by Cathleen Shamieh, Gordon McComb

You can make all sorts of things, once you understand what electronics is and how it works. With Electronics for Dummies you'll explore the basic concepts of electronics and how electricity functions. You'll learn how to harness it and put it to work, what tools you need to build circuits, what you can make with them, and how to do it safely. Begin building your electronics workbench, creating cool projects, and having fun with electronics projects right away!

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432 pages. Second edition. © 2009, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

By Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR

Basic Antennas is a comprehensive introduction to antennas--basic concepts, practical designs, and details of easy-to-build antennas. You’ll learn how to make antennas that really work! This book will provide a foundation in antenna theory and design necessary for anyone undertaking more advanced topics such as those presented in The ARRL Antenna Book.

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First edition. © 2008, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer, hobbyist, or student, this book will turn you on to real-world electronics. It quickly covers the essentials, and then focuses on the how-to instead of theory. It covers:

This book really connects with readers! With lots of photos and step-by-step explanations, this book will have you connecting electronic components in no time! In fact, it includes fun ideas for great projects you can build in 30 minutes or less. You’ll be amazed! Then you can tackle cool robot projects that will amaze your friends! (The book gives you lots to choose from.)

Students will find this a great reference and supplement to the typical dry, dull textbook. So whether you just want to bone up on electronics or want to get things hooked up, souped up, or fixed up,...whether you’re interested in ham radio, fixing old electronic equipment, understanding guitar fuzz amps, or tinkering with robots, Electronics For Dummies is your quick connection to the stuff you need to know.

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After reading this book, you'll want Basic Radio.

432 pages. © 2005, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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A comprehensive introduction to designing and understanding RF circuits.

RF Components and Circuits covers the practicalities of designing and building circuits, including fault-finding and use of test equipment.

The RF circuits covered in this book are the heart of the electronic design of TV sets, personal mobile radios, remote control systems, mobile phones, and digital TV and radio, making it essential reading for radio and electronics engineers, students and advanced electronics hobbyists.

Joe Carr demystifies the RF design process, presenting real-world design principles, tips and rules-of-thumb with a minimum of mathematics. By explaining how different circuit types work, and how they can be modified, Joe provides a masterclass for electronics experts and newcomers to RF design alike.

Some basic knowledge of electronics is assumed, but the essential features of RF are fully described, including the important topic of receiver dynamics which is often overlooked in basic textbooks. The theory and circuit descriptions are geared toward genuine design applications rather than the oversimplifications and skeleton circuits of many college texts.

During his career, the late Joe Carr was one of the world’s leading writers on electronics and radio, and an authority on the design and use of RF systems. Whether you are looking for a complete self-study course in RF Technology, or a concise reference to dip into, this book has the solution.

Ham Radio: Where Hands-On Lives On!

Here are 61 short electronics experiments, designed to increase your understanding of basic radio fundamentals, components, circuits and design:

• Radio and Electronic Fundamentals
• Semiconductor Basics
• Building Block Circuits
• Power Supplies
• Filters
• Oscillators and Buffers
• Transmission Lines & Impedance Matching
• Workshop & Design Techniques

These experiments, devised by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, first appeared in QST magazine’s “Hands-On Radio” column from 2003-2008. The collection covers a wealth of topics designed to educate today’s radio experimenters, and inspire others who want to learn what makes their radios work. Even seasoned experts will encounter new approaches to practical methods, new explanations for familiar topics and new ideas that will enhance your understanding of the radio art. Step-by-step, Silver expertly leads you through each experiment—and you’ll make discoveries along the way!

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© 2008, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

by Lamont Blake and Maurice W. Long

Antennas Third Edition is a professional level, introductory text on antenna principles, concept design, performance analysis, and measurements. It's especially suitable for radio amateurs and non-specialist electrical engineers looking to expand their knowledge in the basics of antenna functioning and design. Includes a brand new chapter on Electronically Steered Arrays, important for understanding the advances in digital technology as they apply to high-speed electronics and applications in radar and communications today.

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CD-ROM Included! CD-ROM features computer computations using Mathcad® software, which can be read and used by persons without prior computer programming knowledge.

Hardcover. 524 pages. © 2009, by SciTech Publishing.

All oscilloscope controls are managed through one of two software interface platforms. Both platforms include classic scope features such as Auto and Normal trigger modes, variable trigger voltage, external triggering, and auto-measurements (Min, Max, Frequency, Period). Three easy-to-use cursor functions to measure acquired signals manually, with the option to snap to the waveform. Each platform also allows you to save customized setups, and to export data and bitmaps for analysis and inclusion in reports.

Software Versions and System Requirements:
*Version 4.0, which operates on Windows 2K/XP, is compatible with the Understanding Signals v1.0/v1.0a Stamps in Class text.
*Version 5.1, which runs on Windows XP/Vista, does not support the Understanding Signals text.

After mastering the basics, try one of these related projects:

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The Parallax USB Oscilloscope is an integral part of ARRL's Teacher Institute on Wireless Technology

© 2007, by Parallax, Inc.

Completely updated by the authors!
--Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, Rick Campbell, KK7B, and Bob Larkin, W7PUA

Explore wide dynamic range, low distortion radio equipment, the use of direct conversion and phasing methods, and digital signal processing. Use the models and discussion to design, build and measure equipment at both the circuit and the system level. Laced with new unpublished projects and illustrated with CW and SSB gear.

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This work is successor to the widely popular Solid-State Design for the Radio Amateur, published in 1977.

CD-ROM included with design software, listings for DSP firmware, and supplementary articles.

512 pages. Revised first edition. © 2003-2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

by Marty Brown

ARRL Note: This book is a useful resource for radio amateurs interested in circuit design, and with a basic knowledge of electronics.

A practical, "start-to-finish" design reference. It is organized to allow both seasoned and inexperienced engineers to quickly find and apply the information they need. Features of the new edition include updated information on the design of the output stages, selecting the controller IC, and other functions associated with power supplies, such as: switching power supply control, synchronization of the power supply to an external source, input low voltage inhibitors, loss of power signals, output voltage shut-down, major current loops, and paralleling filter capacitors. It also offers coverage of waveshaping techniques, major loss reduction techniques, snubbers, and quasi-resonant converters.

Contents:
Power System Organization, Power Supply Technology, Power Supply Design, Basic Linear Regulator Operation, Elementary Discrete Linear Regulator Designs, 3-Terminal Regulator Designs, Fundamentals of PWM Switching Power Supplies, Generalized Design Flow of Magnetic Elements, Rectification and Filtering, Synchronous Rectifiers, The Power MOSFET, Laying Out the Printed Circuit Board, PWM Switching Power Supply Design Examples, Fundamentals of Quasi-Resonant Operation, Uses of Resonant Techniques within Switching Power Supplies, Major Parasitic Influences within High Frequency Switching Power Supplies, Efficiency and EMI Performance of a Switching Power Supply (including traditional areas of significant loss, zero voltage and zero current transition switching techniques, Lossless passive snubbing, minimizing losses in the magnetics), and related Appendices

Paperback, 278 pages, Line Illustrations: 180. © 2001, published by Butterworth-Heinemann.

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