Common transmit module for a programmable digital radio

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PATENT NO 5867535
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08522058

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A common transmit module of a programmable digital radio has a digital submodule which receives a bit stream and produces a modulated IF signal, and an analog submodule which receives the modulated IF signal and converts the modulated IF signal to a frequency corresponding to a specific type of radio function. The digital submodule includes (a) a sequential/parallel instruction set processor for signal processing and control, (b) a reconfigurable format unit, and (c) a modulator which receives the output signals of the reconfigurable format unit and produces the modulated oscillation signal. The analog submodule includes (a) a tunable local oscillator that produces a tunable local oscillation signal, (b) fixed local oscillators that produce fixed local oscillation signals, and (c) a mixing unit that receives the modulated IF signal, the tunable local oscillation signal and the fixed local oscillation signals, selectively mixes the fixed local oscillation signals with the modulated oscillation signal to produce non-final IF signals, and mixes a non-final IF signal with the tunable local oscillation signal to produce a final converted signal for transmission at the frequency corresponding to the specific type of radio function.

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NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042-4511

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dirndorfer, Walter M Linthicum, MD 4 443
Minarik, Ronald W Lutherville, MD 13 863
Pascale, Michael V Millersville, MD 8 828
Phillips, William C Ellicott, MD 70 5087
Prill, Robert S Allenwood, NJ 9 701
Schmidt, Kenneth M Ellicott, MD 7 802
Siegel, Arnold B Somerset, NJ 6 675
Weigand, Benjamin F Ellicott, MD 7 498

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