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AC Current

  • Coil Magnetic Fields
  • ac-generation
  • Frequency in alternating current
  • AC-Current-Values
  • Instantaneous-ac-values
  • AC-effective
  • Sign-waves in phase
  • Ohms law in an ac circuit


  • AC Current Motors

  • Series-ac-motor
  • AC-phases
  • Three-Phase Rotating Fields
  • Rotor-Behavior
  • Induction-motors
  • Single-phase
  • Split-phase
  • Shaded-pole induction ac motors


  • AC Generators

  • Alternators
  • AC-rotors
  • Alternator-phases
  • Three-Phase-Alternator
  • AC-Frequency
  • AC-voltage-regulation


  • Amplification

  • Uses-of-Amplification
  • Amplifier-classification
  • Frequency-response of amplifiers
  • Amplifier-Classifications
  • Amplifier-coupling
  • Direct-Coupling of a transistor amplifier
  • RC-coupling
  • Impedance-Coupling
  • Transformer-coupling


  • Antenna Principles

  • Typical-Antenna
  • Current-and-Voltage on an Antenna
  • Radiation of electromagnetic energy
  • Antenna-characteristics
  • Antenna-polarization
  • Antenna-vertical-polarization
  • Radiation-resistance
  • Antenna-patterns
  • Anisotropic-radiation
  • Antenna-loading
  • Radiation-patterns
  • Antenna-feeding
  • Folded-dipole
  • Parasitic-array


  • Basic Electronics

  • Matter and Plasma
  • Elements and Compounds
  • Atoms
  • Shells-and-valence, subshells, and valence
  • Energy-bands in an atom
  • Covalent-Bonding
  • Conduction-process
  • Magnetism
  • Electromagnetism
  • Energy levels of Electrons
  • What is ionization?
  • Conductors, SemiConductors and Insulators
  • What is Current?


  • Basic Electronic Formulas

  • Formulas for Current
  • Formulas for Inductance
  • Formulas for Power
  • Reactance Formulas and More
  • Antenna Formulas and Resonance
  • Transistor Formulas


  • Batteries

  • Electro-chemical-action
  • Primary-cell-chemistry
  • Secondary cell of a battery
  • Polarization and local action in a cell
  • Types-of-cells
  • Types of cells in a battery
  • Mercury-cell in a battery
  • combining-cells
  • Battery-construction


  • Capacitance

  • The-Farad
  • Capacitor-Charging
  • RC-Series-Circuit
  • RC-time-constant
  • Capacitors
  • Fixed-capacitors
  • Capacitor-color-codes


  • Circuit Control Devices

  • Types of circuit control devices
  • Multicontact-switch
  • Single-break switches
  • Other switches
  • Snap acting switch
  • Switch maintenance
  • Solenoids
  • Relays
  • Thermal-relays


  • Circuit Measurement

  • Circuit-measurement-introduction
  • Basic-meter-movement
  • Permanent-magnet
  • Compass and Alternating Current
  • Damping
  • Hot-wire
  • Ammeters
  • Ammeter-sensitivity
  • Range-selection
  • Loading-effect
  • Sensitivity-of-voltmeters
  • Electrostatic meter movement


  • Circuit Protection Devices

  • Protection-devices
  • Fuse-types
  • Fuse-ratings
  • Identification-of-fuses
  • Fuseholders
  • Checking-fuses
  • Circuit-breakers
  • Thermal-trip-element
  • Circuit-breaker-classification


  • Coaxial Connector Replacement



    Communications

  • Amplitude and Frequency modulation in a transmitter
  • Frequency multiplication and the single sideband transmitter
  • SSB (single-sideband)Applications
  • Receiver fundamentals and characteristics
  • Superheterodyne Receiver
  • Single Sideband
  • Carrier reinsertion and receiver circuits
  • (MVC/AGC)Manual and automatic gain control (MVC/AGC)
  • Circuitry in the AGC system
  • (AGC)Automatic gain control
  • Beat frequency oscillator and squelch
  • Audio Tone
  • Crystal filters and automatic frequency control (afc)
  • Frequency synthesis and audio reproduction devices
  • Electromagnetic speaker


