At 09:28 AM 4/30/2008, you wrote:
What radio specific titles can you recommend? DSP hadn't yet been
invented as such when I finished my undergrad. So I'm basically
starting from ground zero with Pedroni's "Circuit Design with
VHDL". Richard Lyon's "Understanding DSP" is on its way from
Amazon. That should keep me busy for a few months.
Mike.
I'll let you know when I get home tonight, I do have one book that
is great and a bunch that are sort of OK (a couple of good chapters
and the rest is of little use), but I'm not sure of the title at this moment.
Disclaimer, buying a book is a very personal thing, this are my
personal opinions.
A book that consider the cream of the crop among the 17 books I own
on Digital Signal Processing because it cover all the basic aspect of
DSP work relating to radios, and explains it in a clear manner is;
Understanding Digital Signal Processing
By Richard G. Lyons
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http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Digital-Signal-Processing-2nd/dp/0131089897/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-4729874-8376855?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188594449&sr=1-1
>
I have the second edition, it's not cheap but considering how much
books cost you get your money's worth. I had it on order from the
description at Amazon and when I asked for suggestions this one was
often quoted, it even has a chapter on Quadrature signals and why
they are important. I paid $70 for a new copy. I made one mistake
when I bought this book, there was a PDF copy of the book that could
be purchased with the book and I should have bought it also.
Here is a link to a book with a lot of useful information that you
can download for free, you can also buy a hardbound version on Amazon;
< http://www.dspguide.com/ >
Here are some more links, the articles by Youngblood are very useful;
< http://www.dspradio.org/SDR_Basics >
I really don't have any others that grab my attention, some of the
others may have a chapter or two that are excellent but for the most
parts most books are very similar. Most dive in into FFT and burn a
third of the book on the N ways of doing every tiny variation of a
FFT and IFFT, most ignore giving an overall view of what needs to be
done. My advice is read the description of the books and if possible
buy a few other books used, I have quite a few good books that cost
under $15. One aspect to look for in a book is to see if it deals
with complex math, that is the heart of SDR signal processing and
it's surprising how many books ignore the subject.
I have a list of books that are about SDR and DSP software, they are
rather pricey, most being over $100 when I get back from Dayton I
will most likely buy a few.
Cecil
K5NWA
www.softrockradio.org www.qrpradio.com
"Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light."
