Limiting audible noise introduction through FM antenna tuning
First Claim
1. A method to limit audible noise introduction through FM antenna tuning, in which an FM antenna is coupled with lumped tuning circuitry to alter a center frequency of a gain profile of the FM antenna, the method comprises:
- receiving an incoming continuous wavelength signal that corresponds to an FM frequency band;
determining signal quality information of the received incoming continuous wavelength signal; and
when the signal quality information drops below a predetermined performance threshold,frequency hopping across the FM frequency band at a scanning frequency interval by altering the center frequency of the gain profile of the FM antenna with the lumped tuning circuitry;
determining a scanned frequency having a greatest signal quality information from a plurality of scanned frequencies within the FM frequency band; and
setting the center frequency of the gain profile of the FM antenna to the frequency of the scanned frequency with the greatest signal quality information.
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Abstract
An FM receiver including an FM antenna that receives continuous wavelength signals, where the FM receiver is coupled to the FM antenna and operable to alter a center frequency of a gain profile of the FM antenna. The FM receiver includes a low noise amplifier module that is coupled to amplify the continuous wavelength signal to produce an amplified RF signal therefrom. A down conversion module is coupled to mix the amplified RF signal with a local oscillation to produce an information signal. A filter module is coupled to filter the information signal to produce a filtered information signal. A demodulation module is coupled to capture audio information from the filtered information signal. A signal monitoring module is coupled to monitor the FM signal quality of a received continuous wavelength signal. The signal monitoring module produces a signal quality indication therefrom. An antenna control module produces a signal value based upon the signal quality indication, wherein the signal value operates to alter the center frequency of a gain profile of the FM antenna.
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1. A method to limit audible noise introduction through FM antenna tuning, in which an FM antenna is coupled with lumped tuning circuitry to alter a center frequency of a gain profile of the FM antenna, the method comprises:
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receiving an incoming continuous wavelength signal that corresponds to an FM frequency band; determining signal quality information of the received incoming continuous wavelength signal; and when the signal quality information drops below a predetermined performance threshold, frequency hopping across the FM frequency band at a scanning frequency interval by altering the center frequency of the gain profile of the FM antenna with the lumped tuning circuitry; determining a scanned frequency having a greatest signal quality information from a plurality of scanned frequencies within the FM frequency band; and setting the center frequency of the gain profile of the FM antenna to the frequency of the scanned frequency with the greatest signal quality information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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