Complete RF Technician's Handbook

Book Description

This is the handbook for the RF or wireless communications beginner, student, experienced technician , or HAM radio operator. Meant for those with a prior foundation in electronics, this book furnishes the reader with valuable information on the fundamental and advanced concepts of RF communications.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome!.......2007-01-12

This book is really good. I use it as a quick reference for a lot of things I learned in school. It is a quick reference for review of things I have learned (and not used in a while), and towards the end, it refreshes your memory on how to measure things. This book would be REALLY good for a beginner in electronics too!

Not as good as I expected.......2006-03-21

Not very good print quality, not very reader friendly.

Field Engineer recommendation.......2002-05-29

Excellent troubleshooting section, concise, simple, to the point.

hits the spot.......1999-11-04

I love this book, just the right level of detail for me. (an software engineer interested in radio). I gained a pratical understanding on the magic works.

THE BEST WIRELESS BOOK IN MY LIBRARY.......1999-01-17

I was looking for a wireless book that explained RF in a simple and concise manner. The RF Handbook fits that bill perfectly: no complicated formulas, just easy-to-understand text, diagrams and schematics for beginners to experts. It is a perfect reference book for all wireless people as well. I wish all technical books were like this. I hope the author writes another book on similar technical subjects soon... Keep up the good work!

Bill

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The Complete RF Technician's Handbook
Sayre Cotter W.
Manufacturer: Prompt Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UE31IY

Customer Reviews:

Needed in our age of pessimism.......2003-03-28

Beyond Success is uplifting, motivating and full of common sense. In this age of corruption, me-firstism and none trust of the unknown and unusual, the book offers some relief from from these life spoiling realities. It offers good advice and is well worth reading.

A wonderful book the whole way through.......1999-08-04

Biro is a wonderfully inspiring author. Beyond Success is a joy to read. It's motivational, sweet, and just a wonderful experiance. I give it two thumbs way, way up!

Excellent - helps you realize what's important in life!!.......1998-08-16

This easy to read, wonderful book, that makes you think. It's great at helping you find out(or figue out), what YOU really want out of your life. This is a joy to read and I think everyone will love it. Buy some extras for friends & family(I did). Life is too short. It is possible to have more abundance in your life.

Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of a Winning Life!

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Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of a Winning Life!
Brian D. Biro
Manufacturer: Pygmalion Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000REFHWK

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BEYOND SUCCESS was written to inspire and guide those who strive to create greater meaning in their lives. With bold originality, Biro challenges the cultural belief systems that prevent people from realizing their true potential. This book will help readers discover heir true potential, inspire enthusiasm and loyalty in employees, co-workers, children, or students. A great tool to assist the reader in transforming the "me" generation into the "we" generation. Building upon the fundamental principles devised by Coach John Wooden, Brian D. Biro presents an accessible system for leadership development. With anecdotes, excercises, and Wooden's philosophy, the author captures the essence of Wooden's Pyramid of Success and the secrets behind each of the pyramid's building blocks. Brian Biro has captured Coach John Wooden's timeless philosophies and woven them into a timeless leadership formula.... (Ken Blanchard, co-author of The One Minute Manager) Brian Biro weaves this tapestry around absolutely compelling true stories. (Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People) Astonishing reading. Read Beyond Success and totally outperform yourself. (Mark Victor Hansen, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series) Beyond Success reads like the final seconds of an NCAA playoff...this book is alive with calculated, confident brilliance. (Harvey Mackay, author of Swim with the Sharks without Being Eaten Alive)

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Arguably the most recognizable and influential comedy team of all time, The Three Stooges have been making the world laugh since 1930. For four decades, The Three Stooges were kings of the box office - first in a series of legendary comic shorts for Columbia and later in a string of successful feature films. In all, they made over 200 films! These two new books pair vintage black-and-white photos from The Three Stooges' incredible film archive with short and snappy text that celebrates fathers and birthdays. "Why I Oughta..." is an encouraging little reminder that getting older doesn't have to be painful ("Even if some of aren't as curly as we used to be"). Pop, You're "Poifect!" pays tribute to dear old Dad. Written to be given as a gift, it offers an apology for the trials kids put parents through ("I know that there were nights when I kept you awake with worry, and days I probably made you pull out your hair in frustration - especially grade card days.") and words of thanks. ("So thanks for all the times you've bailed me out - no literally, of course - not yet.") The words work in perfect tandem with the slapstick shots of The Three Stooges in action - and the net result is two books sure to delight. So, will these books be a hit? "Soitenly!"

