One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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“I think it is safe to say that no one understands quantum…
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Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N…
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This calculator calculates the free space loss, given the distance, frequency, and gain, between two antennas.
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(a) Crystal radio. (b) Modulated RF at antenna. (c) Rectified RF at…
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A Link Budget puts into account all gains and losses a signal goes through in a system as it is transmitted. The calculator calculates the power of the received signal given amplifier and antenna gains, and medium loss.
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What does the acronym RF stand form, in reference to radio-related…
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The Maximum Power Transfer Theorem is not so much a means of analysis…
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These are the most common types of resistors available. Resistors…
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This series LED resistance calculator is perfect for when you have a single LED or a number of the same color of LEDs in series and need to know which resistor you should use.
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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
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This tool calculates the cutoff frequency of a circular waveguide
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SPICE is a computer program designed to simulate analog electronic…
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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will perform a 4-wire Kelvin resistance measurement and learn how to accurately measure resistance.
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The interlock contacts installed in the previous section’s motor…
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When a PCB designer speaks of dimensions in thous or mils, what does…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple RC circuit that demonstrates phase shift and learn how out-of-phase AC voltages do not add algebraically.
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Point-to-Point Connecting two digital devices with a network, would…
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The Voltage Gain Because amplifiers have the ability to increase the…
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Because of their insulated gates, IGFETs of all types have extremely…
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An unbalanced Wheatstone bridge cannot be solved using simple series…
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This calculator will help compute the inductance of a length of wire.
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At the beginning of this chapter, it illustrates how transistors could…
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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…
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Brushless DC motors were developed from conventional brushed DC motors…
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