| Preface | 6 |
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| Contents | 9 |
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| Acronyms | 16 |
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| 1 Introduction | 21 |
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| 2 Problems, Classification and Structure of ARM Equipment | 25 |
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| Introduction | 25 |
| Classification of Radio Monitoring Equipment | 26 |
| Operation Zone Sizes | 27 |
| Application | 27 |
| Equipment Performance | 28 |
| Design Constraints | 28 |
| Radio Monitoring Equipment Design Philosophy | 29 |
| Requirements for RM Equipment Technical Parameters | 32 |
| Quality Criterion Selection | 32 |
| Main Technical Parameters of RM Equipment | 33 |
| Characteristics of RM Equipment Families | 35 |
| Radio Monitoring and RES Location Detection Systems | 36 |
| Stationary and Mobile RM Stations | 36 |
| Portable RM Equipment | 38 |
| Manpack ARM Equipment | 39 |
| Conclusion | 41 |
| References | 42 |
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| 3 Radio Receiver Applications for Radio Monitoring System | 43 |
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| Introduction | 43 |
| Tuned Radio Receiver | 43 |
| Main Radio Receiver Parameters | 47 |
| Operating Frequency Range | 48 |
| Amplitude-Frequency Response of the Linear Receive Path | 48 |
| Voltage Standing Wave Ratio | 49 |
| Main Channel and Spurious Channels | 50 |
| RR Selectivity | 54 |
| Inherent Noise and Receiver Sensitivity | 56 |
| Sensitivity Increase with the Help of Pre-amplifiers | 59 |
| Pre-amplifier Gain Factor Selection | 62 |
| Receiver Multi-Signal Selectivity | 63 |
| Intermodulation Noise | 63 |
| Intercept Points on IP 2 and IP 3 Intermodulation | 67 |
| Intermodulation-Free Dynamic Range Determination | 70 |
| Attenuator Influence on the Intermodulation Value | 71 |
| Determining the Intercept Points | 72 |
| Blockage Effect | 72 |
| Crosstalk Distortions | 73 |
| Phase Noise and Retuning Rate of the Panoramic RR | 74 |
| Digital Radio Receivers | 76 |
| General Principles of Digital Radio Receiver Implementation | 76 |
| Types of ARM Receivers | 78 |
| Development of Russian Arm Systems | 80 |
| First- and Second-Generation Systems | 80 |
| Radio Receivers of the Third and Fourth Generation | 82 |
| Fifth-Generation Radio Receivers | 86 |
| ARK-CT1 Digital Radio Receiver | 87 |
| ARK-D1TP Digital Panoramic Measuring Receiver | 93 |
| ARK-CT3 Digital Receiver | 95 |
| ARK-KNV4 External Remote-Controlled Converter | 99 |
| ARK-PR5 Argamak Digital Radio Receiver | 101 |
| ARGAMAK-I Panoramic Measuring Receiver | 113 |
| Conclusion | 113 |
| References | 114 |
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| 4 Single-Channel and Multi-Channel Radio Signal Detection | 115 |
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| Introduction | 115 |
| Single-Channel Signal Detection | 117 |
| Characteristics of Single-Channel Detectionof Narrow-Band Signals | 125 |
| Single-Channel Detection of Radio Signals With POFT | 128 |
| Probabilistic Features of the Frequency Observation Time | 129 |
| Probability of Separate Frequency Registration | 131 |
| Estimate of the Total Number of Registered Frequencies | 132 |
| Optimization of ARM System Parameters | 133 |
| Detection Characteristics | 135 |
| Double-Channel Detection of Narrow-Band Signals | 137 |
| Comparison of Single-Channel and Double-Channel Processing | 139 |
| Conclusion | 141 |
| References | 141 |
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| 5 Multi-Channel Digital Receivers | 143 |
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| Introduction | 143 |
| Panoramic Multi-Channel Receivers | 143 |
| ARK-D11 Double-Channel Complex | 145 |
| ARK-RD8M Multi-Channel Complex | 146 |
| SMO-MCRM Customized Software Package | 150 |
| Software Purpose and Performance Capabilities | 150 |
| Software Operation Modes | 151 |
| Conclusion | 153 |
| References | 153 |
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| 6 Modulation and Signal Types in Modern Radioelectronic Means
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