  • Computer Hardware

  • Computer Hardware Sections
  • Internal Storage
  • Internal Storage Classifications
  • Secondary Storage
  • Secondary Storage Continued
  • Magnetic Tape Storage
  • Magnetic Drum


  • Data Storage

  • Magnetic Recording Prerequisites
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Magnetic Tape Errors
  • Magnetic Tape Failure
  • Tape Reels and Tape Cartridges
  • Magnetic Tape Handling, Packaging, and Storage
  • Tape Recorder Electronics
  • Tape Recorder Specifications
  • Harmonic Distortion
  • Flutter


  • DC Current

  • Ohms-law
  • Ohms-Law-Application
  • Graphical-analysis
  • Series-DC-Circuits
  • Series-circuit current and voltage
  • Series-Circuit-Analysis
  • Computing-Series-Circuits
  • Kirchhoffs-Voltage-Law and polarity of voltage
  • Kirchhoffs-Application of voltage law
  • Series Aiding and Opposing Sources
  • Circuit-terms and characteristics
  • Circuit-conditions: open circuit and shorted circuit
  • Source-resistance
  • Parallel-DC-Circuits
  • Parallel-circuit-voltage
  • Parallel-circuit-current


  • DC Motors

  • DCmotor-counter-emf
  • Motor-types
  • Armature
  • Motor-rotation
  • Armatures-reaction


  • Digital Computers

  • Computer Classifications
  • Special Purpose Computers
  • Digital Computer Generations


  • Diodes

  • Semiconductor-intro
  • Diode-Identification codes
  • Doping Process in a semiconductor diode
  • P-and-N type semiconductors
  • Semiconductor-diode-construction
  • PN-barrier junction


  • Electrical Conductors

  • Circular-mil-foot
  • Resistivity of a conductor
  • Wire-sizes
  • Wire-and-cable
  • Wire-size-factors
  • Safe-current-ratings
  • Conductor-insulation
  • Plastics
  • Paper
  • Conductor-protection
  • Metallic-protection


  • Fiber Optics

  • Fiber Optic History
  • Fiber Optic Systems
  • Fiber Optic Light Transmission
  • Properties of Light
  • Refraction of Light
  • Light-Reflection in Fiber Optics
  • Light diffusion, absorption, and transmission
  • Basic Optical Material Properties
  • Optical Fiber Structure
  • Light Propagation
  • Mode Theory
  • Modes
  • Optical Fiber Types
  • Optical Fiber Properties
  • Absorption
  • Scattering
  • Dispersion


  • Generators

  • dc-generator
  • commutator-poles
  • electromagnetic-poles
  • Commutation
  • Armature-reaction
  • Compensating
  • Motor-reaction in a generator
  • Losses
  • Practical-dc-generator
  • Drum-type-armature
  • Field-excitation
  • Classification-of-generators
  • Generator-construction
  • Voltage-regulation
  • Amplidyne


  • Gyros

  • Precession
  • Basic-gyro-elements
  • Precession-continued
  • Degrees-of-freedom
  • Mechanical-drift
  • Rate-Gyros
  • Spring-Precession
  • Floated-Gyro-Unit
  • Accelerometers
  • E-transformer-accelerometer


  • Inductance

  • Self-Inductance
  • Coil-inductance-factors
  • Unit-of-Inductance
  • LR-Time-Constant
  • Mutual-Inductance, factors effecting mutual inductance, and power loss
  • Series-Inductors


  • Logic

  • Positive and Negative Logic
  • Logic Inputs and Outputs
  • AND-gate
  • OR-gate
  • Inverter Logic Gate
  • NAND-gate
  • NOR-gate
  • Variations
  • Combinations


  • Meters

  • Ohmmeter-ranges
  • Shunt-ohmmeter
  • Megohmmeter
  • Multimeters
  • Parallax error
  • Other-meters
  • Frequency-meters


  • Microelectronics

  • Vacuum tube equipment
  • Solid state devices and integrated circuits
  • Modern Microelectronics
  • Fabrication of microelectronic devices
  • Substrate Production
  • Fabrication of IC devices
  • Thin Film
  • Thick Film
  • Packaging Techniques
  • Flat Pack components
  • Packaging Developments
  • Equivalent-circuits and the JK flip-flop
  • IC Package lead identification
  • Design concepts of microelectronic systems
  • System Packaging
  • Interconnections in Printed Circuit Boards
  • Modular Assemblies
  • Environmental Considerations


