Dynamic Range Considerations in Narrowband and Wideband Superheterodyne Surveillance Receivers

Abstract

This report examines the dynamic range performance of narrowband and wideband superheterodyne surveillance receivers. A theoretical review of parameters indicative of the dynamic range performance of each type of receiver is presented. It is seen that for a narrowband superheterodyne receiver, the dynamic range performance can be specified using a parameter based on a single tone at the input. For a wideband superheterodyne receiver, one or more two tone dynamic range parameters are needed. These two tone dynamic range parameters are then used to predict the dynamic range performance of a wideband superheterodyne surveillance receiver currently being built for DREO. Some anticipated dynamic range problems specific to this system are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA196569

Entities

People

  • Andrew Mudry

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Amplifiers
  • Analyzers
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Dynamic Range
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Filters
  • Interception
  • Radio Frequency Amplifiers
  • Radio Receivers
  • Scanning
  • Security
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Superheterodyne Receivers

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Spectroscopy.