The Advanced Book of Amateur Radio

The Advanced Book of Amateur RadioThe subject matter in the advanced book takes us on a journey of technology, simulation, application and theory. As an example, we look at the concept of the time constant from the point of view of an LTspice and MATLAB simulation relating the exponential decay to the froth foam on a head of beer. The application is the calibration of scope probes. As in the basic book, the presentation style is layered with greater depth and detail presented in the

The subject matter in the advanced book takes us on a journey of technology, simulation, application and theory. As an example, we look at the concept of the time constant from the point of view of an LTspice and MATLAB simulation relating the exponential decay to the froth foam on a head of beer. The application is the calibration of scope probes. As in the basic book, the presentation style is layered with greater depth and detail presented in the appendices. The topics for this book include time constants, fields, series and parallel resonance, quality factor, semiconductor material, diodes, bipolar junction transistors, field effect transistors, thyristors, amplifiers, amplifier circuits, operational amplifiers, mixers, digital logic elements, quartz crystals, advanced filter circuits, AC, peak envelope power, dip meters, frequency counters, oscilloscope, meters, rectifier circuits, filter circuits, linear and switching, regulated power supplies, oscillator circuits, RF power amplifiers, transmitters, AM, FM, FM transmitter, digital signal processing, codes and protocols, spread spectrum, superheterodyne architecture, oscillators, amplifiers, detection, performance limitations, antenna tuners, input impedance and velocity factor, antenna feed arrangements, current distribution, polarization, effective radiated power, ground effects radiation resistance and microwaves.