  • Microwaves

  • Microwave-components
  • Velocity-modulation
  • Microwave-tubes
  • Reflex-klystron
  • The-decibel-measurement
  • The-traveling-wavetube
  • The-magnetron
  • Magnetron-operation-cont.
  • Electron-resonance-magnetron
  • Electric-field
  • Coupling-method
  • Arcing-in-magnetrons
  • Tunnel-diode-devices
  • Varactor-devices
  • Varactor-devices-cont.
  • Bulk-effect-semiconductors
  • Point-contact-diode


  • More Antennas

  • Radiation-pattern
  • Directivity
  • Directional-arrays
  • Broadside-Arrays
  • End-fire-arrays
  • Parasitic Array
  • Multielement Parasitic Array
  • Special-antennas
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Ground-plane Antenna


  • Number Systems

  • Carry and Borrow Principles
  • The Binary Number System
  • MSD and LSD
  • Binary addition in number systems
  • Binary Addition Continued
  • Binary Subtraction
  • Complimentary Subtraction
  • Complimentary Subtraction Continued
  • Octal Number System
  • Octal Number Addition
  • Octal Number Subtraction
  • Hexadecimal Number System
  • Hex Number Addition
  • Hex Number Subtraction
  • Conversion of Bases
  • Base Conversions Continued
  • Decimal to Octal
  • Decimal to Hex
  • Binary Conversion
  • Binary to Hex, Hex to Binary, and Octal to Hex
  • Octal Conversion
  • Hex to Decimal
  • Binary Coded Decimal


  • Optical Detectors

  • Semiconductor Photodiodes
  • Pin Photodiodes
  • Avalanche Photodiodes
  • Fiber Optic Receivers
  • Receiver Design


  • Optical Fibers and Cable Design

  • Multimode Step Index Fibers
  • Multimode Graded Index Fibers
  • Single Mode Step Index Fibers
  • Single Mode Graded Index Fibers
  • Optical Fiber Fabrication
  • Optical Cables
  • Optical Fiber Cable Component (OFCC)


  • Optical Links in Fiber Optics

  • Coupling and Reflection Losses
  • Fiber Alignment
  • Fiber End Preparation
  • Fiber Mismatches
  • Fiber Optic Splices
  • Fusion and Multifiber Splices
  • Fiber optic Connectors
  • More Fiberoptic Connectors
  • Fiber Optic Couplers
  • More Fiberoptic Couplers


  • Optical Fiber Measurement

  • Fiber Optic Attenuation
  • Cutoff Wavelength
  • Fiber Optic Bandwidth and Chromatic Dispersion
  • Fiber Geometry
  • Core Diameter
  • Numerical Aperature and the Mode Field Diameter
  • Insertion Loss, Return Loss, and Reflectance
  • Field Measurements
  • Optical Time Domain Reflectometry
  • Attenuation
  • Point Defect
  • Power Meter


  • Optical Sources

  • Semiconductor LEDs
  • Light Emitting Diodes
  • Laser and Superluminescent Diodes
  • Fiber Optic Transmitters
  • Fiberoptic Transmitter Packages
  • Fiberoptic System Topology
  • Link Classification
  • System Design


  • Oscillators

  • The-Basic-Oscillator
  • Sine-Wave-Oscillator
  • Crystals
  • Configuration-of-Oscillators
  • Oscillator-Circuits
  • Armstrong-Oscillator
  • Hartley-Oscillator
  • Colpitts-Oscillator
  • Phase-Shift-Oscillators
  • Crystal-Oscillators
  • Crystal-Controlled
  • Pulsed-Oscillators
  • Harmonics


  • Power

  • Power-rating
  • Power-conversion
  • Series-Circuit-Power
  • Power-Transfer
  • Power-in-ac-circuits
  • Reactive-power
  • Apparent-Power
  • Power-factor
  • Power-factor-correction


  • Power Supplies

  • Rectifiers
  • Full-wave-rectifiers
  • The-bridge-rectifier
  • Filters
  • Inductive-filters
  • Capacitor-filters
  • The-LC-Choke input-filter
  • LC-choke-cont
  • RC-Filters
  • LC-Filters
  • PS-Voltage-Regulation
  • Regulators
  • The-VR-Tube
  • VR-Tubes
  • Tube-regulator
  • Current-regulation


