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PYE 413 Radio Communication Principles

HND2 levelEngineering & Technology15 topics

PYE 413 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Radio frequency spectrum and bands
  2. Applications of radio frequency bands
  3. Electromagnetic wave radiation
  4. Aerials and antenna parameters
  5. Radiation patterns and types of aerials
  6. Factors affecting aerial selection and performance
  7. Radio wave propagation
  8. Troposphere and ionosphere in propagation
  9. Propagation frequencies
  10. Modulation and demodulation
  11. AM, FM and pulse modulation
  12. Radio transmitter principles
  13. AM transmitter stages and frequency multiplication
  14. Power amplifiers and aerial coupling
  15. Radio receiver principles

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One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Radio frequency spectrum and bands

The radio frequency spectrum is the range of electromagnetic frequencies used for wireless communication, divided into bands such as HF, VHF, UHF, SHF, and EHF. Understanding band definitions, frequency allocations, and the regulatory framework is essential for designing, operating, and diagnosing radio systems, as exam questions often test identification of band ranges and their typical uses.

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