INTRODUCTION TO RF ELECTRONICS

By O. GALAT

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO RF ELECTRONICS RF COMPONENTS AND TUNED CIRCUITS VARIABLE CAPACITORS IN RF CIRCUITS WINDING YOUR OWN COILS RADIO RECEIVERS: THEORY AND PROJECTS DIRECT-CONVERSION RADIO RECEIVERS RF AMPLIFIER AND PRESELECTOR CIRCUITS BUILDING IF AMPLIFIERS INTERPRETING RADIO RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS BUILDING SIGNAL-GENERATOR AND OSCILLATOR CIRCUITS RF DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS THE RF HYBRID COUPLER BUILDING SIMPLE VLF RADIO RECEIVERS WHAT·S THAT MESS COMING FROM MY RECEIVER? FILTERING CIRCUITS AGAINST EMI MEASURING INDUCTORS AND CAPACITORS AT RF FREQUENCIES BUILDING AND USING THE RF NOISE BRIDGE VECTORS FOR RF CIRCUITS IMPEDANCE MATCHING: METHODS AND CIRCUITS USING THE DOUBLE- BALANCED MIXER (DBM) PIN DIODES AND THEIR USES UHF AND MICROWAVE DIODES, TRANSISTORS, AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS LC RF FILTER CIRCUITS TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY ON A BUDGET SOLVING FREQUENCY DRIFT PROBLEMS THE SMITH CHART DETECTOR AND DEMODULATOR CIRCUITS