Field Expedient SDR: Introduction to Software Defined Radio

Field Expedient SDR: Introduction to Software Defined Radio

Software Defined Radios are revolutionizing wireless communications, but getting started can be a challenge. Much of the available SDR training veers either towards highly mathematical engineering classes or radio cookbooks with little explanation for the steps taken. <br /> <br />Introduction to Software Defined Radio steers between these two extremes by leveraging knowledge you already have but didn't know was applicable to radio technology. Through a series of hands-on exercises, you'll learn: <br />- to use gnuradio, the leading SDR software tool <br />- how analog signals are sampled <br />- when and how to use decimation and interpolation <br />- how filtering, tuning, and demodulating work <br />- how all the pieces of an SDR-based radio fit together <br /> <br />This first volume of our Field Expedient SDR series will take you from being a complete novice to a capable user. There will still be much to learn, but you'll be in a solid position to learn it.