Learning Path — RF Hardware

Guidance only. For the hardware side of RF: what a signal is, the physical devices that capture and move it, and how RF links are engineered.

This is a guide, not a requirement. A Learning Path only recommends an order for working through otherwise-independent modules toward competence in this area. Take them all, or pick just the ones you need — your progress is tracked per module either way.

The hardware side of RF is about the physical chain that puts a signal in front of your software: what a signal is, the devices that capture and move it, and how RF ultimately carries data. Work the modules below in order, or dip into the ones you need.

Recommended order

  1. 1. RF & SDR The physics of signals — waves, power, antennas, propagation. 32 lessons 6 units
  2. 2. Digital Signal Processing The signal processing that turns captured samples into usable data. 30 lessons 6 units
  3. 3. Intro to Hardware Computers and devices from the ground up, including SDR front-ends. 29 lessons 7 units
  4. 4. Embedded & Single-Board Computers The small computers that run RF gear in the field — SBCs, GPIO, and 24/7 builds. 31 lessons 6 units
  5. 5. Networking & the Internet How RF ultimately carries data across links and networks. 29 lessons 6 units