Mike,
You might take a look at "The Electronics of Radio," written by Prof.
David Rutledge of Caltech. It's a 400-page lab coursebook for their
EE-20 class by the same name, available in hardcover from Amazon.
It uses the NorCal 40A transceiver (one of my earlier designs, still
available as a kit from Wilderness Radio) as a starting point for
in-depth analysis of everything from crystal filters to mixers to audio
amplifiers -- all with an emphasis on RF design. There's plenty of
college-level math and physics, since EE-20 is (I believe) a third-year
course. But many non-engineers have also enjoyed reading it. It's a
great introduction to all aspect of transceiver design, save DSP and
speech modulation/demodulation, both of which are well-represented in
EMRFD.
Another must-have for pragmatic design (which definitely applies to RF)
is "Solid State Design for the Radio Amateur," a classic by Hayward and
DeMaw. This is available from Elecraft (as is EMRFM, I believe).
73,
Wayne
N6KR
On Nov 13, 2006, at 9:33 AM, Mike Markowski wrote:
Hi all,
I'm an EE but with little RF design background - I've spent most of my
career so
far doing digital design & software development. So while I remember
how to
bias a transistor you probably don't want me to design a radio for you
just yet!
:-)
With that in mind, I'd love recommendations for texts on RF design...
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http://www.elecraft.com
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