Basic Radio: Understanding the Key Building Blocks

by Joel R. Hallas

Bring the Magic of Radio to Life! Radio is all around us — in our cars, our cell phones, our homes — but many of us don’t know how this technology works. Basic Radio is an introduction to the key building blocks of receivers, transmitters, antennas, propagation, radionavigation, and radiolocation. Simple projects included in the book help reinforce the concepts and turn theory into practice. Basic Radio builds upon knowledge of elementary electronic concepts as presented in ARRL’s Understanding Basic Electronics . Once you’ve mastered the material found in Basic Radio , you’ll be ready to take on the advanced topics presented in The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications . Look for these other popular ARRL
Basic Antennas – Understanding Practical Antennas and Designs
Understanding Basic Electronics – A Step-by-Step Guide to Electricity, Electronics, and Simple Circuits

Genres: Reference

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Dan]

This isn't a bad book, but I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I did the previous one (understanding basic electronics). The authors were dealing with a complex subject, and did a good job, but things were more high-level than I had been hoping for. (For reference, I was hoping for more details on the specifics of actual signal processing and filter design. I probably should have just picked up a signal processing book.)

[Mills College Library]

621.384 H182 2005