Beginner's Handbook of Amateur Radio

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ISBN: 9780071395502

ISBN-10: 0071395504

ISBN-13: 9780071395502

Edition: 4th

Authors: Clay Laster

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Edition: 4th
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
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Language: English

Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction to Amateur Radio	p. 1
Who Can Become a Ham Radio Operator?	p. 1
New Avenues into Amateur Radio	p. 2
About Amateur Radio	p. 2
A History of Amateur Radio	p. 3
Early pioneers	p. 3
Beginning of amateur radio	p. 5
First licenses for amateur radio operators	p. 7
The death knell for amateur radio	p. 8
The golden age of amateur radio	p. 9
Amateur Radio--A Scientific Hobby	p. 11
Amateur Radio Public Service	p. 12
The Path into Amateur Radio--The Technician Class License	p. 15
How to Prepare for the FCC Technician Class Examination	p. 19
The Federal Communications Commission	p. 21
The FCC Volunteer Examiner Program	p. 22
FCC Amateur Radio Operating Classes	p. 22
The Amateur Radio Frequency Spectrum	p. 23
FCC Rules and Regulations	p. 25
Part 97: Amateur Radio Service	p. 25
Amateur Call-Sign Allocations	p. 55
How to Learn International Morse Code	p. 58
What is Morse Code?	p. 58
How code is transmitted	p. 59
Who can learn Morse code?	p. 61
The FCC Written Examinations	p. 67
The VEC question pool	p. 67
Scheduling the examination	p. 69
Taking the examination	p. 69
Radio Communications Theory	p. 71
Definitions	p. 71
The Radio Circuit--Transmitter to Receiver	p. 73
The Electromagnetic Spectrum	p. 74
Frequency and wavelength	p. 76
The radio frequency spectrum	p. 78
Wave propagation	p. 80
Types of Propagation	p. 80
The Effects of the Ionosphere on Radio Communications	p. 82
Ionospheric layers	p. 83
Sunspots affect the ionosphere	p. 83
High sunspot activity	p. 84
Propagation characteristics of the ionosphere	p. 85
Nighttime propagation conditions	p. 87
Principles of Electricity and Magnetism	p. 89
Definitions	p. 89
Fundamentals of Electricity	p. 91
Atoms and matter	p. 92
Negative and positive charges	p. 93
Electricity--the flow of electrons	p. 93
Units of voltage and current	p. 94
Conductors and insulators	p. 95
Resistance and resistors	p. 95
Some Basic Electrical Laws	p. 98
Ohm's law	p. 99
Resistors in series	p. 100
Resistors in parallel	p. 100
Series-parallel combinations	p. 101
Current flow in series dc circuits	p. 101
IR voltage drops	p. 104
Current flow in parallel dc circuits	p. 105
Magnetism	p. 106
The magnetic field	p. 106
Temporary and permanent magnets	p. 107
Electromagnetism	p. 107
Magnetomotive force (MMF)	p. 108
Electromagnetic induction	p. 109
Alternating current and voltage	p. 109
The ac sine wave	p. 109
ac circuits	p. 111
Capacitors and Capacitance	p. 112
How capacitors work	p. 114
Capacitor voltage ratings	p. 115
Connecting capacitors in parallel	p. 115
Connecting capacitors in series	p. 116
Capacitive reactance	p. 116
Phase angle of capacitors	p. 118
Testing capacitors	p. 118
Inductors and Inductance	p. 119
Inductance	p. 119
Series inductors	p. 121
Parallel inductors	p. 121
Inductive reactance, X[subscript L]	p. 123
Phase angle of inductors	p. 123
Transformers	p. 124
Basic transformer concepts	p. 125
Testing inductors and transformers with a multimeter	p. 127
ac Circuit Analysis	p. 128
Impedance and phase angles	p. 128
Resonance and tuned circuits	p. 129
The Q of resonant circuits	p. 131
Power Relationships	p. 131
Power in a dc circuit	p. 132
Power in an ac circuit	p. 132
Maximum power transfer	p. 134
Tubes and Semiconductors	p. 135
Definitions	p. 137
Vacuum Tubes	p. 139
Thermionic Emission	p. 139
General Types of Vacuum Tubes	p. 141
Diodes	p. 141
The diode as an ac rectifier	p. 143
Triodes	p. 144
How triodes work	p. 145
Triode amplification action	p. 147
Limitations of triodes	p. 148
Tetrodes and Pentodes	p. 149
The tetrode	p. 149
Limitations of the tetrode	p. 150
The pentode	p. 151
The pentode as an amplifier	p. 152
Beam-power tubes	p. 153
Gas-filled tubes	p. 153
Cathode-ray tubes	p. 154
Diodes, Transistors, and Other Semiconductor Devices	p. 154
n-type semiconductor	p. 156
p-type semiconductor	p. 156
How semiconductor devices are made	p. 156
The pn junction	p. 157
How diodes work	p. 160
Reverse bias	p. 161
Diode circuits	p. 162
Special-Purpose Diodes	p. 164
The zener diode	p. 165
The varactor diode	p. 166
Transistors	p. 166
Bipolar transistor construction	p. 169
npn transistor operation	p. 169
pnp transistor operation	p. 171
Common-base amplifying circuits	p. 171
Common-emitter amplifier circuits	p. 174
Common-emitter design considerations	p. 176
