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Microwave Engineering Review

Microwave Engineering
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I was first introduced to this book through my professor. After reading this book I had a very good understanding of the material: wave guides, networks, S-parameters, filters, impedence matching, and transmission lines. This book does it all. It is an excellent introductory to intermediate book on Microwave engineering. You can understand the book entirely without getting lost in theory. Pozar does a good job at not confusing the reader, and it provides some real world examples that help the user relate. I myself go to GA Tech, and I recommend any electrical engineering student who is interested in electromagnetics or RF engineering to buy this book. If only because the GA Tech Library only has one copy and it is always checked out.

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Focusing on the design of microwave circuits and components, this valuable reference offers professionals and students an introduction to the fundamental concepts necessary for real world design. The author successfully introduces Maxwell's equations, wave propagation, network analysis, and design principles as applied to modern microwave engineering. A considerable amount of material in this book is related to the design of specific microwave circuits and components, for both practical and motivational value. It also presents the analysis and logic behind these designs so that the reader can see and understand the process of applying the fundamental concepts to arrive at useful results. The derivations are well laid out and the majority of each chapter's formulas are displayed in a nice tabular format every few pages. This Third Edition offers greatly expanded coverage with new material on: Noise; Nonlinear effects; RF MEMs; transistor power amplifiers; FET mixers; oscillator phase noise; transistor oscillators and frequency multiplier.

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Microwave Transmission Networks : Planning, Design and Deployment Review

Microwave Transmission Networks : Planning, Design and Deployment
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This book provides an excellent overview of microwave engineering within the industry. It is well written and laid out in an introduction to deployment fashion. Excellent discussion on link budget development and a thorough view of availability versus reliability within the microwave path. I like how the author introduces you to the basic fundamentals of microwave networks and then moves into planning, design, and deployment. If you design or work with microwave radios, this book should be on your shelf as a right hand tool. The book has been an excellent reference to me for developing software and microwave link budgets. Great job!

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Design and build - anywhere in the world. The only thoroughly modern reference on microwave transmission network engineering and management, expert Harvey Lehpamer's stellar "Microwave Transmission Networks" provides hands-on help that speeds every step of planning, designing, building, and testing systems built to both North American and ITU standards.Offering in-depth help you'll use every day, from feasibility studies to actual hardware rollouts, this valuable and easy-to-understand resource helps project managers, engineers, and planners to: understand, design, and build microwave point-to-point networks - long- or short-haul, North American or ITU standards; expedite the analysis and the design process using internationally accepted models; calculate loss/attenuation, fading and fade margins, quality, and availability and perform interference analysis; get need-to-know answers on microwave link engineering; perform expert testing from design stage through acceptance; handle hardware issues from housings to antenna mounts and beyond; understand and track microwave network rollouts; manage maintenance, regulatory issues, ethical dilemmas, and logistical and organizational challenges; understand other microwave systems like Point-to-Multipoint, WLANs, and Bluetooth as well as microwave systems for rapid deployment; and, more.

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Design of Ultra Wideband Antenna Matching Networks: Via Simplified Real Frequency Technique (Signals and Communication Technology) Review

Design of Ultra Wideband Antenna Matching Networks: Via Simplified Real Frequency Technique (Signals and Communication Technology)
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Especially good are the Matlab code examples to work along with the text. The author is a recognized authority and interest in UWB systems is only increasing...

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Design of Ultra Wideband Antenna Matching Networks: via Simplified Real Frequency Technique (SRFT) will open up a new horizon for design engineers, researchers, undergraduate and graduate students to construct multi-band and ultra wideband antenna matching networks for antennas which in turn will push the edge of technology to manufacture new generation of complex communication systems beyond microwave frequencies both in commercial and military line.In Design of Ultra Wideband Antenna Matching Networks, many real life examples are presented to design antenna matching networks over HF and cellular commercial multi-band frequencies. For each example, open MatLab source codes are provided so that the reader can easily generate and verify the results of the examples included in the book.

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RF & Microwave Design Essentials: Engineering Design and Analysis from DC to Microwaves Review

RF and Microwave Design Essentials: Engineering Design and Analysis from DC to Microwaves
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I found this book to be very interesting once I began reading it I could not put it down. I highlt recommend others to read it I give this book two thumbs up.

