Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
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.
A helpful tool for computing the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) of an antenna
Early in my explorations of electricity, I came across a length of…
What voltage will you choose to use for each of the station batteries?
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
Don’t just sit there! Build something!! Learning to analyze digital…
This tool is designed to calculate the maximum distance (range) that a radar can detect
The Q, or quality, factor of a resonant circuit is a measure of the…
This balanced attenuator calculator helps you determine the resistor (R1) values for a balanced attenuator.
This calculator computes the power received by an antenna using Friis formula
In very simple, qualitative terms, rate the impedance of capacitors…
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.
This calculator will determine the correct antenna downtilt angle given the heights of the antennas and distance between them.
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.
The variable reluctance motor is based on the principle that an…
This tool helps calculate the impedance of an edge-coupled microstrip.
This calculator helps you determine the values of the resistors R1 and R2 to be used for a bridged-tee attenuator.
This calculator is useful for calculating the luminous flux for LEDs where the angle is known.
In this series of hands-on electronics experiments, build analog circuits, including amplifiers, comparators, oscillators, and more. Following the step-by-step instructions will help you understand and appreciate analog systems.
SPICE analysis of Electrical Isolation Aside from the ability to…
What is an Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT), and what…
Note, Q3 and Q4 in the figure below are complementary, NPN and PNP…
Definition of a Logarithm “log” denotes a…
Let’s count from zero to twenty using four different kinds of…
The Programmable Logic Controller, or PLC, was invented in the late…
It is sometimes useful in logic circuits to have a multivibrator which…
“Advances are made by answering questions. Discoveries are made…
This calculates the capacitance of a capacitor based on its charge, Q, and its voltage, V, according to the formula, C=Q/V.
The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC…
When a switch is actuated and contacts touch one another under the…
What is an Encoder? An encoder is a circuit that changes a set of…
The smaller the cross-sectional area of any given wire, the greater…
Define what noise means, in the electrical sense of the word. How does…
