The Electronics of Radio

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ISBN: 9780521641364 | 0521641365
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/13/1999

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This innovative book provides a stimulating introduction to analog electronics by analysing the design and construction of a radio transceiver. Essential theoretical background is given along with carefully designed laboratory and homework exercises. The author begins with a thorough description of basic electronic components and simple circuits and goes on to describe the key elements of radio electronics, including filters, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, and antennas. Laboratory exercises lead the reader through the design, construction, and testing of a popular radio transceiver (the NorCal 40A). A diskette containing the widely known circuit simulation software, Puff, is included in the book. This is the first book to deal with elementary electronics in the context of radio. It can be used as a textbook for introductory analog electronics courses, for more advanced undergraduate classes on radio-frequency electronics, and will also be of great interest to electronics hobbyists and radio enthusiasts.

Preface

xiii

1 The Wireless World

(19)

1.1 Kirchhoff's Laws

(3)

1.2 Frequency

(3)

1.3 Modulation

(2)

1.4 Amplifiers

(1)

1.5 Decibels

(1)

1.6 Mixers

(1)

1.7 Filters

(1)

1.8 Direct-Conversion Receivers

(2)

1.9 Superheterodyne Receivers

(2)

1.10 The NorCal 40A

(3)

2 Components

(29)

2.1 Resistors

(2)

2.2 Sources

(3)

2.3 Dividers

(1)

2.4 Look-Back Resistance

(2)

2.5 Capacitors

(2)

2.6 Energy Storage in Capacitors

(1)

2.7 RC Circuits

(2)

2.8 Diodes

(2)

2.9 Inductors

(1)

2.10 Energy Storage in Inductors

(1)

2.11 RL Circuits

(2)

PROBLEM 1. Resistors

(1)

PROBLEM 2. Sources

(1)

PROBLEM 3. Capacitors

(3)

PROBLEM 4. Diode Detectors

(1)

PROBLEM 5. Inductors

(3)

PROBLEM 6. Diode Snubbers

(1)

3 Phasors

(22)

3.1 Complex Numbers

(3)

3.2 Exponential Function

(1)

3.3 Phasors

(3)

3.4 Impedance

(1)

3.5 RC Filters

(2)

3.6 Series Resonance

(3)

3.7 Parallel Resonance

(1)

3.8 Phasor Power

(2)

PROBLEM 7. Parallel-to-Series Conversion

(1)

PROBLEM 8. Series Resonance

(2)

PROBLEM 9. Parallel Resonance

(3)

4 Transmission Lines

(26)

4.1 Distributed Capacitance and Inductance

(2)

4.2 Telegraphist's Equations

(1)

4.3 Waves

(3)

4.4 Phasors for Waves

(1)

4.5 General Lines

(2)

4.6 Dispersion

(3)

4.7 Reflections

(2)

4.8 Available Power

(1)

4.9 Resonance

(3)

4.10 Quality Factor

(1)

4.11 Lines with Loads

(2)

PROBLEM 10. Coaxial Cable

(2)

PROBLEM 11. Waves

(1)

PROBLEM 12. Resonance

(2)

5 Filters

(22)

5.1 Ladder Filters

(3)

5.2 Filter Tables

100

(1)

5.3 Examples

101

(3)

5.4 Band-Pass Filters

104

(3)

5.5 Crystals

107

(2)

5.6 Impedance Inverters

109

(3)

PROBLEM 13. Harmonic Filter

112

(2)

PROBLEM 14. IF Filter

114

(5)

6 Transformers

119

(12)

6.1 Inductance Formulas

119

(1)

6.2 Transformers

120

(2)

6.3 Ideal Transformers

122

(1)

6.4 Magnetizing Current

123

(1)

PROBLEM 15. Driver Transformer

124

(2)

PROBLEM 16. Tuned Transformers

126

(5)

7 Acoustics

131

(11)

7.1 Equations of Sound

131

(3)

7.2 Hearing

134

(2)

7.3 Masking

136

(1)

7.4 rms Voltages

137

(1)

PROBLEM 17. Tuned Speaker

138

(3)

PROBLEM 18. Acoustic Standing-Wave Ratio

141

(1)

8 Transistor Switches

142

(12)

8.1 Bipolar Transistors

143

(1)

8.2 Transistor Models

144

(2)

8.3 Transistor Switches

146

(3)

PROBLEM 19. Receiver Switch

149

(2)

PROBLEM 20. Transmitter Switch

151

(3)

9 Transistor Amplifiers

154

(26)

9.1 Common-Emitter Amplifier

154

(2)

9.2 Maximum Efficiency of Class-A Amplifiers

156

(2)

9.3 Amplifier Gain

158

(1)

9.4 IV Curves

159

(2)

9.5 Base Resistance

161

(1)

9.6 Emitter Degeneration

162

(4)

9.7 Emitter Follower

166

(2)

9.8 Differential Amplifier

168

(2)

9.9 Field-Effect Transistors

170

(4)

9.10 Source Follower

174

(1)

PROBLEM 21. Driver Amplifier

175

(2)

PROBLEM 22. Emitter Degeneration

177

(1)

PROBLEM 23. Buffer Amplifier

178

(2)

10 Power Amplifiers

180

(24)

10.1 Class-C Amplifiers

182

(3)

10.2 NorCal 40A Power Amplifier

185

(3)

10.3 Class D

188

(2)

10.4 Class E

190

(2)

10.5 Class F

192

(1)

10.6 Class B

193

(3)

10.7 Thermal Modeling

196

(3)

PROBLEM 24. Power Amplifier

199

(1)

PROBLEM 25. Thermal Modeling

200

(4)

11 Oscillators

204

(22)

11.1 Criteria for Oscillation

204

(3)

11.2 Clapp Oscillator

207

(3)

11.3 Variable-Frequency Oscillator

210

(1)

11.4 Gain Limiting

211

(3)

11.5 Crystal Oscillators

214

(3)

11.6 Phase Noise

217

(2)

PROBLEM 26. VFO

219

(2)

PROBLEM 27. Gain Limiting

221

(5)

12 Mixers

226

(19)

12.1 Gilbert Cell

226

(2)

12.2 Mixer Mathematics

228

(2)

12.3 Spurious Responses

230

(1)

12.4 Broad-Band Receivers

231

(2)

12.5 Key Clicks

233

(4)

PROBLEM 28. RF Mixer

237

(2)

PROBLEM 29. Product Detector

239

(3)

PROBLEM 30. Transmit Mixer

242

(3)

13 Audio Circuits

245

(16)

13.1 Audio Amplifier

245

(2)

13.2 Op Amps

247

(2)

13.3 JFETs as Variable Resistors

249

(1)

PROBLEM 31. Audio Amplifier

250

(4)

PROBLEM 32. Automatic Gain Control

254

(2)

PROBLEM 33. Alignment

256

(5)

14 Noise and Intermodulation

261

(17)

14.1 Noise

261

(2)

14.2 Noise Phasors

263

(1)

14.3 Nyquist's Formula

264

(3)

14.4 Attenuator Noise

267

(1)

14.5 Cascading Components

268

(2)

14.6 Measuring Noise

270

(1)

14.7 Intermodulation

270

(3)

14.8 Dynamic Range

273

(1)

PROBLEM 34. Receiver Response

274

(2)

PROBLEM 35. Intermodulation

276

(1)

PROBLEM 36. Demonstration

277

(1)

15 Antennas and Propagation

278

(37)

15.1 Radio Waves

278

(2)

15.2 Impedance

280

(1)

15.3 Directions and Solid Angles

281

(1)

15.4 Transmitting Antennas

282

(1)

15.5 Receiving Antennas

283

(1)

15.6 Friis Formula

284

(3)

15.7 Antenna Theorem

287

(1)

15.8 Reciprocity

288

(2)

15.9 Dipoles

290

(2)

15.10 Whip Antennas

292

(2)

15.11 Ionosphere

294

(3)

15.12 Radio Waves in the Ionosphere

297

(2)

15.13 Critical Frequency

299

(2)

15.14 Maximum Usable Frequency

301

(4)

PROBLEM 37. Antennas

305

(1)

PROBLEM 38. Propagation

306

(2)

PROBLEM 39. Listening

308

(7)

A Equipment and Parts

315

(14)

A.1 Equipment

315

(1)

A.2 Vendors

316

(1)

A.3 Parts

316

(13)

B Fourier Series

329

(6)

B.1 Fourier Coefficients

329

(2)

B.2 Square Wave

331

(1)

B.3 Rectified Cosine

332

(1)

B.4 Narrow Pulses

333

(2)

C Puff 2.1

335

(20)

C.1 Windows

336

(1)

C.2 Getting Started

337

(3)

C.3 Scattering Parameters

340

(1)

C.4 Examples

341

(3)

C.5 Parts Window

344

(5)

C.6 Layout Window

349

(2)

C.7 Board Window

351

(1)

C.8 Plot Window

352

(1)

C.9 Component Sweep

353

(2)

D Component Data

355

(72)

Table D.1. Resistors, inductors and capacitors

356

(1)

Table D.2. Iron and ferrite cores

356

(1)

1N5817 Schottky barrier rectifier

357

(6)

MVAM108 silicon tuning diode

363

(2)

P2N2222A general purpose npn silicon transistor

365

(6)

2N3553 2.5-W high-frequency npn silicon transistor

371

(2)

2N3906 general purpose pnp silicon transistor

373

(6)

2N4124 general purpose npn silicon transistor

379

(6)

J309 n-channel VHF/UHF JFET

385

(6)

MC78LOSAC three-terminal low-current, positive-voltage regulator

391

(8)

LM386N-1 National Semiconductor low-voltage audio power amplifier

399

(9)

1N4148 high-speed diode

408

(7)

SA602AN double-balanced mixer and oscillator

415

(12)

Index

427

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