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Basic Radio brings the magic of radio to life!
Radio is everywhere. It's in our cell phones, Internet connections, garage door openers, planes, trains, boats and, of course, our cars. But what is radio? How does it work?
Basic Radio introduces you to this technology and explains in detail what radio is, what it does and how it does it. You'll learn about the key building block radio, such as receivers, transmitters, antennas, propagation, radionavigation and radiolocation. It also features simple radio projects you can build yourself to better understand the theory behind this exciting technology.
Basic Radio builds upon knowledge of elementary electronic concepts as presented in ARRL’s Understanding Basic Electronics or a similar course. This book will provide the foundation in radio theory and practice necessary for anyone undertaking more advanced topics such as those presented in The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications.
Topics Covered By Basic Radio
- Chapter 1 - Communicating Without Wires
- Chapter 2 - The Simplest Receiver - The Crystal Set
- Chapter 3 - Enhancing The Simplest Receiver
- Chapter 4 - Oscillators - The Beating Hearts of Modern Radios
- Chapter 5 - Frequency Synthesizers
- Chapter 6 - Mixing it Up With a Mixer
- Chapter 7 - Filtering Out What You Don't Want
- Chapter 8 - Active and Digital Filtering
- Chapter 9 - Heterodyne Receivers - Putting the Pieces Together
- Chapter 10 - The Modern Superheterodyne
- Chapter 11 - Superheterodyne Receivers - Making Them Sing
- Chapter 12 - Transmitters - the Other Side of the Equation
- Chapter 13 - Transmitting Voice
- Chapter 14 - Power Amplifiers, a Step Up
- Chapter 15 - Propagation - Getting Your Signal Where You Want It
- Chapter 16 - Transmitting Antennas
- Chapter 17 - Receiving Signals, the Other Side of the Coin
- Chapter 18 - Using EZNEC to Model Real Antennas
- Chapter 19 - Line-of-Sight Communications Systems
- Chapter 20 - Communications Systems - Going the Extra Mile
- Chapter 21 - Ground-Wave and Ionospheric Communications
- Chapter 22 - Communications Regulation and Services
- Chapter 23 - Radiolocation Systems
- Chapter 24 - Radionavigation Systems
- Chapter 25 - Where is Technology Taking Us Next?
- Appendix - Radio Construction Projects
About the Author
Joel Hallas has been a radar and telecommunications system engineer, engineering manager, telecommunications executive, college teacher and is now Technical Editor of QST, the monthly journal of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio. He has earned BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering. Joel is ad radio amateur and holds the license call sign W1ZR.
Product Details
Softcover: 256 pages
Publisher: The American Radio Relay League, Inc.; First Edition/Second Printing (2005-2009)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-87259-955-0
Product Dimensions: 8 3/16 x 10 7/8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.25 pounds