Digital Microwave Communication: Engineering Point-to-Point Microwave Systems 1st Edition

I can only second the multiple five-star reviews for this textbook. Mr. Kizer's knowledge regarding the engineering of point-to-point microwave systems is comprehensive. It is outstanding to have this treasure trove of engineering best practices design all in one place. My only disappointment was that the 3D plots of near field power density for a parabolic microwave dish so strikingly featured on the book's cover are all in black and white in the text. So if Amazon permitted a 99.9999% five-star rating, I would have given that, but since it's integer stars only, five stars.

This is the most up to date and complete book available on the subject of Digital Microwave Communications.The book is crammed full of illustrations and examples with the mathematics behind each equation.This is a must have book for every engineer and manager involved in digital microwave communications.

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An excellent resource book to answer questions today and tomorrow. Highly recommended book.

Great book! Very complete.

I deal with point-to-point microwave system in my work everyday and find this book useful and informative. It is recommended to everyone designing microwave networks.

In 1990, I began a 25 year career developing / analyzing RF communication systems including point to point microwave systems. 95% of everything I used (data, concepts, formulas, algorithms, etc) are found in this single volume. Most books of this genre provide breadth at the expense of depth. This volume provides both, giving you the tools you will need to engineer point to point microwave links. Regulatory issues, network reliability, hardware components, modulation and error correcting schemes, link budgets, interference, antenna gain, towers, propagation, even much overlooked safety, etc. -it's all here. Although now retired, I could not resist adding this volume to my library. In the author's own words, as found in the preface: "... I continue to be disappointed in the technical information available for the practicing microwave transmission engineer. If I were a new engineer starting on a project, I don't know where I would go to get in-depth technical knowledge ... This book is my attempt to remedy the situation." Mr. Kizer, from my 25 years of experience you have succeeded admirably. I salute you and highly recommend your book.

Very impressive, this isn't just a book, it's an encyclopedia of all subjects related to Point to Point Microwave systems.It is likely to become THE reference book for practicing engineers in this field. The author, in addition to sharing his personal experience, has done a very extensive search and study of the related literature (each of the 16 chapters has several pages listing reference documents, including some unpublished ones!.) The book includes very thorough descriptions and calculations of the different factors to consider in designing microwave links.There are also many beneficial observations concerning realistic application of formulas.Convenient tables can be found e.g.: choice of K factor (which is too often only presumed),Although I don't understand the practical value of numbers given to the 13th decimal point, I am impressed by the extensive demonstration of antennas near-field power density calculations, a subject not often covered, yet important in view of the MPE legal requirements . It could also be useful in determining RFI within the multitude of antenna "farms".The analyses of rain fading, obstructed paths and paths performance are more detailed than usually found and will be quite useful. So are the 12 pages (Appendix B) concerning personnel & equipment safety, an often neglected subject.A few, mild, criticisms: A Glossary of Acronyms might have been useful for people new to the field.Some of the, numerous, figures could use more explanation.There are some unavoidable glitches in a 730 page book, e.g.: Fade duration equation (bottom of page 108) is missing. Occasional comment (or value) on the wrong page.However, my general observation is that Mr. Kizer has written an imposing text and I highly recommend it as a professional reference and workbook.Pierre Catala, MSEE, NCEPracticing Microwave Engineer,Sr. Technical Advisor, Lockard & White.ex Telecom Course leader in the Texas A&M Engineering Technology Dept.