Telecommunications & 5G
RF Fundamentals for Telecom
Build the radio knowledge every telecom engineer needs.
3 daysFoundation5 modules
About this course
Build the radio knowledge every telecom engineer needs. You will learn frequency, wavelength and decibels, how radio waves propagate, antennas and feeders, interference and noise, and how RF measurements are made, with plenty of worked examples.
What you'll learn
- Work with frequency, wavelength, power and decibels.
- Explain propagation, path loss and fading.
- Describe antenna types, gain, patterns and feeders.
- Identify sources of interference and noise.
- Take and interpret basic RF measurements.
Curriculum
5 modules
- Frequency and wavelength
- Power and decibels
- The radio spectrum
- Free-space path loss
- Reflection, diffraction and fading
- Link budgets
- Antenna types and patterns
- Gain and polarisation
- Cables, connectors and VSWR
- Noise and sensitivity
- Interference sources
- Spectrum analysers
- Drive tests at a glance
- Safety around RF
Who it's for
Radio and transmission engineers, field technicians and anyone new to wireless and mobile networks.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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