| Description |
xiii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Impedance Matching I -- 3. Linear Amplifiers -- 4. Filters I -- 5. Frequency Converters -- 6. Radio Receivers -- 7. Class-C and Class-D Amplifiers -- 8. Transmission Lines -- 9. Impedance Matching II -- 10. Power Supplies -- 11. Amplitude Modulation -- 12. Suppressed Carrier AM -- 13. Oscillators -- 14. Phase Lock Loops -- 15. Frequency Synthesizers -- 16. Switching Converters -- 17. Directional Power Meters and Standing Waves -- 18. Small-Signal RF Amplifiers -- 19. Filters II - Coupled Resonator Filters -- 20. Hybrid Couplers -- 21. Amplifier Noise I -- 22. Transformers and Baluns -- 23. Waveguide Circuits -- 24. Television Systems -- 25. Radar Pulse Modulators -- 26. TR Switching -- 27. Demodulators and Detectors -- 28. Frequency and Phase Modulation -- 29. Antennas and Radio Wave Propagation -- 30. Amplifier Noise II -- 31. Oscillator Noise -- 32. Radio and Radar Astronomy -- 33. Radio Spectrometry -- 34. Laboratory Test Equipment |
| Summary |
This highly accessible and comprehensive book provides an introduction to the basic concepts and key circuits of radio-frequency systems, covering fundamental principles which apply to all radio devices, from wireless data transceivers on semiconductor chips to high-power broadcast transmitters. The book contains many exercises, and assumes only a knowledge of elementary electronics and circuit analysis. It will be an ideal textbook for junior and senior courses in electrical engineering, as well as an invaluable reference for researchers and professional engineers in the area, or for those moving into the field of wireless communications |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Radio circuits.
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| LC no. |
95048033 |
| ISBN |
0521553563 (hardback) |
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