Article: 51288 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: info@besserassociates.com (Besser Associates) Subject: ADVERT: DSP Training in August, San Jose, CA Message-ID: <448f3c50.555978218@news.sf.sbcglobal.net> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:33:00 GMT Besser Associates is offering their acclaimed "DSP Made Simple for Engineers" class in San Jose, California, on 16-18 August 2006. This 3-day class is particularly well-suited to those involved in RF and Audio signal processing, and computer programmers, who need to learn the fundamentals of DSP theory. Details of this course, including target audience, learning objectives, course outline, materials descriptions, and past student comments are contained in this post as items "A" through "I". To register, please contact Besser Associates at 650-949-3300. For additional course offerings, call Besser Associates or visit http://www.bessercourse.com/ to view our public course catalog and current schedule. ------ Detailed DSP course information follows ------ A. BESSER COURSE TITLE: "DSP Made Simple for Engineers"; a 3-day tutorial course on digital signal processing (DSP) theory. B. TARGET AUDIENCE * The primary audience is practicing RF (and Audio) hardware Engineers and Software Programmers who need to understand digital signal processing (DSP) because of its ever-increasing role in the processing of real-world signals. * While DSP Made Simple is not a "programming course", it is particularly well suited for computer programmers because of their increasing need to understand DSP algorithms. * In general, this course is beneficial to anyone involved in the acquisition, generation, transmission, filtering, or analysis of digital signals. C. WHAT THE STUDENT GAINS FROM THE COURSE: * The ability to apply DSP techniques to real-world signal processing problems in their work. * A solid grasp of DSP basics and the ability to move gradually to more sophisticated DSP concepts and applications. * The ability to speak the language of DSP. * Much practical information on how to optimize (streamline the computations of) the algorithms of DSP. * The ability to understand written descriptions (articles, application notes, textbooks) of DSP methods used in practice. To register, please contact Besser Associates at 650-949-3300. For additional course offerings, please call Besser Associates or visit http://www.bessercourse.com/ D. COURSE OUTLINE _____________________________________ DAY 1 DISCRETE SEQUENCES AND SYSTEMS * Discrete Sequences, Their Notation, and Representation * Signal Amplitude, Magnitude, Power Definitions * Signal Processing Operational Symbols PERIODIC SAMPLING * Periodic Sampling and Aliasing * Sampling Low-Pass Signals * Sampling Bandpass Signals * Spectral Inversion in Bandpass Sampling THE DISCRETE FOURIER TRANSFORM * Understanding the DFT Equation * DFT Properties * DFT Results Interpretation * Shifting Theorem * Inverse DFT * DFT Leakage * Use of Signal data Windows * DFT Resolution and Zero Padding * DFT Processing Gain _____________________________________ _____________________________________ DAY 2 THE FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM * Relationship of the FFT to the DFT * FFT Input/Output Indexing Bit Reversal * Guidance On Using FFTs With Real-World Signals * Averaging Multiple FFTs FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE DIGITAL FILTERS * An Introduction to Finite Impulse Response Filters * Convolution In FIR Filters * FIR Filter Analysis and Design Examples * Phase Response of FIR Filters (Group Delay) * Half-Band FIR Filters * Brief Introduction to Matched Filters * FIR Comb Filters _____________________________________ DAY 3 INFINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE DIGITAL FILTERS * An Introduction to Infinite Impulse Response Filters * The Laplace Transform * The z-Transform * IIR Filter Design and Analysis Methods * Pitfalls in Building IIR Digital Filters * Cascade and Parallel Combinations of Digital Filters * Comparison of IIR and FIR Filters ADVANCED SAMPLING TECHNIQUES * Quadrature Signals and Quadrature Sampling * Quadrature Sampling With Digital Mixing * Digital Resampling (Sample Rate Change) * Decimation * Interpolation * Decimation and Interpolation in Combination E. WHAT THE COURSE DOES NOT COVER: The DSP Made Simple Course does not cover the hardware architecture of commercial programmable DSP integrated circuits. Likewise, while the course introduces the topic of commercially available DSP design software packages, no computer programming is performed as part of the course. F. COURSE HANDOUT MATERIAL The training material comprises 475 pages of class handouts. With the typical lecturer, the student must decide between taking notes, or paying attention to what the