This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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This calculator allows you to solve for any of the six variables in the Friis formula for RF transmission: transmitter power, transmitter gain, receiver power, receiver gain, frequency, or distance.
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Given three of the four input parameters (refractive indices, angles of incidence, and refraction) this tool calculates the missing variable based on Snell's law.
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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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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
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A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, build a simple transformer and learn some important transformer fundamentals including voltage step-up and step-down.
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a full-wave rectifier for AC to DC conversion and learn about center-tapped transformers.
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Boolean algebra finds its most practical use in the simplification of…
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This calculator solves for any single missing value in the ideal diode I-V equation for a forward-biased PN-junction diode. Parameters are current, saturation current, voltage, temperature, and ideality factor.
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For ease of drawing complex circuit diagrams, electronic amplifiers…
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A calculator designed to calculate the trace width of a stripline based on the maximum current rating
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Read the following quotation, and then research the term…
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What is the difference between a JMP (“jump”) instruction and a…
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In addition to performing tasks of amplification and switching, tubes…
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The first, and perhaps most important, relationship between current,…
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In this hands-on semiconductor electronics experiment, build a simple current mirror using matched bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) and learn about current mirror circuit limitations, the temperature dependence of BJTs, and thermal runaway.
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AC Motors Perhaps the most important benefit of polyphase AC power…
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In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure current using the ammeter function.
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The metric system, besides being a collection of measurement units for…
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Arithmetic Sequences An arithmetic sequence is a series of numbers…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a 3-bit down counter using J-K flip-flops and learn about asynchronous counter functionality.
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This calculator allows you to solve for any of the six variables in the Friis formula for RF transmission: transmitter power, transmitter gain, receiver power, receiver gain, frequency, or distance.
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Metric Prefixes Yotta = 1024 Symbol: Y Zetta = 1021 Symbol: Z…
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Let’s connect three AC voltage sources in series and use complex…
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What does the normal status of an electrical switch refer to?…
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Ampacities of copper wire, in free air at 30o C: INSULATION TYPE…
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One of the more fascinating applications of electricity is in the…
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If the burden of two systems of measurement for common quantities…
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Why learn about Karnaugh maps? The Karnaugh map, like Boolean…
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A special type of relay is one that monitors the current, voltage,…
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For extremely high-frequency applications (above 1 GHz), the…
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This calculator determines the bias and feedback of resistors for a non-inverting Op-Amp
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A modern alternative to sending (binary) digital information via…
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The invention of the bipolar transistor in 1948 ushered in a…
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It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
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A tool designed to calculate the characteristic impedance of a twisted-pair cable
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To learn about electronics, you must eventually engage in hands-on experimentation. Knowledge gleaned from books alone has limited use in scientific endeavors. Troubleshooting a circuit can be as important as the knowledge gained from a properly functioning experiment.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will use series and parallel resistor networks to precisely adjust the range and zero point of a rheostat.
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TTL Circuit Analysis Let’s examine the following TTL circuit and…
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Resonance in a Tank Circuit A condition of resonance will be…
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Digital logic gate circuits are manufactured as integrated circuits:…
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