Practical Rf Handbook 3rd Ed. (Edn Series For Design Engineer

Description:
New sections and major updates in the third edition include: RF ICs, DBMs, SAW filters, integrated power amplifier modules, active arrays, use of network analysers, and a completely new chapter on digital filtering. It gives readers the inside track in the RF circuit design industry from a leading design guru. It discusses the cutting-edge technology of the fast-moving world of communications electronics. RF is an extremely hot area in electronics design, providing the technology for the wireless revolution, including mobile phones and Bluetooth.

Review:
This 3rd edition adds substantial new materials focusing primarily on advanced architectures and Intermediate Frequency (IF) signal processing techniques. Numerious illustrations and tables help the reader visually conceptualize the text. This is an extremely useful book for the RF enthusiasts and a variety of engineers dealing with circuit, module, and equipment engineering. - E-Streams, Vol 7, No. 1, January 2004 For the reader who is also and electronics enthusiast, a technician, or a student, the Practical RF Handbook is a nicely put togethor book that brings thogethor RF designs of the past in a fresh context. Once one brushes up on the electronic circuits background required, one cannot help but notice that Ian Hickman takes a topic that would not make for engaging text and transforms it into a readable book by maintaining a balance between technical content, a wide range from formal to informal presentation, as well as historical perspective - IEEE Signal Process Society

Table of Contents:
Preface; Passive components and circuits; RF transmission lines; RF transformers; Couplers, hybrids and directional couplers; Active components for RF uses; RF small-signal circuitry; Modulation and demodulation; Oscillators; RF power amplifiers; Transmitters and receivers; Advanced architectures; Propagation; Antennas; Attenuators and equalizers; Measurements; Appendices; Index.