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 Episode 36 - Mixing up the meter: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (780)

In this episode, we discus how one might realize the meter electromagnetically. I will be at the Measurement Science Conference this week, and hope to meet any of you who might be there.

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 Episode 35 - AM and Phase Noise: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (828)

This podcast is a short introduction to AM and phase noise. AM and phase noise are important limiting factors in many systems from frequency standards, to communications system, to radar. We cover the basic definition, how to specify it, and a couple of the many methods of measuring it.

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 Episode 34 - Mixing the Mixed Signals: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (790)

In this episode the RF mixer is discussed. This is not an audio mixer that is being discussed, but rather is a 3-port device that essentially multiplies two signals. This podcast is meant as background for the remaining podcasts on signals in this series.

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In this episode we discuss the basics of modulation, including AM, FM, PM, and various digital modulation formats. This is hopefully the first in a series of podcasts on signals and their measurement.

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UPDATE: Somehow I had two soundtracks in this episode superimposed. That has now been fixed, so those of you who tried to watch the previous version, it is now fixed.

This is the second part of the short series on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It contains what I think is a simple argument why it is plausible to believe that the world won’t come to an end, and why it didn’t come to an end, when the LHC was turned on for the first time.

Also this episode contains a short rant on science journalism.

I really want feedback on the subjects you would like to see covered on this podcast. Any topic that is science or engineering related would do, and some emphasis will be made on measurement. Send your suggestions to suggestions@learningmeasure.tv.