... 1986.R.E. Ziemer and R.L. Peterson, Digital Communications and Spread Spectrum Systems,New York, Macmillan, 1985.R.E. Ziemer and R.L. Peterson,Introduction to Digital Communications, NewYork, ... science at the Naval PostgraduateSchool in Monterey, California. His areas ofinterest are digital communications, amateursatellites, VHF/UHF contesting, and QRP. Hisresearch area closely follows ... to give us somebackground. Steve enlisted in the Navy in 1977 andbecame a Data Systems Technician, a repairman ofshipboard computer systems. In 1985 he wasaccepted into the Navy’s Enlisted...