  • RADAR

  • RADAR-Range
  • Minimum-range
  • PRF
  • Antenna-Height
  • Altitude
  • RADAR-accuracy
  • RADAR Principles of Operation
  • Scanning
  • Electronic-scanning
  • RADAR-Transmission-Methods
  • Frequency-modulation-method
  • RADAR-Classification and Use
  • Air-Search-RADAR
  • Tracking-RADAR


  • RADAR Parts

  • Basic-Synchronizer-Circuits
  • Transmitters
  • Modulator-Storage-Element
  • Pulse-Forming-Networks
  • Keyed-Oscillator Transmitter
  • Power-Amplifier Transmitter
  • Frequency-Synthesizer
  • Duplexers
  • Atr-tube
  • Series-Connected-Duplexer Operation
  • Hybrid-Ring-Duplexer
  • RADAR-Receiver-Requirements
  • Mixer
  • IF-Amplifier-Stage
  • Receiver-Special-Circuits
  • Special-Receivers
  • Logarithmic-Receivers


  • Radio Wave Propagation

  • Radiation-fields
  • Radio-waves
  • Wavelength-conversions
  • Radio-wave-polarization
  • Atmospheric-propagation
  • Earths-Atmosphere
  • Radio-wave-transmission
  • Ionosphere-structure
  • Density-of-layer
  • Skip-distance
  • Fading
  • Transmission-losses
  • Ionosphere-variations
  • Sporadic-E
  • Frequency-selection-considerations
  • Weather-versus-propagation
  • Tropospheric-propagation


  • Reactance

  • Capacitors and AC Current
  • Reactance Relationships
  • Impedance


  • Resistance

  • Cross-sectional area of resistance
  • Resistors
  • Composition-of-Resistors
  • Variable-Resistors
  • Wattage ratings of resistors
  • Color-code for resistors


  • RF Antennas

  • Reciprocity
  • Reflector-antennas
  • Corner-Reflector
  • Antenna-Arrays


  • RF Communication

  • teletypewriter
  • System Introduction to RF Communications
  • Radio Transmitting Set
  • Frequency Band Use
  • High Frequency Communications


  • RLC Circuits



    Safety



    Servos

  • Open-Loop Control System
  • Basic-Servo-System Operation
  • Functional-Servo-Loops
  • Velocity-Servo-Loop
  • Servo-Characteristics
  • Servo-Clutch-Damping
  • Servo-Frequency-Response
  • Servo-Components and Circuits
  • Error detectors, summing network, and transformer types of servos
  • Tachometer (Servo Rate Generator)
  • Modulators in the Servo system
  • Demodulators in the Servo system
  • Servo Amplifiers
  • Magnetic Amplifiers in servo systems


  • Soldering Introduction

  • Soldering-definition
  • Soldering-surface-mount. components
  • Soldering-axial-lead components
  • Desoldering
  • Splicing-Wires
  • Soldering-stations


  • The Spectrum Analyzer

  • Spectrum-Analyzer-Controls


  • Special Logic Circuits

  • Exclusive-logic-gates
  • Adders
  • Adders-cont.-
  • Flip-Flops
  • Toggle-flip-flops
  • JK-flip-flop
  • Clocks
  • Counters
  • Decade-counter
  • Down-Counter
  • Registers
  • Shift-registers
  • Logic-families


  • Special Purpose Tubes

  • Beam-power
  • Variable-mu-tubes
  • Special-UHF-Tubes
  • UHF-Tube-Types
  • Gas-Filled-Tubes
  • Cold-Cathode-Tubes
  • Cathode-Ray-Tubes
  • CRT-Screen
  • Deflection
  • Deflection-continued


  • Synchros

  • Synchro-Classification
  • Synchro-Markings and Symbols
  • Synchro-Construction
  • Synchro-Characteristics
  • Synchro-Theory
  • Synchro-Torque-Transmitter
  • Torque-Synchro-System
  • Torque-Differential Synchro System
  • TX-TDX-TR-System Operation
  • TX-TDX-TR System


