1935 Practical Radio Communication NILSEN HORNUNG EQUIPMENT Ultra Short wave AM

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Practical Radio Communication - Principles - Systems - Equipment - Operation Including Short-wave and Ultra-short-wave Radio
by Arthur R. Nilson and J. L. Hornung | Jan 1, 1935
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 DIRECT-CURRENT ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM 1 PART I. ELEMENTARY ELECTRICITY: 1.1. Electric Charges and Forces; 1.2. Protons and Electrons; 1.3. Potential; 1.4. Free Electrons in Solid Conductors; 1.5. Electric Current; 1.6. Electromotive Force; 1.7. Current Strength and Quantity; 1.8. Electrical Resistance and Conductivity of Materials; 1.9. Ohm's Law; 1.10. Simple Electric Circuits; 1.11. The Shunt Law; 1.12. Kirchhoff's Laws; 1.13. Conductance; 1.14. Energy, Force, Work, and Power; 1.18. Electrical Power; 1.16. Load Matching; 1.17. E.M.F. Produced by Chemical Action; 1.18. Directions of Current Flow; 1.19. Local Action; 1.20. The Voltage of a Cell; 1.21. The Capacity of a Cell; 1.22. Connection Methods; 1.23. Internal Resistance of a Cell; 1.24. The Telephone Receiver and Transmitter. PART II. MAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETISM: 1.26. Natural and Artificial Magnets; 1.26. Poles of a Magnet; 1.27. Magnetic Fields; 1.28. Magnetic Transparency and Leakage; 1.29. Theory of Magnetism; 1.30. Magnetic Variables; 1.31. Purpose of Pole Pieces; 1.32. Magnetostriction Effect; 1.83. Fields around Conductors; 1.34. Induced Currents; 1.36. Production of E.M.F. by Field Cutting Conductor. PART III. THE MAGNETIC CIRCUIT: 1.36. The Magnetic Circuit; 1.37. Ohm's Law Equivalent for Magnetic Circuits; 1.38. Magnetic-circuit Computations; 1.39. Hysteresis.
CHAPTER 2 ALTERNATING-CURRENT ELECTRICITY 60 PART I. ALTERNATING-CURRENT GENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION 2.1. The Alternator Principle; 2.2. Principles of the Transformer. PART II. INDUCTANCE: 2.3. Induction; 2.4. Self-induction; 2.6. Mutual Induction; 2.6. Inductance Measurements; 2.7. Practical Inductance Formulas; 2.8. Mutual Inductance Measurements. PART III. CAPACITY: 2.9. The Electrostatic Field and the Condenser; 2.10. Capacity of a Condenser; 2.11. Specific Inductive Capacity; 2.12. Energy in a Charged Condenser; 2.13. Capacity of Condensers in Parallel 2.14. Capacity of Condensers in Series; 2.16 PART IV. ELEMENTS OF ALTERNATING-CURRENT ENGINEERING 2.16. Construction of a Sine Wave; 2.17. Frequency and E.M.F. Formulas; 2.18. Effective Voltage and Current; 2.19. Effect of Resistance on Phase Relations; 2.20. Effect of Inductance on Phase Relations; 2.21. Effect of Capacity on Phase Relations; 2.22. Power Factor; 2.23. Ohm's Law Adapted to Alternating-current Circuits; 2.24. Series Circuit Analysis; 2.25. Parallel Circuit Analysis; 2.26. Series Resonance; 2.27. Parallel Resonance; 2.28. Power Relations in Alternating-current Circuits; 2.29. Kilo volt-amperes ; 2.80. Polyphase Alternating-current Circuits; 2.31. Power in a Three-phase System.
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION TO RADIO TUBES AND CIRCUITS PART I. VACUUM-TUBE CHARACTERISTICS 3.1. The Filament; 3.2. Effect of Plate Potential on Plate Current; 3.3. Effect of Filament Current on Plate Current; 3.4. The Control Grid; 3.5. Vacuum-tube Characteristics; 3.6. Amplification Factor; 3.7. Plate Resistance; 3.8. Transconductance; 3.9. The Alternating-current-operated Vacuum Tube. PART II. THE RADIO-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER 3.10. General Amplifier Considerations; 3.11. The Class A Amplifier; 8.12. The Class AB Amplifier; 3.13. Class B and Class C Amplifiers; 3.14. Balance Circuits; 3.16. Neutralization of a Transmitting Circuit; 3.16. Radio-Frequency Shielding; 3.17. Inductance and Capacitive Changes with Shielding; 3.18. Grid-biasing Methods; 8.19. Radio-frequency Chokes. PART III. VACUUM-TUBE OSCILLATORS: 3.20. General Oscillator Considerations; 3.21. Fundamental Oscillator; 3.22. The Hartley Oscillator; 8.23. The Colpitts Oscillator; 3.24. The Push-pull Oscillator; 3.26. Conventional Electron-coupled Oscillator; 3.26. The Dynatron Oscillator. PART IV. RADIO AND POWER-CIRCUIT COMPONENTS 3.27. Radio Circuit Components.
