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Tables of Contents for Newnes Radio and Rf Engineer''s Pocket Book
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface and acknowledgements
xi
Propagation of radio waves
1
27
Frequency and wavelength
1
1
The radio frequency spectrum
2
1
The isotropic radiator
2
2
Formation of radio waves
4
3
Behaviour of radio waves
7
7
Methods of propagation
14
6
Other propagation topics
20
8
The decibel scale
28
10
Decibels and the logarithmic scale
28
1
Decibels referred to absolute values
28
10
Transmission lines
38
23
General considerations
38
1
Impedance matching
38
1
Base band lines
39
2
Balanced line hybrids
41
1
Radio frequency lines
42
12
Waveguides
54
2
Other transmission line considerations
56
5
Antennas
61
30
Antenna characteristics
61
5
Antenna types
66
5
VHF and UHF antennas
71
9
Microwave antennas
80
4
Loop antennas
84
7
Resonant circuits
91
6
Series and parallel tuned circuits
91
2
Q factor
93
1
Coupled (band-pass) resonant circuits
93
4
Oscillators
97
11
Oscillator requirements
97
1
Tunable oscillators
97
2
Quartz crystal oscillators
99
2
Frequency synthesizers
101
6
Caesium and rubidium frequency standards
107
1
Piezo-electric devices
108
13
Piezo-electric effect
108
3
Quartz crystal characteristics
111
3
Specifying quartz crystals
114
2
Filters
116
5
Bandwidth requirements and modulation
121
23
Bandwidth of signals at base band
121
3
Modulation
124
1
Analogue modulation
124
10
Digital modulation
134
6
Spread spectrum transmission
140
4
Frequency planning
144
11
International and regional planning
144
1
National planning
144
2
Designations of radio emissions
146
1
Bandwidth and frequency designations
147
1
General frequency allocations
148
3
Classes of radio stations
151
3
Radio wavebands
154
1
Radio equipment
155
18
Transmitters
155
5
Receivers
160
10
Programmable equipment
170
3
Microwave communication
173
9
Microwave usage
173
1
Propagation
173
2
K factor
175
2
Fresnel zones, reflections and multi-path fading
177
2
Performance criteria for analogue and digital links
179
1
Terminology
180
1
Link planning
180
1
Example of microwave link plan
180
2
Information privacy and encryption
182
7
Encryption principles
182
1
Speech encryption
183
1
Data encryption
184
3
Code division multiple access (CDMA) or spread spectrum
187
1
Classification of security
188
1
Multiplexing
189
4
Frequency division multiplex (FDM)
189
1
Time division multiplex (TDM)
190
2
Code division multiple access (CDMA)
192
1
Speech digitization and synthesis
193
4
Pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)
193
1
Pulse code modulation (PCM)
194
1
Delta modulation
195
1
Speech synthesis
196
1
VHF and UHF mobile communication
197
12
Operating procedures
197
3
Control of base stations
200
1
Common base station (CBS) operation
201
1
Wide area coverage
202
7
Signalling
209
6
Sub-audio signalling
209
1
In-band tone and digital signalling
210
1
Digital signalling
211
2
Standard PSTN tones
213
2
Channel occupancy and availability and trunking
215
6
Channel occupancy and availability
215
2
Trunking
217
1
In-band interrupted scan (IBIS) trunking
218
1
Trunking to MPT 1327 specification
219
2
Mobile radio systems
221
8
Paging
221
1
Cordless telephones
222
1
Trunked radio
223
2
Analogue cellular radio-telephone networks
225
1
Global system mobile (GSM)
226
1
Personal communication network (PCN)
227
1
Private mobile radio (PMR)
227
1
UK CB radio
227
2
Base station site management
229
18
Base station objectives
229
1
Site ownership or accommodation rental?
229
1
Choice of site
230
1
Masts and towers
231
1
Installation of electronic equipment
232
1
Earthing and protection against lightning
233
2
Erection of antennas
235
2
Interference
237
4
Antenna multi-coupling
241
1
Emergency power supplies
242
3
Approval and certification
245
2
Instrumentation
247
15
Accuracy, resolution and stability
247
1
Audio instruments
248
3
Radio frequency instruments
251
11
Batteries
262
11
Cell characteristics
262
2
Non-rechargeable, primary batteries
264
5
Rechargeable batteries
269
4
Satellite communications
273
11
Earth orbits
273
2
Communications by satellite link
275
7
Proposed satellite television formats
282
1
Global positioning system (GPS)
282
2
Connectors and interfaces
284
23
Audio and video connectors
284
2
Co-axial connector
286
9
Interfaces
295
12
Broadcasting
307
52
Standard frequency and time transmissions
307
1
Standard frequency formats
308
2
UK broadcasting bands
310
1
BBC AM radio stations
310
1
BBC VHF broadcasting
311
9
UK television channels and transmitters
320
20
Characteristics of UHF terrestrial television systems
340
3
Terrestrial television channels
343
4
Terrestrial television aerial dimensions
347
1
AM broadcast station classes (USA)
348
1
FM broadcast frequencies and channel numbers (USA)
349
3
US television channel assignments
352
1
Calculating radio antenna great circle bearings
353
6
Abbreviations and symbols
359
36
Abbreviations
359
4
Letter symbols by unit name
363
5
Electric quantities
368
1
Transistor letter symbols
369
6
Component symbols
375
6
Radiocommunications symbols
381
4
Block diagram symbols
385
2
Frequency spectrum symbols
387
1
Equipment marking symbols
388
7
Miscellaneous data
395
122
Fundamental constants
395
1
Electrical relationships
395
1
Dimensions of physical properties
396
1
Fundamental units
396
1
Greek alphabet
397
1
Standard units
397
2
Decimal multipliers
399
1
Electronic multiple and sub-multiple conversion
400
2
Useful formulae
402
5
Colour codes
407
3
RC time constants
410
2
RL time constants
412
2
Reactance of capacitors at spot frequencies
414
1
Reactance of inductors at spot frequencies
414
1
Boundaries of sea areas
415
1
The Beaufort scale
416
1
Signal rating codes
416
2
World time
418
8
International allocation of call signs
426
5
Amateur radio
431
10
Microwave band designation system
441
1
International `Q' code
442
2
RST Code
444
1
International Morse Code
444
1
Phonetic alphabet
445
1
Miscellaneous international abbreviations
446
1
Post WARC-79 radio astronomy frequency allocations
447
13
Laws
460
4
CCITT recommendations
464
1
Powers of numbers
465
6
Sound
471
4
Paper sizes
475
1
Fuses
475
1
Statistical formulae
476
1
Particles of modern physics
477
1
Calculus
478
1
Mensuration
478
7
Trigonometrical relationships
485
1
Transistor circuits and characteristics
486
1
Astronomical data
487
2
Resistivities of selected metals and alloys
489
3
Electrical properties of elements
492
6
Wire data and drill sizes
498
19
Glossary
517
62
Index
579