computer)
1-2: Communication
Systems
Basic components:
Transmitter
Channel or medium
Receiver
transmitted information.
1-2: Communication
Systems
1-2: Communication
Systems
Transmitter
The transmitter is a collection of electronic
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1-2: Communication
Systems
Communication Channel
The communication channel is the medium
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1-2: Communication
Systems
Receivers
A receiver is a collection of electronic
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1-2: Communication
Systems
Transceivers
A transceiver is an electronic unit that
Telephones
Fax machines
Handheld CB radios
Cell phones
Computer modems
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1-2: Communication
Systems
Attenuation
Signal attenuation, or degradation, exists in
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1-2: Communication
Systems
Noise
Noise is random, undesirable electronic energy
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is referred to as duplex.
When people can talk and listen
simultaneously, it is called full duplex. The
telephone is an example of this type of
communication.
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Figure 1-5: Analog signals (a) Sine wave tone. (b) Voice. (c) Video (TV) signal.
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increments.
Most digital signals use binary or two-state
codes. Examples are:
Telegraph (Morse code)
Continuous wave (CW) code
Serial binary code (used in computers)
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Figure 1-6: Digital signals (a) Telegraph (Morse code). (b) Continuous-wave (CW)
code. (c) Serial binary code.
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They
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Figure 1-8: Types of modulation. (a) Amplitude modulation. (b) Frequency modulation.
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Figure 1-15: Frequency and wavelength. (a) One cycle. (b) One wavelength.
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Example 2:
Find the wavelengths of a) a 150 MHz, b) a 430 MHz
c) an 8 MHz, and d) a 750-kHz signal.
Example 3:
A signal travels a distance of 75 ft in the time it takes to
complete 1 cycle. What is its frequency?
Example 4:
The maximum peaks of an electromagnetic wave are
separated by a distance of 8 in. What is the frequency in
megahertz? In gigahertz?
30300 Hz.
3003000 Hz.
30300 kHz.
3003000 kHz
AM radio 5351605 kHz.
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330 MHz
30300 MHz
3003000 MHz
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130 GHz
30300 GHz
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1-6: Bandwidth
Bandwidth (BW) is that portion of the
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1-6: Bandwidth
Today, virtually the entire frequency spectrum
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1-6: Bandwidth
Communication engineering is devoted to
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1-6: Bandwidth
Spectrum Management and Standards
Spectrum management is provided by
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1-7: A Survey of
Communications Applications
Simplex
AM and FM
broadcasting
Digital radio
TV broadcasting
Digital television
(DTV)
Cable television
Facsimile
Wireless remote
control
Paging services
Navigation and
direction-finding
services
Telemetry
Radio astronomy
Surveillance
Music services
Internet radio and
video
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1-7: A Survey of
Communications Applications
Duplex
Telephones
Two-way radio
Radar
Sonar
Amateur radio
Citizens radio
Family Radio
service
The Internet
Wide-area
networks (WANs)
Metropolitan-area
networks (MANs)
Local area
networks (LANs)
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2 Classification of Noise:
1.External Noise which is a property of the
channel
2.Internal Noise which originates within the
communication equipment.
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External Noise
1. Atmospheric noise or static is caused by
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Internal Noise
1. Thermal Noise or white or Johnson Noise is
joules/kelvin
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Noise Voltage:
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P= V
R
V = PR
VL = PR
= kTBR
VN = 4kTBR
RN
RL
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VN out
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Example 2:
a)Determine the noise current for a diode with a
forward bias of 1 mA over a 100 kHz
bandwidth.
b)Determine the diodes equivalent noise
voltage.