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HOMEWORK 8: Misc
Reference: Lectures 37-44 Due: 2014 May 5
Problem 1. Consider the ambiguity function for
the 5-bit Barker coded pulse (+++-+).
a) With the help of a computer, generate
representative plots of the ambiguity function
|(, v)|. Plot the =0 and v=0 cuts and also
the entire ambiguity function (as a contour plot
or in 3D) over a representative range of delays
and frequencies.
b) By examining the plots, show that the range
resolution of the pulse is related to the baud
length rather than the pulse length of the coded
pulse. Show that the same is true of the band-
width.
c) It should be clear from the contour or 3D
plot that the pulse code fails to give anything
like ideal pulse compression for targets with sub-
stantial Doppler shifts. Indicate this breakdown
on your plot.
Problem 2. Verify the following relationship
given in class to help evaluate long-distance iono-
spheric propagation paths. Here, h
is the virtual
reection height.
1 +
h
R
e
cos
csec = cot
i
d/2
Re
h
2R
e
h