lecturer is saying. The training handout solves this "note-taking" dilemma. The DSP Made Simple training material provides a "bulletized" description of each DSP topic in addition to an abundance of diagrams. A textual description summarizing the key DSP concepts are included at the bottom of each handout page. The highly praised DSP textbook, "Understanding Digital Signal Processing, 2/E" (Prentice Hall Publishing) will be supplied to each student. This book has been Amazon.com's top-selling DSP book for over five years. G. COURSE LECTURER: RICHARD LYONS is a Consulting Systems Engineer and lecturer with Besser Associates in Mt. View, CA. He has been the Lead Hardware Engineer for numerous large signal processing systems for both the National Security Agency (NSA) and TRW Inc. An experienced lecturer, and instructor at the University of California Santa Cruz Extension, Richard has delivered signal processing seminars and training courses throughout the US and Europe. As an Associate Editor for the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, he created and edits the magazine's "DSP Tips & Tricks" column. He has written numerous articles on DSP topics, and authored the best selling textbook "Understanding Digital Signal Processing 2/E" (Prentice-Hall, 2004). Richard is a member of the IEEE, and Eta Kappa Nu the electrical engineering honor society. He can be contacted at: R.Lyons@ieee.org. H. WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT THE COURSE * Instead of overwhelming the student with complex mathematics, the lecturer uses intuitive explanations and well-chosen examples to develop a fundamental understanding of DSP theory. (A recipe for technical material that's too rich in equations is hard for the beginner to digest.) * The practical aspects of signal processing techniques are stressed as opposed to mathematically rigorous discussions of discrete system theory. THIS COURSE TEACHES THE STUDENTS HOW TO USE DSP IN THEIR WORK. * Comprehensive in scope, and gentle in approach, the course gives the student a thorough grasp of the basics and the ability to move on to more sophisticated DSP concepts and applications. * In addition to covering the key practical aspects of DSP, a collection of tricks-of-the-trade used by DSP professionals, to make their processing more efficient, are introduced throughout the course. * In terms of DSP training, this course is the beginner's best opportunity to efficiently and thoroughly learn the fundamentals of DSP. ------ I. QUOTES FROM RECENT STUDENTS: "Excellent course for engineers wanting to get (an) insight into DSP." - George Hughes, Lockheed Martin "Instructor takes a traditionally difficult subject to learn, and made it easy. His printed material is excellent." - William Schnable, Lucent Technologies "I appreciated the instructor's ability to communicate complex subjects in a simple format. This course is in my top 3 of 'Best Ever' (in 20 years)." - Brian Kralicek, Nokia "Lyons presents a very solid engineering perspective of the subject with a minimal, yet sufficient, amount of math." - Gene Kozin, Itron Inc. "... great instructor. I now understand what the college professors were trying to teach." - Simon Sirin, U.S. Dept. of Energy "This course takes the mystery out of DSP. Instructor has a knack for presenting information in a way that is very logical and easy to understand." - Dale Laing, Lockheed Martin "Lyons' is an excellent communicator of highly technical material. He uses plenty of real examples to translate theory to something of utility." - David Day, Day Test and Measurement Inc. To register for the class, please contact Besser Associates at 650-949-3300. For additional course offerings, call Besser Associates or visit http://www.bessercourse.com/ to view our public course catalog and current schedule. Article: 51289 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: Timothy Rulon Subject: New Honolulu radiofax schedule effective 06/20/06 Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:06:20 -0400 Message-ID: Mariners, Effective June 20, 2006 at 2242 UTC the Honolulu radiofax broadcast schedule will be significantly modified to accommodate new 24, 48 and 72 hour wind/wave and surface charts and other enhancements, as well as the addition of existing charts produced by the Ocean Prediction Center and Tropical Prediction Center. The new broadcast schedule will be broadcast on-air beginning June 06, 2006. On June 20, 2006 the broadcast time of the on-air broadcast schedule will be shifted from 1045 and 2018 UTC to 0100 and 1300 UTC. See the following link for details: http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/fax/hfhi.txt please also visit: "National Weather Service Marine Forecasts" http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm