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ISBN 10: 0071370676 

ISBN 13: 9780071370677

Author: Joseph Carr

BUILD THE CIRCUITS THAT MAKE WIRELESS WORK If you like hands-on electronics, you’ll love Secrets of RF Circuit Design, Third Edition, by Popular Electronics writer Joe Carr. This update of the favorite RF circuit guide of thousands of electronics enthusiasts takes you inside wireless technology with step-by-step, illustrated directions for dozens of usable projects. This super guide demonstrates RF theory as it shows you how to overcome the technical and materials challenges facing those who build real-world electronics. You learn how to design and build receiver circuits, RF bridges, amplifiers, receiver preselectors, simple spectrum analyzers, and time domain reflectometers. You get detailed insights into simple RF instruments, as well as UHF and microwave components…complete troubleshooting guidance…and handy parts lists and components sources. This new edition packs the latest information on directional and hybrid couplers, and seven new chapters on demodulators, circuit vectors, measuring L-C circuits, and filtering circuits against EMI. “…a great book on wireless technology for persons starting out in RF electronics, as well as for RF technicians and ham radio operators.” —Cotter W. Sayre, author of The Complete RF Technician’s Handbook (Amazon.com review)

Table of contents:

1 Introduction to RF electronics
The electromagnetic spectrum
Units and physical constants
Microwave letter bands
RF components, layout, and construction
Coaxial cable transmission line (“coax”)
Warning

2 RF components and tuned circuits
Tuned resonant circuits
Vectors
Inductance and inductors
Capacitors and capacitance
Voltage and current in capacitor circuits
Tuned RF/IF transformers

3 Variable capacitors in RF circuits
Straight-line capacitance vs straight-line capacitors
Special variable capacitors
Varactor applications
Note and warning!

4 Winding your own coils
Amidon Associates coil system
Making your own toroid-core inductors and RF transformers
Ferrite and powdered-iron rods
Project 4-1
References

5 Radio receivers: Theory and projects
The tuner
Tuned radio-frequency (TRF) receivers
Superheterodyne receivers
Receiver circuits you can build

6 Direct-conversion radio receivers
Basic theory of operation
Problems associated with DCR designs
Some practical design approaches
References and notes

7 RF amplifier and preselector circuits
JFET preselector circuits
MOSFET preselector circuits
Noise and preselectors
Broadband RF preamplifier for VLF, LF, and AM BCB
Broadband RF amplifier (50-Ω input and output)
Broadband or tuned RF/IF amplifier using the MC-1350P
VLF preamplifier
Conclusion

8 Building IF amplifiers
Amplifier circuits
Cascode pair amplifier
“Universal” IF amplifier
Coupling to other filters
IC IF amplifiers
IF processing ICs
Successive detection logarithmic amplifiers
Filter switching in IF amplifiers
References

9 Interpreting radio receiver specifications
A hypothetical radio receiver
Units of measure
Dynamic performance
Dynamic range
Receiver improvement strategies
References

10 Building signal-generator and oscillator circuits
Types of oscillator circuits
1- to 20-MHz crystal oscillator
HF/VHF buffer amplifier
455-kHz AM IF-amplifier test-and-alignment oscillator
Signal generator for the AM and shortwave bands

11 RF directional couplers
Conclusion
References

12 The RF hybrid coupler
Applications of hybrids
Phase-shifted hybrids
Conclusion

13 Building simple VLF radio receivers
Receiver types
Tuning circuit problems
A VLF receiver project
References and notes

14 What’s that mess coming from my receiver?
Radio station interference
Other interference

15 Filtering circuits against EMI
Means of EMI transmission
Electronic noise
Counters to EMI
Common mode and differential currents
AC power line filtering
Special medical EMI problems
Computer EMI
Conclusion

16 Measuring inductors and capacitors at RF frequencies
VSWR method
Voltage divider method
Signal generator method
Frequency-shifted oscillator method
Using RF bridges
Finding parasitic capacitances and inductances
Conclusion

17 Building and using the RF noise bridge
Adjusting antennas
Resonant frequency
Capacitance and inductance measurements

18 Vectors for RF circuits

19 Impedance matching: Methods and circuits
Impedance matching approaches
L-section network
Pi- (π) networks
Split-capacitor network
Transmatch circuit
Coaxial cable balun transformers
Matching stubs
Quarter-wavelength matching sections
Series-matching section

20 Using the double-balanced mixer (DBM)
Diplexer circuits
JFET and MOSFET doubly balanced mixer circuits
Doubly balanced diode mixer circuits
Bipolar transconductance cell DBMs
Preamplifiers and postamplifiers
Conclusion
References

21 PIN diodes and their uses
PIN diode switch circuits
PIN diode applications
Conclusion

22 UHF and microwave diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits
Diode devices
Introduction to negative resistance (–R) devices
UHF and microwave RF transistors
Semiconductor overview
Selecting transistors

23 LC RF filter circuits
Low pass, high pass, bandpass, and notch
Filter applications
Filter construction
Filter design approach
Low-pass filters
High-pass filters
Bandpass filters
Notch filters
More on bandpass filters
Conclusion

24 Time-domain reflectometry on a budget
The basis of TDR
The pulse source
Test set-up
Some actual measurements

25 Solving frequency drift problems
Frequency shift problems
Drift problems
VHF problems
Problems with older equipment
Heat problems
Equipment modifications

26 The Smith chart
Smith chart components
Smith chart applications

27 Detector and demodulator circuits
AM envelope detectors
Noise
Balanced demodulators
Synchronous AM demodulation
Double-sideband (DSBSC) and single-sideband (SSBSC) suppressed carrier demodulators
FM and PM demodulator circuits
Discriminator circuits
Ratio detector circuits
Pulse-counting detectors
Phase locked loop FM/PM detectors
Quadrature detector

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