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May 04, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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EECT 228 - Communications Electronics
PREREQUISITES: EECT 121 - Electronics Circuit Analysis
PROGRAM: Electronics and Computer Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
This course analyzes communication circuits with emphasis on AM, FM, SSB, transmitters and receivers, transmission lines, antennas, and wave propagation. Includes dB gain and attenuation, noise, modulation and demodulation principles, phase-locked loop, RF amplifiers, automatic gain control, detectors, limiters and discriminators. Offers hands-on lab exposure to analog circuits utilizing analysis and troubleshooting techniques.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:
- Identify the components of a communications system.
- Determine bandwidth and information capacity.
- Calculate gains and attenuation via decibels.
- Analyze various types of noise.
- Describe parameters of a parallel and series RLC circuit.
- Analyze and identify the components of AM, FM, SSB and stereo systems.
- Align and troubleshooting superheterodyne receivers.
- Identify AM/FM transmitter systems.
- Analyze and troubleshoot AM/FM receiver systems.
- Analyze oscillator circuits used in communication equipment.
- Analyze AM, FM and SSB modulation and demodulation principles.
- Recognize pre-emphasis and de-emphasis networks.
- Analyzing and identify RF amplifiers, limiters, discriminators, and detectors.
- Analyze transmissions lines.
- Analyze antennas.
- Describe wave-propagation.
- Reading and interpret a manufacturer’ s alignment and troubleshooting form and schematic.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Passive filters and impedance matching circuits
- Noise measurement and designation
- RLC Parallel circuits
- Oscillators
- AM modulation, analysis and transmitter principles
- Super heterodyne analysis
- Automatic gain control
- Single-sideband characteristics
- FM modulation, analysis and transmitter principles
- Dolby system
- Stereo broadcasting and receiving analysis (AM and FM)
- Limiters, discriminators and phase-locked loops
- Stereo demodulation
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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