Wireless Technology "Made Simple"

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Article-How to Convert FROM dBm to Milliwatts in Your Head
BesserNet
A short tutorial on how to convert from dBm in your head by memorizing just a few key numbers. Interactive examples and practice at the end of the tutorial. It's fun and easy!

Book-Microwaves and Wireless Simplified
Thomas Laverghetta
Using simple, down-to-earth language, without any math, Microwaves and Wireless Simplified explains the meaning of microwave and wireless engineering expressions such as VSWR, Characteristic Impedance, Reflection Coefficient, and many more. The book is written especially for non-technical managers, marketers, and sales people in high-tech industries who communicate with engineers and technical personnel every day. It enables a clear understanding of microwave and wireless concepts and theory, and shows how the technology is applied to radar, telephone, and communications engineering. The author also describes various microwave components and materials -- what they are and how they work together to make up the total microwave or wireless system. The book contains over 100 clear illustrations and a full glossary to facilitate learning.

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Applet-Spell Check Dictionary with RF Terms
Allen Podell
Are you tired of constantly having to ignore your spell checker highlighting RF terms as misspelled? Instructor Allen Podell has shared his custom dictionary file, which you can use as a starter for creating your own list of terms that are "OK" in the RF world.

Book-Understanding Microwaves
Allan W. Scott
A complete and accessible introduction to the important field of microtechnology. Avoiding complex mathematics, it covers all the pertinent microwave terminology, devices, systems and subsystems in order to facilitate an understanding of how everything fits together to create communications, navigation and radar equipment. Packed with illustrations as well as extensive exercises and answers.

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Book-The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless
Carl J. Weisman
A handy guide to RF and wireless terminology and concepts. Very useful for "non-engineers."

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