Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in Electrical Engineer)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): Ha, Tri T. ; Myers, Glen A. "June 1990." Description based on signature page on October 19, 2009. DTIC Descriptor(s): Channels, detectors, error correction codes, errors, fading (electromagnetic waves), forward areas, frequency, frequency agility, probability, quadratic equations, signal to noise ratio. DTIC Indicator(s): Receivers, frequency hopping, quadratic detectors, fading channels, Rayleigh fading, interference, Rician fading, signal to noise ratio, theses. Author(s) subject terms: MESK, self-normalization receiver; Reed-Solomon coding; convolutional coding; fading path; partial-band interference. Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-111). Also available online.