Multi-Channel Multi-Band VHF Software Radio Based Receiver Eliminates RF Down Conversion

The advent of Software Radio has promised great hope for radio communications by offering ease of design and flexibility that was not previously possible. The push is to place the ADC as close as possible to the antenna, thereby performing a variety of receive functionalities in the digital domain. This ensures ease of design and flexibility. Traditional implementation of any receiver includes a front end analog downconverter stage, which translates the input signal to baseband or near baseband frequencies....

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