Customer Reviews:

Pops Will Salute Sons Who Give This Book.......2004-06-15

This swift gift book is cute, and is filled with pictures of our favorite stooges with fun taglines. Constructed to be a Father's Day gift from a son to a dad, it will bring a few chuckles and smiles. Many of the pictures are in standard Stooge calenders. The writing is not particularly funny for anyone over 12. Fans of the Stooge shorts will recognize where the captured frames were first shown.

The limits of any Stooge print product is it misses the master delivery by Moe, Larry and Curly, and even the late-comer Stooges, Shemp, Joe ad CurlyJoe. A good thwap on the forehead isn't able to be retold in a printed picture.

The Stooges are an American icon as much as Elvis, Snoopy and Mickey Mouse. Few parts of popular culture can be enjoyed by both father and son as the Stooges, helping making this book an worthy gift from a younger boy looking to please Pop.

I fully recommend "Pop, Your" Poifect"! A Three Stooges Salute to Dad" by Patrick Regan.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

Great Gift for Dad........2003-10-12

POP, YOU'RE POIFECT is a great gift to give to a dad. Most men love watching The Three Stooges, especially fathers. The book is like a giant card filled with photos of the stooges in some of their most hilarious moments. This is a wonderful, inexpensive gift for any father. It's also a nice present for any Three Stooges fan.

A 3 Stooges tribute.......2003-01-26

This was a cute little present I recently got for my birthday. It actually is a combination greeting card and book in a testimonial to dads. There is a wonderful array of black and white photos of the unparalleled kings of slapstick comedy featuring the Three Stooges. Under each photo is an appropriate saying in appreciation for being such a special father.

Being a big and long time fan of Moe, Larry, Curly & Shemp, I go a real kick out of seeing the boys in some of their most memorable scenes.

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40 songs. Highlights: Christmas Lullaby (Songs for a New World) From Chopin to Country (Cowgirls) Getting to Know You (The King and I) The Girls of Summer (Marry Me a Little) How Many Tears? (Martin Guerre) I Have Confidence (The Sound of Music) I Remember (Evening Primrose) In His Eyes (Jekyll & Hyde) In My Life (Les Mis rables) It Never Was You (Knickerbocker Holiday) Italian Street Song (Naughty Marietta) A Little Bit of Good (Chicago) Mr. Right (Love Life) Once Upon a Dream (Jekyll & Hyde) Once You Lose Your Heart (Me and My Girl) Ribbons Down My Back (Hello, Dolly!) So Many People (Saturday Night) Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!) Something Good (The Sound of Music) Sons Of (Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris) Still (Titanic) There's a Small Hotel (On Your Toes) Think of Me (The Phantom of the Opera) Unexpected Song (Song and Dance) Waitin' for My Dearie (Brigadoon) Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (The Phantom of the Opera) Wouldn't It Be Loverly? (My Fair Lady)

Customer Reviews:

SMTA volume 3.......2007-07-28

It has a great variety of vocal selections. If you want modern, rock musical stuff though, this is definitely not the right choice. I think that, since this is soprano, they have put much of the music into a slightly higher key (when compared to the sheet music for the musicals themselves).

A good book of musical theater songs.......2007-05-12

I'm a teenager and I'm using Musical Theater Anthology volume 3 as one of my books in voice lessons. It contains musical theater songs that some people might not have heard of, but all the songs are very good. At the same time it includes many well known songs. My only complaint is some of the accompianment is a little strange and some of the keys of the songs are weird. Other then that its a great book!

Inappropriate Review.......2006-09-23

I only say that the review titled, "Some Fantastic Unknown Songs!" is inappropriate, because those are NOT the songs in this volume. I bought this volume thinking I would get the songs like "Moonfall" and "Unusual Way," but I didn't. This book is great don't get me wrong; I'll still get a lot out of it. Just don't read reviews thinking they are totally accurate.

Good selections , EXCELLENT accompaniments!.......2006-01-31

Even after a year of heafty exploring in the genre of musical theatre, I feel as though I have only brushed the first layer off and have dozens more to go. PErhaps this is why I can't appreciate this more. The book's not bad at all, I just don't know most of these songs!
HOwever, when it comes down to it, I have to say the arrangements here are FABULOUS! Songs from Phantom, Les Miz, and Jekyll and Hyde(all my favorites) are arranged well for solo performance, and my particular favorite "IN his Eyes", though it does not contain the gorgeous duet part or characters, makes it easy to pick and change to a solo piece. In fact the arrangement is ten times better than the actual song book version.
Overall, definitely a great book to own; highly recommended from a theatre geek!