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RF & Microwave Design EssentialsThis book is an indispensable tool for the RF/Microwave engineer as well as the scientist in the field working on the high frequency circuit applications. You will discover:] Electricity Fundamentals ] Wave propagation] Amplifier Design] Gain Equations] CAD Examples] S-Parameters ] Circuit Noise ] RF Design] Circuit Stability] Transmission Lines] RF/Microwave Bands

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Radiation Rescue: 4 steps to safeguard your family from the other inconvenient truth - the health hazards of wireless technology Review

Radiation Rescue: 4 steps to safeguard your family from the other inconvenient truth - the health hazards of wireless technology
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The little, most basic research she included in this book just somehow wasn't enough coming from an author who spends a good portion of the book trying to lecture me on how to spend time with my family away from the wireless world. I wanted a book that was 100% research and science that I could use in my quest to teach people about this growing health threat - not mushy lectures about how I should go out and climb trees, study insects, watch fish swim, or throw a ball around with my children instead - nobody is going to listen to that. Though I agree with the author that this is what needs to be done, I just felt this was obvious and shouldn't have been included in the book.
An even bigger gripe of mine though about this book was that the author suggests 'safer' ways of using this technology (for example, ear pieces or headsets instead of holding a cell phone directly against the head). I'm sorry, but safer for who? Even if every person who owns a mobile phone today pinky swears to only use it in the event of a 'true' emergency, that cell phone tower down the street will still need to irradiate me and my loved ones all year long for that one emergency call that may never happen. The author is foolish in thinking we can hold onto this technology in ANY amount and at the same time be healthy, just as foolish as an alcoholic or drug addict who thinks he'll be okay if he limits it to one sip or one line. Bottom line: as long as billions of people own cell phones, billions of towers and antennas will be required. And whether we use our cell phones heavily or not, if we choose to own one and are paying the cell phone company every month, whether we realize it or not, we are essentially funding this massacre.
At times I wondered if the author was completely aware of the urgency of the matter at hand. Honey bees are dying, the bats, the fireflies, sunspots are disappearing, the solar wind pressure is diminishing... This planet does not have time for a 10-year rehabilitation program. We cannot afford to be mushy at presenting this subject to the public, and we need to take a stand now and say NO to this technology. This technology - wireless technology in any way, shape, or form needs to go - period. I'd even be willing to give up the light bulbs and heat in my home just to have some measure of health again.
Far better choices would be "Cell Towers - Wireless Convenience? or Environmental Hazard" by B. Blake Levitt or "Cross Currents" and "The Body Electric" by Dr. Robert O. Becker.

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Radiation Rescue: 4 steps to safeguard your family from the other inconvenient truth - the health hazards of wireless technology
Prominent physicians and eminent scientists around the world are raising the alarm about the adverse health effects of wireless technology - cell phones, PDAs, wireless Internet access, headsets and more.
Most assume that if something is on the market it must be safe. Surely, this wireless technology was pre-market tested before we flooded our homes, offices, schools and cities? No, it was not tested for safety - and now leading scientists have the proof: it is not. And the government standards we rely on to protect us are out-dated and not relevant to this type of exposure - their 'safe" levels have been shown to cause biological harm.
Nor is there any government or industry post-market surveillance to monitor adverse health effects.People of all ages rely on these increasingly high-powered devices. It's not only business people, as it was not that long ago. Parents provide their young children with cell phones believing it ensures their safety. Young adults - most have never had a corded landline - chat and/or text endlessly with pals around the country. On-the-go soccer moms tap away on their PDA's while waiting for the children. Many parents installed wireless baby monitors to keep their infants safe. It is crucial that these consumers be informed, that they know the proven dangers, and the proven solutions.
To protect our families, to save our health, we don't have to give up the high-tech gadgets we rely on, and love; we do need to use them differently. K. Crofton shows us how in Radiation Rescue.
In clear, easy-to-understand language K. Crofton gives readers the details, tools, coaching and resources they need to assess, prevent, and heal from the electro-magnetic radiation exposure that surrounds us all.
An engaging narrative style will be consistent throughout the book, with technical information, references, research, and preventive measures for the healthy population. Interventions of value are also provided for people with related symptoms, and peer-reviewed studies and clinical protocols are referenced for their doctors. This informal, interactive style - written in scientifically accurate yet non-technical language - is well suited to readers of all ages.

