Waveform and RF power amplifier interdependencies in battery-powered tactical High Frequency radio applications

Author

Nieto, J.W. ; Buckley, R.J. ; Furman, W.N.

Author_Institution

Harris Corp., Melbourne, FL

fYear

2009

fDate

28-30 April 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper will examine the subtle interdependencies of physical layer waveforms and RF power amplifiers when applied to a battery-powered High Frequency (HF) tactical radio system. Traditional physical layer analysis usually compares the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) required to achieve a desired bit error rate (BER) but does not consider how the peak-power to average-power ratio (PAPR) of the waveform will affect the design and performance of the power amplifier. This paper will address both the BER performance of physical layer waveforms and the class/efficiency/power constraints of power amplifiers for use in a battery-powered tactical HF environment.

Keywords

error statistics; military communication; power amplifiers; radiocommunication; radiofrequency amplifiers; BER performance; HF environment; RF power amplifier; battery-powered high frequency tactical radio system; bit error rate; physical layer waveform; signal-to-noise ratio; HF; PA; PAPR; Tactical Radio; Waveform;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Ionospheric radio Systems and Techniques, 2009. (IRST 2009). The Institution of Engineering and Technology 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Edinburgh

ISSN

0537-9989

Print_ISBN

978-1-84919-123-4

Type

conf

Filename

5235586