How Radio Signals Work

by Jim Sinclair

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This book provides a basic understanding of the way radio signals work-without becoming bogged down with the technicalities. It covers all kinds of radio signal types--including mobile communications, short-wave, satellite, and microwave. No detailed knowledge of electronics or mathematics is required. A-Z coverage of radio signals including satellites, mobile communications, and short-wave radio. No math or electronics background necessary.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1998

Reviews

[Bryan Whitehead]

This book’s stated purpose was to explain the basics of radio to people with no particular technical expertise, “farmers and fishers, housekeepers and house builders, truck drivers and tax agents, sales people and anyone else …” at least according to the introduction. Never have I seen a book fail so completely at its own self-appointed task. Author Jim Sinclair almost immediately resorts to technical jargon with little or (more often than not) no explanation at all. I have a slight background in the ins and outs of electronic design, so I managed to follow a bit here and there. But around midway through the book I gave up on trying to decipher the text and just skimmed for general concepts. Even if the text hadn’t been riddled with buzzwords, it would still have been difficult to follow thanks to extremely poor organization. Perhaps a talented, diligent editor could tackle this book, re-arrange the sections, simplify the contents (maybe narrowing the scope in the process) and produce something worthwhile. As it stands, however, this is an exceptionally useless read, an introduction to radio basics comprehensible only to those who already understand radio basics.