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    Basic Radio: Principles and Technology
    Basic Radio: Principles and Technology
    Basic Radio: Principles and Technology
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    Basic Radio: Principles and Technology

    By Ian Poole

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    Basic Radio is a wide ranging introduction to the principles of radio waves, transmission and reception, and to the technologies of broadcasting, satellite and personal communications. As well as being a textbook for vocational courses such as City & Guilds and BTEC Ian Poole's book is essential reading for all communications and broadcast professionals.Radio technology is becoming increasingly important in today's highly sophisticated electronics industry. There are traditional uses including broadcasting and point to point communications, as well as new technologies associated with cellular phones and wire-less data links. All of these developments mean that there will be a greater need for radio engineers at all levels.Ian Poole is an electronic engineer currently involved in project management for the development of a large radio system. He is a regular contributor to Electronic - The Maplin Magazine, Everyday Practical Electronics and Practical Wireless. He has also written several books on amateur radio.
    • An accessible introduction to radio engineering
    • Suitable for FE students, technicians and hobbyists
    • Covers the latest technologies: cellular phones, wire-less data links
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateMar 5, 1998
    ISBN9780080938462
    Basic Radio: Principles and Technology
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    Ian Poole

    Ian Poole is an established electronics engineering consultant with considerable experience in the communications and cellular markets. He is the author of a number books on radio and electronics and he has contributed to many magazines in the UK and worldwide. He is also winner of the inaugural Bill Orr Award for technical writing from the ARRL.

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