A great series.......2003-12-26

It's best to purchase all 3 of each anthology - I find Vol. 2 to be the best selection, but since each song is in the original key, it's a far cry from the pablum of typical "vocal selections" available. The only drawback - all the good audition pieces are showing up in these, and now everything's getting overused! :P

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In an aging world, is pop music any longer an automatic metaphor for youth culture? Beyond Subculture investigates a series of musically-centered global youth cultures, including hip-hop, electronic dance music, and bhangra. Based on first hand case-study material and interviews with consumers and producers, including Talvin Singh and Noel Gallagher, Rupa Huq re-examines the link between music and subcultures. As youth cultures become more diverse and the effects of globalization become stronger, the late twentieth century definition of "Generation X" is becoming redundant. Beyond Subculture suggests a new approach to the study of youth culture and popular music.

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As the dominant form of electronic mass communication in the United States from the 1930s into the 1950s, radio helped to forge a modern continental nation. It fused myriad subculturesheavily rural, ethnic, and immigrantinto a national identity, unifying the nation in the face of the Depression and war. Later, federal deregulation allowed the radio of the Golden Age, 19261952, to devolve into a chain-dominated, satellite-fed plaything of Wall Street. Today, radio has the highest profit ratio of all the media outletsand Golden Age traditions of programming taste, diversity, balance, and localism are a legacy squandered. This anecdote-rich sweep of radio history, from its birth as Marconis wireless telegraph through its current status under deregulation, analyzes the changing mediums social, political, and cultural impact. It casts new light on many topics, including the roles of women and African Americans, programming sources outside the Hollywood-Broadway nexus, and arguments about Amos n Andyonce the hit that jump-started radios young networks, now a controversial remnant of a bygone era. The book is augmented with more than sixty photos, extensive source notes, and a bibliography.

Customer Reviews:

Fascinating and Insightful: A Gem.......2006-09-23

This book is thoroughly researched and footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and scholarly content, yet is interesting and accessible to the lay person. Fascinating trivia is included; photos are unusual and interesting too - for example, a b/w close-up of Ronald Reagan at his first job, a radio announcer in Davenport, Iowa.

Detailed but concise and extremely well-written, the author covers the background of radio and lessons learned (or lessons we COULD learn) as they apply to today's media conglomerates and Federal regulators in the chapter "A Legacy Lost."

Outstanding nonfiction reading and well worth the price.

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Sure, it's just what you've been clamoring for: an ultra slick, portable version of the most popular console gaming system in the world. But Sony's new PlayStation Portable (PSP) isn't just a handheld gaming device. Beyond its killer graphics and spectacular widescreen LCD for unparalleled game play, it also sports wireless connectivity and a variety of multimedia features, including video, music, and digital photography. Your wildly versatile, endlessly powerful PSP practically begs you to hack and repurpose it to your liking.

To save you the trouble and show you how to make the PSP do more than you ever imagined--and more than Sony ever intended--PSP Hacks is one succinct volume of 50 of the coolest, most useful, up-to-the-minute hacks for this amazing device. You'll learn how to open your PSP's hardware and what to safely plug into it. You'll explore and put to good use every hidden feature of the device. You'll be able to move all sorts of multimedia onto your PSP and find ways to extend its wireless capabilities. And you'll find out how to get the very best experience out of online game play.

With PSP Hacks, you can accomplish a whole lot more than good gaming on the PSP. You'll quickly learn to surf the Web with a PSP, chat in IRC, and use the PSP to read web comics, ebooks, and RSS feeds. Other expert tips and tools allow you to sync an address book to your PSP, watch UMD movies, fool iTunes into thinking the PSP is an iPod Shuffle, and much more.

The innovative hacks, tweaks, and how-tos in this essential guide make it easy to customize your PSP, take full advantage of features, capabilities, and functionality far beyond what's listed in the PSP user manual, and make your PSP perform countless tricks that only an all-in-one portable entertainment unit as remarkable and revolutionary as this one could.

Customer Reviews:

As the author of this book..........2006-04-04

...I'm a bit biased, but having seen the competition in bookstores, I can honestly say that this book packs more hacks per page with more details and more interesting projects than anything else I've seen. The book is a good balance between beginning level bits explaining how to get the most out of regular use of the PSP, troubleshooting problems with the PSP, peripheral hacks explaining how to build your own case for the PSP or an articulating stand for the PSP complete with AC adapter, hacks that will let you share one UMD disk among several friends (either for individual free play or to share a wireless game) and play games over the Internet with a long-distance friend, and more advanced hacks, like full disassembly and reassembly instructions, instructions for adding an external wifi antenna to boost your PSP's wireless range, and even programming your own home brew code or building and programming an infrared peripheral interface.

If you like your PSP and you like tinkering, you should buy my book. It's 281 pages of useful tips, tricks, and hacks written by myself and contributors like Phillip Torrone and Seth Fogie. Check it out.

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