| The word radio means techniques that are used in transmitting and receiving information or power in the atmosphere or free space, or in transmission lines utilizing electromagnetic waves—so-called radio waves—but also the equipment needed therein.
This book provides the reader with the basics in radio engineering, the techniques needed to generate, control, detect, and use radio waves. The text approaches the relevant problems both from the electromagnetic theorybased on Maxwell’s equations and from the circuit theory based on Kirchoff and Ohm’s laws. Brief introductions to the electromagnetic theory as well as to the circuit theory are provided. Besides passive transmission lines and components, active RF circuits are also addressed. The treatment of the fundamentals of antennas and radio wave propagation in this book leads the reader to radio systems with noise and modulation considerations. Finally, a broad range of applications are described in addition to various wireless communication applications: radionavigation, radar, radiometry, remote sensing, radio astronomy, RF sensors, power and medical applications, and electronic warfare. The book ends with a short review of biological effects and safety standards. While numerous books specializing in various topics of radio engineering are available, this book gives a well-balanced, general overview of the whole topic. To the authors’ knowledge, there are no similar books available. |