  • The Oscilloscope

  • Electron-Beam Deflection System
  • Vertical-and-Horizontal Plates
  • The-CRT
  • Front-Panel-Controls
  • Dual-Trace-Components
  • Vertical-operating-mode
  • Stable-Display
  • Scope-triggering
  • Using-the-Oscilloscope
  • Vertical-Deflection
  • Other-Controls


  • Transformers

  • Hollow-Core-Transformer
  • Transformer-Windings
  • Transformer-Operation
  • Counter-emf
  • Coefficient of coupling
  • Load-effect
  • Power-relationship
  • Transformer-ratings


  • Transistor Introduction

  • Transistor-Classification
  • Transistor-construction
  • Transistor-Theory
  • Reverse-bias
  • The-PNP-Transistor
  • PNP reverse bias junction
  • The-Transistor-Amplifier
  • Types-of-Bias
  • Transistor-Configurations
  • Common-Base
  • Common-Collector
  • Transistor-maintenance
  • Testing-Transistors
  • Transistor-lead-identification


  • Transmission Lines

  • Transmission-mediums
  • Coaxial-lines
  • Waveguide-transmission
  • Transmission-line-losses
  • Transmission-line-length
  • Transmission-line-theory
  • Leakage-current
  • Characteristic-impedance
  • Voltage-change
  • An-infinite-line
  • Velocity-of-Wave Propagation
  • Determining-characteristic-impedance
  • Transmission-line-short


  • Transmission Lines Continued

  • Standing-waves
  • Reflection-of-AC
  • Terminating a transmission line
  • Open-lines
  • Termination-in-Z0
  • Termination


  • The Triode

  • Grid-bias
  • Triode-Operation
  • Overdriven-triode
  • Tube-bias
  • Grid-leak-biasing
  • Classes of operating tube amplifiers
  • Transit Time
  • Transconductance
  • Interelectrode-capacitance
  • The-Tetrode


  • Tubes

  • diode-tube
  • Diode-operation with a positive plate
  • Measuring-diode-voltages
  • Tube-diode-operation
  • Tube-diode-construction
  • Tube-plates
  • The-envelope
  • Plate-Resistance
  • Diode-tube-plates
  • Tube bias


  • Tuned Circuits

  • inductive-reactance
  • Capacitive-reactance
  • Effects-of-Frequency
  • Resonance
  • Resonant-Circuits
  • Series-LC-Circuit
  • Typical-Series-LC Circuit
  • Parallel-LC-Circuit
  • Parallel-Resonance
  • Filter-Circuits
  • The-Q of a coil
  • Q-Relationships
  • Bandwidth
  • Filter
  • Low-Pass-Filters
  • High-Pass-Filter
  • Resonant Circuits as Filters
  • Multisection-Filters


  • Voltage

  • Voltage-by-friction
  • Voltage-by-pressure
  • Voltage-by-heat
  • Voltage-by-light
  • Voltage-by-chemical action
  • Voltage-by-magnetism
  • Voltage-Waveforms


  • Waveguides

  • Waveguide-Advantages, and disadvantages
  • Developing-the-waveguide
  • Energy-Propagation
  • H-field
  • Boundry-conditions
  • Boundry-conditions-continued
  • Waveguide-modes
  • Mode-numbering-systems
  • Waveguide-input-output methods
  • Injecting-energy
  • Waveguide-impedance-matching
  • Waveguide-terminations
  • Waveguide-plumbing
  • Waveguide-joints
  • Waveguide-devices
  • Cavity-resonators
  • Waveguide-junctions
  • Ferrite-devices


  • Wave Propagation

  • Wave-motion
  • Transverse-waves
  • Medium
  • Wave-motion-characteristics
  • Reflection
  • Diffraction
  • Sound-waves
  • Sound-wave-terms
  • Sound-quality
  • Acoustics
  • Propagation-of-light
  • Frequencies-and-color
  • Reflection-of-light
  • Absorption-of-light
  • Electromagnetic-waves
  • Electromagnetic-wave-components
  • Magnetic-fields


  • Wiring Techniques

  • knife-stripping
  • Types-of-splices
  • Splice-insulation
  • Noninsulated Terminals
  • Noninsulated-copper-terminals, aluminum, splices
  • Preinsulated
  • Preinsulated-splices


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