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Combined trunked/cellular communication unit

US5175872A · kind A · utility

31Cited by
4References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 1991
Grant dateDec 29, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 28, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/06
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication unit (10), capable of operating in either cellular or trunked communication modes, comprises a receiver (14), a transmitter (16), and a dual synthesizer (18), coupled to the receiver and to the transmitter. The dual synthesizer comprises a main synthesizer (124) and an offset synthesizer (132). The offset synthesizer comprises a phase modulator (131) and an offset voltage-controlled oscillator (134). A protocol controller (20) comprises modulator circuitry for modulating only the offset voltage-controlled oscillator when communication unit operates in the cellular mode, and for modulating both the phase modulator and the offset voltage-controlled oscillator when the communication unit operates in the trunked mode.

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