Greetings,
One of the most compelling reasons to find a copy of Experimental Methods in RF Design is that there are bibliographical References at the end of each chapter. These References point to books and articles that are
relevant to the material in each chapter.
In lieu of a good bibliography, there is The Subject Guide to Books In Print. Most good PUBLIC LIBRARIES have a set of Books In Print. That, along with the INTERLIBRARY LOAN SERVICE of your local Public Library will allow you go further in depth on subjects of interest. No one book can cover everything adequately. However, EMRFD is a good start. Here is a pretty good electronics textbook:
These textbooks were written by Tony R. Kuphaldt
and released under the .
Regards, KM4NFQ
On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io <econjack@...> wrote: ?I suggest you download a sample chapter and see if the author's writing style is to your liking. Sometimes the Table of Contents and/or Index of the book is available. ? ?KM4NFQ
I agree totally. Many books sold on Amazon have a Look Inside banner on the cover. Clicking on that allows you to see parts of the book. I use that to examine the Table of Contents first, to see if the book at least touches on my interests. After the TOC, I check the index. Most of the books I buy are for reference and a good index is a must. Indeed, for my Beginning C for Arduino, I used special text markers for every entry to be added to the index...there were at least 500 entries. The publisher totally ignored them and the index is horrible. We had a heart-to-heart for the 2nd Edition's index. They still ignored some of my markers, but it's better.?
Using Amazon to read the TOC, Index, and the reviews can lessen the risk of a disappointing book purchase.
Jack, W8TEE Hello Andrew,
May I suggest that you go to your local PUBLIC LIBRARY and see if you can obtain any of the suggested titles, to see if any of them are suitable for what you want a GOOD BOOK for? I suggest using the Pubic Library's INTERLIBRARY LOAN service to obtain books that are not in your branch library's collection (if your library has an InterLibrary Loan Service?). Then, after you have read the book from the PUBLIC LIBRARY, and decided if you like it, and that it will be useful to you, then perhaps you can find a used or new copy at any of the book mongers, such as Alibris, Abebooks, Amazon, Biblio, or whatever, and purchase it. If you find that the title is NOT what you are looking for, then you have not wasted any money, and you won't have a book that you cannot use on your bookshelf. I suggest taking a look at to search all the book mongers for any title? (In-Print, Used) you are looking to purchase. I posted the link to CHAPTER ONE of EMRFD because it is available as a download from the PUBLISHER of the book. Many publishers offer SAMPLE chapters for download. If you are not familiar with a book, I suggest you download a sample chapter and see if the author's writing style is to your liking. Sometimes the Table of Contents and/or Index of the book is available. I suggest taking a look at them as well if they are available for download. Books with a bibliography are also very helpful for further study.? My GOOD BOOK recommendations still stand: The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition. Horowitz & Hill. (List: $120.00) Experimental Methods in RF Design (Classic Edition). Hayward, et al. (List: $49.95) I have the Revised First Edition.
I have the 2nd edition of Practical Electronics For Inventors, but there are later editions available (4th edition - List $40.00).
I have the 2005 edition of The ARRL HANDBOOK For Radio Communications, but there are later editions available (2017 edition - List: $49.95)
Earlier editions have more homebrew projects in them? However, as with most older electronics projects, you may have trouble sourcing parts? Or, you can challenge yourself by updating an old project with newer parts? Whatever.
Remember that ordering ANY book directly from the Publisher will ensure that all monies paid for the book will be distributed properly.
The CD that comes with EMRFD (Classic Edition) has IRFD and Soild State Design for the Radio Amateur in PDF format, from the PUBLISHER. Both of those books are currently out-of-print. If you do not want those PDFs, then the CD in the back of any earlier edition of EMRFD will not have them included.
Once again, CHAPTER ONE of EMRFD is available from the PUBLISHER at:
One of the AUTHORS of EMRFD (Wes Hayward, W7ZOI) offers ERRATA for EMRFD at his site, where software updates are also available.
You might find this page useful as well: where you can find?More on the EMRFD "First Transmitter" from Chapter 1.
Regards, Ken, KM4NFQ
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