Radio-Relay Systems (Artech House Telecommunications Library)

Commemorates this 60-year-old technology with an overview of the historical development, technology, system elements, and applications of radio-relay transmission. Covers concepts such as frequency spectrum and modulation, historical and modern equipment, and alternative power supply methods such as solar cells and wind, thermoelectric, and closed-circuit turbo generators. Discusses emerging point-to-multipoint systems for rural and urban applications, and explains transportable reporting and relief systems. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

ANTON A. HUURDEMAN studied electrical engineering in Amsterdam and international business at Nyenrode University. He made a career in the exportation of telecommunications systems, working successively for Telefunken, ITT, and Alcatel. In 1992, he retired from his position as Transmission Product Manager at Alcatel headquarters in Paris to become an independent telecommunications author living in the Black Forest. He is married and has two children.