Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
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This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
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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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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
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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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A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
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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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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
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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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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build an oscillator using a 555 timer and learn the theory of operation of the 555 timer when configured as an astable multivibrator.
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When a transistor is in the fully-off state (like an open switch), it…
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A tool designed to calculate skin depth based on the conductive material being used and the frequency of the signal.
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Add the following binary numbers:
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a multiple LED flasher and learn how to use inductive flyback to generate a voltage pulse that is greater than the supply voltage.
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A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive…
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When analyzing complex series and parallel circuits, it is easy to…
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Let us begin our exploration of Boolean algebra by adding numbers…
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A very common misconception students have about potentiometers is the…
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Identify which trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, or tangent) are…
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If we connect the output of an op-amp to its inverting input and apply…
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Identify the type of logic gate shown in this schematic diagram, and…
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a digital combination lock with LED output indicators and learn about XOR gate functionality and how to implement NOR logic functionality using diodes.
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In this hands-on electronics experiment, you will build a programmable non-inverting amplifier and learn how to use the negative feedback of an operational amplifier to control the gain.
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Suppose we altered our basic open-collector inverter circuit, adding a…
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Another strategy for addressing the problem of secondary electrons…
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The earliest forms of digital data storage involving moving parts was…
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Mathematical rules are based on the defining limits we place on the…
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Remember that vectors are mathematical objects just like numbers on a…
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