- 285 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Newnes Short Wave Listening Handbook
About this book
Newnes Short Wave Listening Handbook is a guide for starting up in short wave listening (SWL). The book is comprised of 15 chapters that discuss the basics and fundamental concepts of short wave radio listening. The coverage of the text includes electrical principles; types of signals that can be heard in the radio spectrum; and using computers in SWL. The book also covers SWL equipment, such as receivers, converters, and circuits. The text will be of great use to individuals who want to get into short wave listening.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Newnes Short Wave Listening Handbook
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER ONE. Some electrical principles
- CHAPTER TWO. Radio waves
- CHAPTER THREE. Practical matters
- CHAPTER FOUR. Crystal sets
- CHAPTER FIVE. Regenerative receivers
- CHAPTER SIX. Direct conversion receivers
- CHAPTER SEVEN. Superheterodyne receivers
- CHAPTER EIGHT. Converters
- CHAPTER NINE. Aerials and earths
- CHAPTER TEN. Add-ons
- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Using the set
- CHAPTER TWELVE. What can you hear?
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Propagation
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Bands
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Using computers in SWL
- Appendix 1: Useful addresses
- Appendix 2: Becoming a radio amateur
- Appendix 3: Further reading
- Index
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