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RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications Review

RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications
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This is the type of book commonly published by Artech House or IEEE Press. It is as if a person who was highly skilled in writing liberal arts prose finds a file cabinet abandoned by a retired engineering manager. The file cabinet is filled with a lifetime eclectic collection of magazine articles, photo copies of sections of books, and reports from subordinates, all of which were never read by the manager because of time restraints. The liberal arts person shuffles the contents together into a book without really understanding what is written. This book is strewn with tables and illustrations which are never referenced in the text. Most of the illustrations are multiple generation photocopies. Equations contain undefined terms. Critical design issues are passed over with one sentence while there is a several page mathematical derivation of the DC output impedance of a BJT. The author infers that it is not necessary to understand what you do as long as you can get the answer from a CAD program. The book perpetuates the urban legend that Gilbert invented a mixer. This topology goes back to at least 1920 and had been implemented with relays, vacuum tubes, specialized vacuum tubes, and discrete transistors. The author references Gilbert's paper which references the discrete transistor version as prior art and then shows how to make a pre-distortion circuit to add to this mixer to obtain a four quadrant linear multiplier. So much for not reading your references. Finally, the book does not explain anything very clearly. people who are not already skilled in RF will not gain any design ability from this book. They will however get a false sense of skill level that will allow them to do basic, simple designs, but not designs that push technology. That is, they could do a day late dollar short design of consumer products, but not military products.
This comment was added in 2007. It seems that Artech House and the IEEE press have become more careful in what they publish. Most of the books published recently by them are edifying to read and I have purchased and enjoyed several of them.

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A unique, state-of-the-art guide to wireless integrated circuit design.With wireless technology rapidly exploding, there is a growing need for circuit design information specific to wireless applications. Presenting a single-source guidebook to this dynamic area, industry expert Ulrich Rohde and writer David Newkirk provide researchers and engineers with a complete set of modeling, design, and implementation tools for tackling even the newest IC technologies. They emphasize practical design solutions for high-performance devices and circuitry, incorporating ample examples of novel and clever circuits from high-profile companies. They also provide excellent appendices containing working models and CAD-based applications.RF/Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applications offers:* Introduction to wireless systems and modulation types* A systematic approach that differentiates between designing for battery-operated devices and base-station design* A comprehensive introduction to semiconductor technologies, from bipolar transistors to CMOS to GaAs MESFETs* Clear guidelines for obtaining the best performance in discrete and integrated amplifier design* Detailed analysis of available mixer circuits applicable to the wireless frequency range* In-depth explanations of oscillator circuits, including microwave oscillators and ceramic-resonator-based oscillators* A thorough evaluation of all components of wireless synthesizers

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Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side Of The Wireless Revolution Review

Public Health SOS: The Shadow Side Of The Wireless Revolution
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This is one of the most important books on public health in recent years. The authors make a very clear case that the cart was placed before the horse when it comes to mobile phone safety.
After some very alarming quotes from a collection of well known scientists, authors and researchers, along with some background on electromagnetic radiation, the book delves into 110 questions concerning electromagnetic pollution. The 70-page Q and A session covers a massive amount of ground, from the political wranglings that removed the ability of state and local governments to challenge placement of wireless masts (towers), to the pseudoscience of so-called cell phone "protection" devices. There are lots of practical tips on reducing EMF exposure, recommended ways on measuring EMF and a host of resources for further information.
The time for environmental groups to get on board with this is NOW...there is recent research showing that EMF has profound influences on wildlife and may be playing a role in the disappearance of our bats, bees, fire flies, house sparrows and other species. Rome is burning...large organizations that claim to care about animals, wildlife and the environment should read this book.
Ultimately the book is a manifesto for change, a way to empower and educate. It takes a very complex topic and makes it understandable.


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Electromagnetic factors in health is an emerging public health issue globally, creating electrical sensitivity and being linked to illnesses of many kinds. Read this primer on EMF and health by Prof. Magda Havas of Canada and environmental activist and management consultant to change agents, Camilla Rees, founder of www.ElectromagneticHealth.org. Learn what the independent science shows, what you can do to create electromagnetic safety and how you can help get Congress to pay attention to this important issue affecting humans, animals and nature. This book resulted from 110 Questions asked of the audience at The Commonwealth Club of California in 2008, the nations leading public affairs forum.

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RF & Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applicatons Review

RF and Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless Applicatons
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This is a very good design guide for rf engineers and students involved in microwave components & circuits. Pretty comprehensive, but costly though.

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This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of hardware and circuit design specifically for engineers working in wireless communications. It serves as a reference for practicing engineers and technicians working in the areas of RF, microwaves, communications, solid-state devices, and radar.

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Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, The (2nd Edition) Review

Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, The (2nd Edition)
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This book is NOT for you if you plan on building or designing an RF circuit. It is definetely not for the TECHNICAL consumer.
But it is meant for people who just want to get the gist of RF technology. This review is to warn people who are planning to get into the area of RF. You may want to purchase RF Circuit Design by Chris Bowick instead. If your into the theory of RF, avoid this book.
3 stars and no less because it was well written. No more no less.
And Carl Weisman was right, when he said "hide the book from engineers."

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