Carr Joseph J. Practical Radio Frequency Test and Measurement: A Technician's Handbook

Boston, Oxford, Auckland, Johannesburg, Melbotune, New Delhi: Newnes, 1999. — 348 p.This book is about making measurements on radio frequency devices and in radio frequency systems. "RF" is different from low frequencies for a number of reasons. The chief reason is that component sizes approximate wavelengths in many cases, so they become very important. Also, in certain cases stray inductance and capacitance have a much more profound effect on RF circuits than they do on lower fre quency circuits. In this book you will find information about a number of topics, including the basic theories of RF and any other form of measurement, as well as some useful RF components for test and measurement. The Smith Chart is covered (it would be a contradiction to leave it out). Additional topics include: signal sources and signal generators; spectrum and network analyzers; RF power measurement; measurement of time, frequency, and period; radio receiver meastments; radio transmitter measurements; RF amplifier (including high-power amplifier) measurements; antenna gain and pattern measurement; antenna and transmission line measurements; L-C-Rmeasurements at RF frequencies; and man ual Tune Domain Reflectometry (TDR) measurements.