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Jaroslaw
Szóstka received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Poznan University of
Technology in 1990 and 1996, respectively. His main areas of interest are:
- radio
communication system design
- antennas
- radio
wave propagation
- microwaves
- electromagnetic
compatibility
- cable
TV
- radio
electronics.
He is the author of the books: "Waves and Antennas" (in Polish; 1st
edition 2000, 2nd edition 2001, 3rd edition 2006, 500 pages),
"Microwaves" (1st edition 2006, 350 pages), "Line-of-Sight Radio-Relay
Links" (1st edition 2011, 190 pages) and “Wireless Metrology” (1st
edition 2021, 328 pages). He is also a co-author of the US patent
8,856,850, two European patents EP 2519015B1 and EP 2 384
015 B1, and two Polish patents
(P.219681 and P.227094) concerning the method of tagging signals used for
leakage detection and measurement in cable TV and xDSL networks.
Co-operation with industry
- co-operation with General Motors Research and
Development Center, Warren, MI, USA - vehicle antennas
- research engineer in Centro Studi e Laboratori
Telecomunicazioni (currently TIM Lab), Turin, Italy - microstrip
antennas
- design of the national trunked radio system (MPT1327) and microwave links
for 33 districts of the Central Energy
Plant System (Zaklady Energetyczne) in Poland
- co-operation with the cable TV operator ELSAT,
Poznan, Poland
- digital TV, electromagnetic compatibility, return path
interactive services, cable TV measurements, professional trainings of CATV
technicians and engineers
- co-operation with KABELKOM,
Bielsko-Biała, Poland - the head of the accredited measurement
laboratory (propagation measurements - the first and only accreditation in
Poland and probably in Europe, leakage measurements from cable TV
networks), digital TV, electromagnetic compatibility, development of
StealthExplorer - automatic leakage measurements and leakage meters,
DVB-T/H and WiMAX measurements, propagation measurements (e.g., for
MOTOROLA, TP EmiTel), integration of measurement systems, return path
interactive services, cable TV measurements, professional trainings of
CATV/DVB-T/H technicians and engineers
- co-operation with TELE-COM, Poznan, Poland - design of
trunked radio systems (analog and digital), DVB-T/H systems, GSM, microwave
links, broadcasting stations, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) systems,
measurements of antenna installations and radio equipment, consulting in
the area of radio communications and electromagnetic compatibility
- professional courses, presentations, projects on radio
communication, microwaves, antennas, propagation, electromagnetic
compatibility, digital TV for the biggest Telecom operator (Telekomunikacja
Polska SA, TP EmiTel), Lucent
Technologies, the mobile phone operator Polska
Telefonia Cyfrowa (ERA GSM - currently T-Mobile), the
government agency Office of Telecommunications and Post
Regulation (currently Urząd Komunikacji Elektronicznej - Office of
Electronic Communication), cable TV operators
(UPC Poland/Switzerland/Norway/France/Ireland/Hungary, Multimedia), public TV (Telewizja
Polska S.A.), OSP POLPAGER (SFERIA network), DVB-H operator (INFO-TV-FM)
- interpreting of technical presentations and translations of
technical books, user's manuals, brochures, catalogues, etc.
- technical opinions (including Police and courts) on electronic equipment
(radio, TV, radio communication and cable TV systems), measurements of
electromagnetic fields (for occupational & environmental hazard
assessment, leakage from cable TV, radio coverage)
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