Design and application of real-time spectrum-analyser systems

IEE Proceedings F: Communications Radar and Signal Processing

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 76-91

  Roberts, J B G ^a   Moule, G L ^a   Parry, G ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Filtering and prediction theory; Filters; Fourier transforms; Radar and radionavigation; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS - ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS;

SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

EID: 0019001971     PISSN: 01437070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-f-1.1980.0014     Document Type: Article

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