Book notes: ARRL's Hands-On Radio Experiments Volume 2, by H. Ward Silver. Published January 1, 2013.
One of my favourite books for studying discrete aspects of electronics. Compiled from magazine articles, each chapter presents the topic with superb clarity, coupled with a practical demonstration.
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Note: I purchased this as a stand-alone volume, but now it seems mainly available as a combined "volume 1 & 2" book.
Electronic Fundamentals..
- Experiment #64 - Waveforms & Harmonics
- Experiment #65 - Spectrum Modification
- Experiment #117 - Laying Down the Laws
- Experiment #118 - The Laws at Work
- Experiment #95 - Watt's In A Waveform?
- Experiment #75 - Series-Parallel Conversion
- Experiment #74 - Resonant Circuits
- Experiment #77 - Load Lines
- Experiment #105 - Gain-Bandwidth Product
- Experiment #106 - Effects of Gain-Bandwidth Product
- Experiment #72 - Return Loss & S-Parameters
- Experiment #104 - Words to Watch For
- Experiment #100 - Hands-On Hundred
Simulation
- Experiment #83 - Circuit Simulation, Part 1
- Experiment #84 - Circuit Simulation, Build and Test
- Experiment #85 - Circuit Simulation, Complex Parts
- Experiment #86 - Viewing Waveforms in LTSpice
- Experiment #87 - ELSIE Filter Design, Part 1
- Experiment #88 - ELSIE Filter Design, Part 2
- Experiment #107 - PCB Layout, Part 1
- Experiment #108 - PCB Layout, Part 2
- Experiment #109 - PCB Layout, Part 3
- Experiment #110 - PCB Layout, Part 4
Antennas and Transmission Lines
- Experiment #82 - Antenna Height
- Experiment #113 - Radiation Patterns
- Experiment #92 - The 468 Factor
- Experiment #94 - SWR and Transmission Line Loss
- Experiment #81 - Synchronous Transformer
- Experiment #111 - Coiled-Coax Chokes
- Experiment #96 - Open-Wire Transmission Lines
- Experiment #116 - The Quarter-Three-Quarter Wave (Q3Q) Balun
- Experiment #119 - The Q3Q Balun Redux
Electronic Circuits and Components
- Experiment #62 - About Resistors
- Experiment #63 - About Capacitors
- Experiment #78 - Bridge Circuits
- Experiment #115 - All About Tapers
- Experiment #101 - Rotary Encoders
- Experiment #76 - Diode Junctions
- Experiment #99 - Cascode Amplifier
- Experiment #73 - Choosing an Op Amp
- Experiment #70 - Three-Terminal Regulator
- Experiment #98 - Linear Supply Design
- Experiment #97 - Programmable Frequency Reference
RF Techniques
- Experiment #91 - Common-Mode Chokes
- Experiment #112 - RFI Hunt
- Experiment #114 - Recording Signals
- Experiment #93 - An LED AM Modulator
- Experiment #102 - Detecting RF, Part 1
- Experiment #103 - Detecting RF, Part 2
- Experiment #66 - Mixer Basics
- Experiment #68 - Phase-Locked Loop, Part 1
- Experiment #69 - Phase-Locked Loop, Part 2
- Experiment #79 - Pi and T Networks
Practical Construction
- Experiment #120 - Power Protection
- Experiment #121 - Transient Protection
- Experiment #90 - Construction Techniques
- Experiment #89 - Overvoltage Protection
- Experiment #80 - Battery Capacity
- Experiment #67 - The Return of the Kit
- Experiment #71 - Circuit Layout