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ECE-4605: Radio Engineering

Description: Wireless application circuit design for gain and filter control at radio frequencies to interface the baseband processing systems and the antennas of communication systems. 4605: Design of radio transmitter and receiver circuits using scattering-parameter methods. Circuits include oscillators, radio frequency amplifiers and matching networks, mixers and detectors. 4606: Design of amplitude, frequency, and pulse-modulated communication systems, including modulators, detectors, and the effects of noise. Design basics and guidelines for phase-locked loops and several power amplifier configurations.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: ECE-3105 and ECE-3204 and ECE-3614

Required By: ECE-4606

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 14

Average GPA: 3.25 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 38.68%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.04%

Steven W Ellingson201926.6%36.7%24.1%3.4%0.8%8.5%2.925
William A Davis201254.2%41.4%4.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.448
Charles W Bostian200657.1%28.6%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.391

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