Re: Ofdm transceiver with more than 16QAM

[pv]

I don know how can I measure the SNR with QAM modulation. There is  
only a MPSK SNR probe.
Can you tell me how to measure SNR with MQAM?

Thanks for your help,
Pedro Viegas

Citando Marcus Müller <mmueller@gnuradio.org>:

> Hi. this is a typical question like I'd ask it when talking a student
> through a test for a digital comms computer lab. So here's a hint:
>
> "Constellations with very many points" don't always work. It has to do
> with SNR. Can you explain what the problem is with low SNR?
>
> Best regards,
> Marcus
>
> On 10.11.20 12:56, pv@koalatech.pt wrote:
> > Hi, I'm trying to make an OFDM transmission of a png file (9.3 kB) with
> > 256QAM with the gnuradio
> > example of OFDM transmitter / receiver. The USRP I'm using is the ettus
> > n210 with the cbx daughter board. With the QPSK and 16QAM modulations it
> > works, but with 64QAM or 256QAM I can´t receive the file, sometimes it
> > receives some packets but most of the time it doesn't receive any byte.
> > Can anyone help me with with this problem?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Pedro Viegas


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