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Auto-balance method and apparatus for suppression of residual lines in a transmitted spectrum

US4479227A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 1982
Grant dateOct 23, 1984
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Expiry dateSep 2, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B1/69
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An automatic residual line suppression system for use with a spread spectrum signal wherein a narrow-band sample of the signal around a selected frequency is multiplied by a dithered signal in an auto-balance control loop. A resulting signal is used to control the dc offset of a mixer in order to minimize the residual carrier line in the signal spectrum while any remaining detectible residual lines are smeared by a noise source during up-conversion.

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