The 3 day RF Technology Training Course is designed for those who have not had much grounding in RF technology. After the course you will have a good understanding of the fundamental principles and tools to assist you in your career.

For more information please email Electrotest Ltd: info@electrotest.co.nz

The course has the following content:

Radio Technology Course – presented by Steve Williams

1 -  Radio waves – basic understanding

2 - Transmitters and Recievers

3 - Measurements

• The dB – what is dB and how do we use it. (dB or not dB, that is the question)
• Engineering system gain or loss
• What is the difference between Field Strength and Signal Strength
• Bandwidth, modulation, noise & distortion, SINAD,…….
• Insertion loss and Return Loss

4 -  Impedance – basic understanding

5- Co Axial cables - types

6 - Antennae:

• Basics
• Types
• Radiation patterns
• Using radiation patterns to your advantage
• Gain
• Null out the unwanted
•  Improve F to B ratio
• Antennae aperture
•  Propagation
• Path loss
• Basic calculation
• Field measurements – difference between Signal Strength and Field Strength
• System engineering

7 - Filters, Combining and splitting systems

• Filters
• Types
• Purpose
• Star
• Hybrid
• Duplexers
• Resistive

8 - Interference and how to overcome

• In-band
• Out of band
• PIM and heterodyning
  

9 - General