Online Wireless Training Courses

A selection of publicly accessible online wireless training courses.

XC001 – Introduction to Radio Waves

Course Code: XC001

Updated: 9 November 2009

Run time: 8 minutes

For anyone working with Radio Frequency (RF) technologies, it’s important to be familiar with the various wireless systems. This starts with understanding the different types of radio waves and their characteristics.

In this module we introduce you to:-

• Units of frequency
• Frequency bands
• Propagation and how radio waves travel
• Environmental effects on propagation, and
• Simplex and Duplex Systems

Courses

• Flash video lesson 5.0 MB – Adobe Flash Player browser plugin required. Download from Adobe.
• PDF Format lesson 5.0 MB (Zip file) – Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 9 or above required. Download from Adobe.
• View on Youtube

Lesson Notes

• Introduction to Radio Waves Lesson Notes (PDF Format 307kB)

XC002 – Introduction to Cellular Systems

Course Code: XC002

Updated: 26 December 2009

Run Time : 12 minutes

Many different technologies and protocols are used around the world to provide cellular coverage.

In this module we discuss:-

• The Base Station
• The Cellular system Layout
• Cellular Tower Configurations
• Cellular Technologies
• Cellular System Protocol Allocations
• 3G and 4G, and
• An Overview of Cellular Data

Courses

• Flash video lesson 7.9 MB – Adobe Flash Player browser plugin required. Download from Adobe.
• PDF Format lesson 7.9 MB (Zip file) – Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 9 or above required. Download from Adobe.
• View on Youtube:- Part1 , Part2

Lesson Notes

• Introduction to Radio Waves Lesson Notes (PDF Format 625kB)