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This chapter aims at providing general design guidelines which could be helpful to any designer facing the challenge of the implementation of a Radio Frequency Front End (RF FE) for multiple GNSS applications. Even if some considerations will be focused on specific cases for the sake of simplicity, we will try to provide a comprehensive analysis of the main issues that have to be taken into account to carry out a proper design. While most of the discussion in this Chapter is valid for any GNSS receivers, the parts specific to Galileo will be emphasized when applicable.
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Perez, E., Detratti, M. (2015). Advanced RF Front-End Design Issues. In: Nurmi, J., Lohan, E., Sand, S., Hurskainen, H. (eds) GALILEO Positioning Technology. Signals and Communication Technology, vol 182. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1830-2_4
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