Most Recent Resources

Below are the most recently added/updated resources from BesserNet:

	10 Hints for Getting More from Your Function Generator
	Advances in software, microprocessors and display technology have expanded the capabilities of modern function generators. The latest models can produce a variety of signals, including common waveforms, arbitrary waveforms and sophisticated modulated waveforms. Many use direct digital synthesis (DDS), which creates a stable, accurate output for clean, low-distortion sine waves. DDS also enables square waves with fast rise and fall times. The added capability gives you more fl exibility for testing your devices. The hints in this application note will help you take advantage of the features of your function/arbitrary waveform generator so you can get your job done more easily.(Includes hint on why the measured voltage will be double that of the generator display when measured on an oscilloscope.) 59890-1456EN.pdf
	RF Measurements of Die and Packages
	Reference book for using probes and test fixtures in RF measurements.
	Antenna-Theory.com
	Website with tutorials on antenna fundamentals.
	Palo Wireless
	Website with many resources for wireless, standards, commercial applications.
	Radio-Electronics.com
	Extensive references for RF and wireless.
	Phase Locked Loop Tutorial
	Good overview of PLL design and phase noise sources
	Modern Wireless Signals
	With the evolution of wireless systems and services, the on-air signals themselves are also undergoing very significant transformations. This paper provides a survey of the active and coming-soon signal types adopted for wireless systems around the world. Focus is on modulation schemes, along with various measures used to characterize the signals before and after power amplification. Cost-benefit tradeoff information is introduced to provide perspective on this signal evolution.
	The ARRL Antenna Book
	All the information you need to design your own complete antenna system. Since the first edition in September 1939, radio amateurs and professional engineers have turned to The ARRL Antenna Book as THE source of current antenna theory and a wealth of practical how-to construction projects. Use this book to discover even the most basic antenna designs-- wire and loop antennas, verticals, and Yagis--and for advanced antenna theory and applications. Many of the antennas in this edition benefit directly from advances in sophisticated computer modeling. This 21st edition has been extensively revised to include information you can use to build highly optimized or specialized antennas. The book includes new content on Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) techniques, phased arrays, S-parameters as used in modern vector network analyzers (VNA), Beverage receiving antennas, mobile screwdriver antennas, ionospheric area-coverage maps, and much...much more.
	Practical Digital Wireless Signals
	Do you need to know what signal type to select for a wireless application? Quickly develop a useful expertise in digital modulation with this practical guide, based on the author's experience of over 30 years in industrial design. You will understand the physical meaning behind the mathematics of wireless signals and learn the intricacies and tradeoffs in signal selection and design. Six modulation families and 12 modulation types are covered in depth, together with a quantitative ranking of relative cost incurred to implement any of 12 modulation types. Extensive discussions of the Shannon Limit, Nyquist filtering, efficiency measures and signal-to-noise measures are provided, radio wave propagation and antennas, multiple access techniques, and signal coding principles are all covered, and spread spectrum and wireless system operation requirements are presented.
	Signal Processing for Wireless Communications
	Signal Processing for Wireless Communications offers communications engineers an application-focused guide to the essential concepts and techniques of wireless signal processing. This comprehensive reference examines the role that key algorithms and standard migration paths play in the design and day-to-day operations of today's state-of-the-art wireless networks.

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RF/Wireless Terminology & Concepts

Wireless Technology "Made Simple"
Fundamental RF Techniques

RF/Wireless Design: Circuit Level