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Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

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A 50-Ohm Cable?

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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…

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Bridged-Tee Attenuator Calculator

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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.

Friis Transmission Calculator

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This calculator computes the power received by an antenna using Friis formula

Design Project: Telegraph System

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What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?

Antenna Downtilt and Coverage Calculator

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This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.

Passive Filter Circuits

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In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…

A 50-Ohm Cable?

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Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…

Q Factor and Bandwidth of a Resonant Circuit

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The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…

Link Budget Calculator

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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.

Balanced Attenuator Calculator

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This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.

Snell’s Law Calculator

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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.

EIRP Calculator

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A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna

Radar Maximum Range Calculator

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This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect

Superconductivity

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Conductors lose all of their electrical resistance when cooled to…

AC Lab - Frequency Analysis

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, use the frequency spectrum display from an oscilloscope program to observe waveforms from a musical keyboard and learn about spectral analysis.

Design Project: Arbitrary Waveform Generator

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What, exactly, is an arbitrary waveform generator, and for what…

Common Antiderivatives

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The Common-source Amplifier (JFET)

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Parallel Circuits and the Application of Ohm’s Law

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In this introduction to parallel resistance circuits, we will explain…

Differential Equations

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As opposed to normal equations where the solution is a number, a…

Junction Diodes

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There was some historic crude, but usable were some historic crude,…

Meter Check of a Diode

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The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the…

AC Lab - Sensing AC Electric Fields

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In this hands-on AC electronics experiment, you will sense AC electric fields using the sensitive voltage detector and learn about capacitive coupling, EMI, and shielding techniques.

Monostable Multivibrators

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We’ve already seen one example of a monostable multivibrator in…

Polar Form and Rectangular Form Notation for Complex Numbers

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In order to work with complex numbers without drawing vectors, we…

Nonlinear Conduction

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“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…

Likely Failures in Unproven Systems

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“All men are liable to error;” —John Locke Whereas…

Special-purpose Batteries

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Mercury Standard Cell Back in the early days of electrical measurement…

Contributors (5)

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Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Basic Electricity Worksheet

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What is the purpose of the switch shown in this schematic diagram?

Polarity of voltage drops

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When using conventional current flow, we can trace the direction of…

Δ-Y and Y-Δ Conversions

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In many circuit applications, we encounter components connected…

Class B BJT Amplifiers

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Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to mathematically…