CHAPTER 4 TRANSMITTING-CIRCUIT PRINCIPLES PART I. CONVENTIONAL CIRCUITS: 4.1. General Transmitting Considerations; 4.2. Classification of the Radio Spectrum; 4.3. The Oscillator as a Transmitter; 4.4. The Oscillator-amplifier Transmitter; 4.5. The Crystal-controlled Transmitter; 4.6. The Practical Oscillator; 4.7. The Mechanical Resonator; 4.8. The Crystal Resonator; 4.9. The Temperature-control Chamber; 4.10. The Buffer Amplifier; 4.11. The Second Amplifier; 4.12 Harmonic Producers; Frequency Multipliers; 4.18. Modulation; 4.14. Modulation Percentage; 4.16. Carrier and Side-band Relations; 4.16. Modulation Methods; 4.17. The Modulated Amplifier — Push-pull System; 4.18. The Heising Modulating Systems; 4.19. The Output Impedance of the Modulated Amplifier; 4.20. The First and Second Power Amplifiers; 4.21. Power-amplifier Grid Excitation; 4.22. High-efficiency (Doherty) Power Amplifier; 4.23. The Audio Monitor; 4.24. The Frequency Monitor; 4.26. Antenna Coupling Circuits; 4.26. Meters; 4.27. The Power Supply; 4.28. Harmonics and Their Causes; 4.29. The Suppression of Harmonics; 4.80. Parasitic Oscillations. PART II. ULTRA-HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUITS: 4.31. Ultra-high-frequency Systems; 4.32. Ultra-high-frequency Oscillators; 4.33. Modulation of Ultrar-high Frequencies; 4.34. Ultra-high-frequency Transmitters.
CHAPTER 5 RECEIVING-CIRCUIT PRINCIPLES 5.1. General Receiving Considerations. PART I. MULTIGRID TUBES, DETECTOR, AND AUDIO AMPLIFIER 5.2. The Screen-grid Tube; 6.3. The Pentode Tube; 5.4. Beam Power Tubes; 5.5. The Vacuum-tube Detector; 5.6. Plate Detection; 5.7. Grid Detection; 5.8. Power Detection; 5.9. Grid-leak versus Power Detection; 5.10. The Vacuum-tube Amplifier; 5.11. Amplifier Distortion; 6.12. Power Amplification; 6.18. Push-pull Amplification; 5.14. Grid and Plate Filtration; 5.16. The Diode Detector; 6.16. The Automatic Volume Control; 5.17. Noise-suppression Circuit. PART II. THEORY AND APPLICATION OF TUNED CIRCUITS: 5.18. General Circuit Considerations; 5.19. Simple Analysis of the Tuned Circuit; 5.20. Filter Circuity 5.21. Isolation and Band-pass Circuits; 6.22. Rejector or Trap Circuits; 6.28. Regenerative Receiver; 6.24. Superregenerative Receiver; 5.25. Superheterodyne Receiver; 5.26. The Single-signal Receiver; 6.27. General Communications Receiver; 5.28. Ultra-short-wave Receivers. PART III. RADIO-FREQUENCY-VOLTAGE AMPLIFIERS 5.29. Radio-frequency-voltage Amplifiers. PART IV. TESTING AND FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS 5.80. The Cathode-ray Tube; 5.31. Heterodyne Frequency Meter. PART V. LOUD-SPEAKERS: 6.32. Loud-speakers
CHAPTER 6 ANTENNAS AND WAVE PROPAGATION
CHAPTER 7 BROADCAST STUDIO 500 PART I. STUDIO ACOUSTICS
PART II. MICROPHONES
PART III. ELECTRICAL TRANSCRIPTION APPARATUS
CHAPTER 8 BROADCAST CONTROL ROOM
PART I. TRANSMISSION SET-UP
PART II. MIXING EQUIPMENT
PART III. AMPLIFIER
PART IV. PROGRAM TRANSMISSION
CHAPTER 9 BROADCAST TRANSMITTERS
CHAPTER 10 COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTERS
CHAPTER 11 RADIO RECEIVERS
CHAPTER 12 RADIO AIDS TO NAVIGATION
CHAPTER 13 RECTIFIER UNITS
CHAPTER 14 MOTORS AND GENERATORS
PART I. GENERATORS
PART II. MOTORS
PART III. MOTOR STARTING, CONTROL, AND OPERATION
PART IV. MOTOR GENERATORS AND POWER-CONTROL APPARATUS
CHAPTER 15 STORAGE BATTERIES
part i. the lead-acid battery:
PART II. THE NICKEL-IRON- ALKALINE BATTERY
PART III. STORAGE BATTERY SWITCHBOARDS AND CHARGERS
APPENDIX Useful Technical and Operating Information
First Edition 1935, 15th Printing by McGraw Hill, 736 pages w numerous b/w photos, line drawings and fold out schematics. Leather imitation flex cover .
CONDITION: GOOD -  interior is very clean and close to new, light rubs edges of cover
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