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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-100071370676
ISBN-139780071370677
eBay Product ID (ePID)1818555
Product Key Features
Number of Pages544 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSecrets of RF Circuit Design
Publication Year2000
SubjectElectronics / Circuits / General, Radio, Electronics / General
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorJoseph J. Carr
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight37.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-050017
Dewey Edition21
Volume Number3
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal621.3841
Table Of ContentChapter 1: Introduction to RF electronics. Chapter 2: RF components and tuned circuits. Chapter 3: Variable capacitors in RF circuits. Chapter 4: Winding your own coils. Chapter 5: Radio receivers: Theory and projects. Chapter 6: Direct-conversion radio receivers. Chapter 7: RF amplifier and preselector circuits. Chapter 8: Building IF amplifiers. Chapter 9: Interpreting radio receiver specifications. Chapter 10: Building signal-generator and oscillator circuits. Chapter 11: RF directional couplers. Chapter 12: The RF hybrid coupler. Chapter 13: Build simple VLF radio receivers. Chapter 14: What's that mess coming from my receiver? Filtering circuits against EMI. Chapter 15: Measuring inductors and capacitors at RF frequencies. Chapter 16: Building and using the RF noise bridge. Chapter 17: Vectors for RF circuits. Chapter 18: Impedance matching: Methods and circuits. Chapter 19: Using the double-balanced mixer (DBM). Chapter 20: PIN diodes and their uses. Chapter 21: UHF and microwave diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Chapter 22: LC RF filter circuits. Chapter 23: Time-domain reflectometry on a budget. Chapter 24: Solving frequency drift problems. Chapter 25: The Smith chart. Chapter 26: Detector and demodulator circuits.
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisA how-to guide to RF circuitry, chock full of projects and experiments for anyone interested in the uses and applications of radio frequency * Shows electronics enthusiasts how to design and build radio receiver circuits, RF bridges, amplifiers, receiver preselectors, simplified spectrum analyzers, and time domain reflectometers * Includes new chapters on demodulator circuits, vectors for RF circuits, measuring L-C circuits,and filtering circuits against EMI * Includes part lists and component sources, The field of RF troubleshooting and design - once the lone domain of Ham radio enthusiasts - has been riding the boom of wireless communications for the last 10 years and shows every appearance of continuing to do so.