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RF Measurements in DVB-T and DVB-H
This primer discusses RF measurements specific to the DVB-T and DVB-H systems. It also presents the value the Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer allowing more flexible and narrow filtering, seamless capture and analysis over any desired portion of the signal capture.

Critical RF Measurements in Cable, Satellite and Terrestrial DTV Systems (1.4 MB)
The secret of maintaining reliable, high-quality services over the different digital television transmission systems is to focus on those critical factors that may compromise the integrity of the system. This application note describes those critical RF measurements, which help to detect such problems before viewers lose their service and picture completely.

Fundamentals of 8VSB (635 kB)
This primer gives a technology overview of the terrestrial DTV standard used in the USA and other countries. It covers the fundamentals of 8VSB from the MPEG2 input to reception and decoding. It explains error correction mechanisms like data interleaving and Trellis coded modulation, as well as synchronization, frame structure and channel occupancy of 8VSB.

Signal to Noise Relationships in 8-VSB (190 kB)
This technical brief describes the effect various transmitter impairments have on the output signal's Signal to Noise ratio in 8-VSB DTV transmission.

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