Variations in transistor characteristics	p. 179
Voltage gain of common-emitter amplifier circuits	p. 180
Frequency limitations of transistors	p. 181
The common-collector configuration	p. 182
Summary of transistor characteristics	p. 184
Transistor testing	p. 184
Transistor testing with ohmmeters	p. 185
Field-Effect Transistors	p. 187
The junction field-effect transistor	p. 188
Characteristics of junction field-effect transistors	p. 189
JFET circuit configurations	p. 190
Insulated-gate field-effect transistors	p. 192
Depletion-mode IGFET operation	p. 192
Enhancement-mode insulated-gate field-effect transistors	p. 194
Care and handling of insulated-gate semiconductor devices	p. 196
Optoelectronic Devices	p. 197
Photodiodes	p. 198
Light-emitting diodes	p. 199
LCD displays	p. 199
Integrated Circuits	p. 200
Types of integrated circuits	p. 200
A typical IC--the 555 timer	p. 202
Packaging of integrated circuits	p. 202
Linear and digital integrated circuits	p. 202
Power Supplies	p. 205
Definitions	p. 206
Power-Supply Design Considerations	p. 209
The power transformer	p. 209
Rectifier circuits	p. 210
Filter circuits	p. 213
Electronic voltage regulators	p. 218
A word of caution	p. 223
Electronic Circuits	p. 227
Definitions	p. 227
Audio- and Radio-Frequency Amplifiers	p. 232
Basic Types of Amplifiers	p. 234
The ideal amplifier	p. 234
The Decibel	p. 236
Voltage and Current Ratios in Decibels	p. 239
Amplifier Power Levels	p. 242
Class-A, -B, -AB, and -C Amplifiers	p. 243
Amplifier Efficiency of Operation	p. 244
Interstage Coupling Techniques	p. 245
Direct coupling	p. 245
Resistance-capacitance (RC) coupling	p. 247
Transformer coupling	p. 247
Impedance coupling	p. 247
Push-Pull Operation	p. 248
Integrated-Circuit Amplifiers	p. 249
An IC Audio Amplifier for the Ham Shack	p. 250
The Oscillator: An Amplifier with Feedback	p. 253
The Basic Oscillator Circuit	p. 254
Oscillator Characteristics	p. 255
The Tuned LC Oscillator	p. 255
Oscillator Circuits	p. 257
Introduction to Radio Transmitters	p. 269
Definitions	p. 272
The CW Transmitter	p. 275
The Master Oscillator Power Amplifier Transmitter	p. 276
Amplitude-Modulated Transmitters	p. 280
Conventional AM transmitters	p. 280
AM carrier and sideband signals	p. 282
Single-Sideband Modulation	p. 283
Frequency Modulation	p. 288
FM transmitters	p. 289
Transmitter Performance Tests	p. 290
Transmitter frequency measurements	p. 290
Frequency counters	p. 291
Transmitter power measurements	p. 292
Introduction to Radio Receivers	p. 295
Definitions	p. 297
Receiver Basics	p. 298
Reception	p. 299
Selection or selectivity	p. 300
Demodulation or detection	p. 301
Reproduction	p. 302
Simple Receivers	p. 302
Tuned radio-frequency (TRF) receivers	p. 302
Direct-conversion receivers	p. 303
The Superheterodyne Receiver	p. 305
RF amplifiers	p. 307
Local oscillators	p. 307
Mixers	p. 309
Regenerative-detector receivers	p. 310
IF amplifiers	p. 310
Detectors and beat-frequency oscillators	p. 312
Automatic gain control	p. 312
S meters	p. 313
Interference and Receiver Limitations	p. 313
Receiver Overload	p. 314
Harmonic Signals	p. 315
Constructing the "Sudden" 160- to 20-Meter Direct Conversion Receiver	p. 315
FM Receivers	p. 319
All about Transmission Lines and Antennas	p. 323
Definitions	p. 324
Transmission Line Basics	p. 326
Types of Transmission Lines	p. 327
Twin-lead lines	p. 327
Coaxial transmission lines	p. 328
Standing Waves	p. 329
Standing-wave ratios	p. 329
High-Frequency Antennas	p. 332
Half-wave doublet (or dipole) antenna	p. 333
Safety and other considerations	p. 340
Multiband antennas	p. 347
Vertical antennas	p. 350
Beam antennas	p. 351
Station Wiring Diagrams	p. 355
RF Radiation Safety and Radio Communications Practices and Procedures	p. 357
Definitions	p. 357
Radio Frequency Environmental Safety Practices	p. 361
Determining Compliance with FCC RF Safety Rules and Regulations	p. 365
General RF safety recommendations	p. 367
Radio Communications Practices	p. 368
Station installation	p. 368
Station layout	p. 369
Station wiring	p. 370
Radio-Frequency Interference (RFI)	p. 371
Elimination of RFI	p. 371
How to Use Test Equipment	p. 373
Meter movements	p. 373
Ammeters	p. 374
Voltmeters	p. 374
Ohmmeters	p. 375
The multimeter	p. 377
Wattmeters	p. 377
Operating Procedures	p. 377
Operating courtesy	p. 378
CW or telegraph procedures	p. 379
Q signals	p. 379
The RST signal-reporting system	p. 380
Prosigns and standard abbreviations	p. 380
A Typical Contact on the Technician Bands	p. 380
Element 2--Technician Class Examination Question Pool	p. 385
Answers	p. 481
The W5YI RF Safety Tables	p. 485
Index	p. 491
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