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Digital Communication

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

Friis Transmission Calculator

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

Radar Maximum Range Calculator

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

A 50-Ohm Cable?

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

Passive Filter Circuits

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

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.

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…

EIRP Calculator

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

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.

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.

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.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

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Before the advent of solid-state logic circuits, logical control…

Using Multiple Combinational Circuits

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As an example of using several circuits together, we are going to make…

Active Versus Passive Devices

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Passive Devices Components incapable of controlling current by means…

Scientific Notation

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In many disciplines of science and engineering, very large and very…

Voltage and Current in a Practical Circuit

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Because it takes energy to force charge to flow against the opposition…

Time Constant Calculations

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

What is Norton’s Theorem and the Norton Equivalent Circuit?

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This article explains the step-by-step process for determining the…

DIY EE Lab - Setting Up a Home Electronics Lab

Textbook

To build the DIY electronics projects described in this textbook, you will need a small work area, a few tools, and some basic electronics supplies. This page describes the setup of a low-cost home electronics laboratory.

VSWR / Return Loss Calculator

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A calculator designed to compute the VSWR, reflection coefficient, return loss and matching loss in a transmission line

Series Resistor-Capacitor Circuits

Textbook

In the last section, we learned what would happen in simple…

AC Generator Theory

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If an electric current is passed through this wire, which direction…

Capacitance

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Write an equation describing the precise mathematical relationship…

Special-output Gates

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Complementary Output Gates It is sometimes desirable to have a logic…

Contributors (15)

Textbook

Contributors to this chapter are listed in chronological order of…

Harmonic Phase Sequences

Textbook

In the last section, we saw how the 3rd harmonic and all of its…

555 Lab - Schmitt Trigger

Textbook

In this hands-on electronics experiment, build a Schmitt trigger using a 555 timer and learn about hysteresis and the inner workings of the extremely versatile 555 timer IC.

Specific Troubleshooting Techniques

Textbook

After applying some of the general troubleshooting tips to narrow the…

Intro Lab - How to Use an Ohmmeter to Measure Resistance

Textbook

In this hands-on introduction to electronics, you will experiment with a multimeter and learn how to measure resistance using the ohmmeter function.

Inductors

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∫f(x) dx Calculus alert! A 5 H inductor is subjected to an electric…

DeMorgan’s Theorems

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A mathematician named DeMorgan developed a pair of important rules…