Abstract: A digital demodulation apparatus which has a detector (11) for receiving transmission signals (S.sub.in) modulated under a multivalue quadrature amplitude modulation method in accordance with a honeycomb signal structure point arrangement. The detector produces I channel and Q channel demodulation signals. The apparatus also includes a discriminator (13) which converts the analog demodulation signals (Sa) to digital demodulation signals (Sd), a memory (21) which successively receives said digital demodulation signals (Sd) and reproduces corresponding original data. The read only memory (21) stores data representatives of the honeycomb signal structure point arrangement, and stores polarity bits (P) and error bits (.epsilon.) of the signal points.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit which controls the decision timing for deciding multi-level signal to the optimum decision timing. The control is carried out in such a manner as reducing deviation of phase of decision clock by deciding slope of multi-level signal at the center decision timing from the decision data at least continuous three decision timings and deciding deviation of decision timing from the slope and error signal at the center decision timing. Moreover, two kinds of slope decision are realized and the desired slope decision can be selected in accordance with the line condition.

Abstract: A digital communication system using a QAM signal and a honeycomb constellation multilevel signal. The digital communication system includes a modulator having a unit for transforming in-phase and quadrature-phase data arranged in a quadrature lattice constellation into two data arranged in a honeycomb constellation, and a unit for amplitude-modulating the transformed data. A demodulator demodulates a transmitted signal output from the modulator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radio transmission system. The system includes a transversal type automatic equalizer which controls tap weight based on bit error rate (BER) from a pseudo error pulse. In the equalizer, the threshold value (BER1) which defines the mode change for tap weighting control from normal to reset is different from the threshold value (BER2) from reset to normal. Therefore, the mode change is carried out by a simple circuit properly and stably.

Abstract: A radio communication system using a QAM system. In the transmission system, the data of each channel to be transmitted is divided into data groups having frame slots. When the polarity of the mean value of a data summed in a present data group is the same as the polarity of the mean value of the deviation of all data group coming before, all data in the present data group is inverted, a direct current component and a lower frequency component near the direct current component are suppressed, and carrier waves are injected after encoding. In the receiving system, a decoder decodes a received signal to obtain the original data before the encoding by the transmission system.

Abstract: A phase synchronizing circuit, wherein two phase detectors are used in quadrature to detect the phase of an input signal and to avoid hang-up when the phase of the input signal changes abruptly by 180.degree.. The two detected phase signals are then multiplied by a locally generated reference signal and re-combined, so that a synchronized output signal having reduced phase jitter results. This circuit is also incorporated in an N-phase PSK system, where it is used as a synchronizer and not as a demodulator. In a receiver for such a PSK system, the frequency of the received signal is multiplied by N, the phase synchronizer circuit of the invention is then used to extract the carrier (at a N times higher frequency), and a divider is then used to convert the synchronized carrier provided by the synchronizer circuit of the invention down to the original frequency.

Abstract: An improved bandpass filter circuit for selecting a relatively narrow band portion of an input sinusoidal signal. The improved bandpass filter circuit produces an output signal whose phase deviation from the input signal is substantially constant for small variations in the frequency of the input signal. The improved bandpass filter circuit in accordance with the present invention does not use feedback control in its operation and therefore is free from the inherent delay time of a tracking type bandpass filter utilizing feedback control in handling transitory input signals.

Abstract: A method and circuit for generating a pseudo-error signal comprising a demodulator circuit for demodulating an input signal; a first discriminator circuit for regenerating a first digital data signal by discriminating the output of the demodulator circuit; a noise extracting means for extracting a noise component from the input signal; an adding circuit for adding the output of the noise extracting means and the output of the demodulator circuit; a second discriminator circuit for regenerating a second digital data signal by discriminating the output of the adding circuit, and; an exclusive OR circuit for recognizing whether or not the first digital data signal coincides with the second digital data signal.