Practical RF Handbook
- 4th Edition - September 25, 2006
- Author: Ian Hickman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 8 0 3 9 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 6 5 8 7 - 6
Radio Frequency (RF) is the fundamental technology behind a huge range of modern consumer electronics and wireless communication devices, and this book provides a comprehensive and… Read more
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Request a sales quote- Practical coverage of the cutting-edge technology behind the fast-moving world of communications electronics
- Real-world design guide for engineers, technicians and students, covering key principles with a minimum of maths
- Updated throughout, including coverage of recent hot topics such as UWB, WiFi and WiMax
Chapter 1: Passive components
Resistance and resistors
Capacitors
Inductors and transformers
Chapter 2: Passive circuits
Chapter 3: RF transmission lines
Transmission line operation at d.c.
Transmission line operation at r.f.
Practical transmission lines
Chapter 4: RF transformers
Introduction
Transformer basics
R.F. considerations
Baluns
Line transformers
Chapter 5: Couplers, hybrids and directional couplers
Chapter 6: Active components for RF uses
Chapter 7: RF small-signal circuitry
Chapter 8: Modulation and demodulation
Chapter 9: Oscillators
Chapter 10: RF power amplifiers
Safety hazards to be considered
First design decisions
Levellers, VSWR protection, RF routing switches
Starting the design
Low-pass filter design
Discrete PA stages
Chapter 11: Transmitters and receivers
Chapter 12: Advanced architectures
Chapter 13: Propagation
Chapter 14: Antennas
Chapter 15: Attenuators and equalizers
Chapter 16: Measurements
Measurements on CW signals
Modulation measurements
Spectrum and network analysers
Other instruments
Useful relationships
S-Parameters
Attenuators (pads)
Universal resonance curve
RF cables
Wire gauges and related information
Manufacturers of soft-ferrite† and iron-powder** cores
Types of modulation – classification
Quartz crystals
Elliptic filters
Screening
Worldwide minimum external noise levels
Frequency allocations and designations
SRDs (Short Range Devices)
Index
- No. of pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: September 25, 2006
- Imprint: Newnes
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750680394
- eBook ISBN: 9780080465876
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