Radio communication system

• US 5,555,453 A
• Filed: 03/20/1995
• Issued: 09/10/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: ICOM Incorporated
• Original Assignee: ICOM Incorporated
• Inventors: Sun, Weimin, Kajimoto, Shigeki
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US08/406,661
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 455/266, 455/37.1, 455/313, 455/180.1, 455/200.1, 455/189.1, 455/196.1, 455/339, 455/309, 455/312, 455/307, 455/316, 455/340, 455/192.1, 455/256, 375/344, 375/350
• US Class Current: 455/266
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/28 the receiver comprising at least one semiconductor device having three or more electrodes

Abstract

A CW (Continuous Wave) radio frequency signal converted to an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal is mixed with a local oscillator signal by an IF mixer, and the obtained signal is converted to a digital signal by an ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter). A digital bandpass filter passes only the target component in the output of the ADC. The passed IF signal is demodulated by a digital demodulator, and the demodulated signal is converted to an analog signal before being output as a sound. When pitch control to increase the reception pitch by Δf is instructed, an MPU (Microprocessor Unit) alters the frequency of the local oscillator signal by Δf as well as the center frequency of the digital bandpass filter by Δf, so that the center frequency of the input signal to a narrow-band filter coincides with the center frequency of the digital bandpass filter.

Claims

1. A radio communication system comprising:

reception means for receiving a radio frequency signal and outputs a received signal;

a variable frequency local oscillator;

a mixer for mixing said received signal from said reception means with a local oscillator signal from said variable frequency local oscillator;

an analog-digital converter for converting an output signal of said mixer to a digital signal;

a variable center frequency digital bandpass filter for filtering an output signal of said analog-digital converter;

a digital demodulator for demodulating an output signal of said digital bandpass filter; and

control means for changing a frequency of said local oscillator signal by Δ

f and changing a center frequency of said digital bandpass filter by Δ

f in accordance with an externally supplied control signal to cause a frequency of said output signal of said mixer to substantially coincide with said center frequency of said passband of said digital bandpass filter.

2. The radio communication system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a digital-analog converter for converting a digital output signal of said digital demodulator to an analog signal;

amplifying means for amplifying an output signal of said digital-analog converter;

means for converting an output signal of said amplifying means to an audible sound and outputting the audible sound; and

means for supplying said control signal to said control means.

3. A radio communication system comprising:

reception means for receiving a continuous wave radio frequency signal and outputs a received signal;

a variable frequency local oscillator;

a mixer for mixing said received signal from said reception means with a local oscillator signal from said variable frequency local oscillator;

an analog-digital converter for converting an output signal of said mixer to a digital signal;

a variable center frequency digital bandpass filter for filtering an output signal of said analog-digital converter;

a digital demodulator for demodulating an output signal of said digital bandpass filter;

a means for inputting a pitch control signal; and

control means for changing a frequency of the oscillator signal and changing a center frequency of said digital bandpass filter in accordance with said pitch control signal.

4. The radio communication system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a digital-analog converter for converting a digital output signal of said digital demodulator to an analog signal;

amplifying means for amplifying an output signal of said digital-analog converter; and

means for converting an output signal of said amplifying means to an audible sound and outputting the audible sound.