Post by thread:Analog Electronics [OT]

> For years now I have been mainly dealing with digital electronics, >however my knowledge of analog and rf technoligies is extremely lacking. I >was wondering if anybody out there knows links to sites on the net that are >perfect for a begginner in analog and RF electronics. Thanks in advance for >any info. TTYL I'm sure others will saturate you with links, so I'll just give you a few of my favorite books, (the dog-eared ones). The Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebook by Forrest Mims HighText Publications, 1992 ISBN: 1-878707-03-5 Forrest Mims' Circuit Scrapbook by Forrest Mims Howard W. Sams & Co., 1987 ISBN: 0-672-22552-2 CMOS Cookbook by Don Lancaster Howard W. Sams & Co., 1988 ISBN: 0-672-22459-3 IC Op-Amp Cookbook, 3rd Edition by Walter G. Jung Howard W. Sams & Co., 1986 ISBN: 0-672-22453-4 Forrest Mims' stuff is good, so are Don Lancaster's Cookbook series, and I couldn't get by without Jung's book, but the best all around book on electronics that I know is: The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz and Winfield Hill Cambridge University Press, 1989 ISBN 0-521-37095-7 This book is encyclopedic and assumes no knowledge other than algebra for the most part. Good beginner's stuff, but _great_ stuff for folks who've been at this a while. Be sure it's the _second_ edition, which came out in '89. It has a companion "The Art of Electronics Student Lab Manual" (I believe that's the title), too. --BN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Robot "Modular robot components 69 S. Fremont Ave. # 2 for education and industry" Pittsburgh, PA 15202 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi BN, You listed some of my favorite books! ...Wish I'd found Horowitz & Hill sooner, some of the books I got before it would not have been needed. Though I'm still happy to have the Lancaster titles, Jung, etc. Could you tell me what the Forrest Mims' Circuit Scrapbook is like? I have his "Engineer's Notebook" (Hightext and R.S. versions) as well as the other stuff he's done for R.S. Does the "Scrapbook" cover different territory? I don't recall ever seeing that one. Thanks, Randy ---------- {Quote hidden}> From: Robert Nansel <spam_OUTbnanselTakeThisOuTNAUTICOM.NET> > To: .....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: Analog Electronics [OT] > Date: Friday, December 05, 1997 8:14 PM > > I'm sure others will saturate you with links, so I'll just give you a few > of my favorite books, (the dog-eared ones). > > The Forrest Mims Engineer's Notebook > by Forrest Mims > HighText Publications, 1992 > ISBN: 1-878707-03-5 > > Forrest Mims' Circuit Scrapbook > by Forrest Mims > Howard W. Sams & Co., 1987 > ISBN: 0-672-22552-2 <snip>

In message <01bd01e1$e067a480$76d1f5cf@cyrix-p166>, Herbert Graf <hgrafKILLspamGEOCITIES.COM> writes > For years now I have been mainly dealing with digital electronics, >however my knowledge of analog and rf technoligies is extremely lacking. I >was wondering if anybody out there knows links to sites on the net that are >perfect for a begginner in analog and RF electronics. Thanks in advance for >any info. TTYL Buy The Art of Electronics, by Horowitz and Hill, and the ARRL Handbook for Radio Amateurs. Leon -- Leon Heller: .....leonKILLspam.....lfheller.demon.co.uk http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk Amateur Radio Callsign G1HSM Tel: +44 (0) 118 947 1424 See http://www.lfheller.demon.co.uk/rcm.htm for details of a low-cost reconfigurable computing module using the XC6216 FPGA

At 19:57 05.12.1997 -0500, you wrote: > For years now I have been mainly dealing with digital electronics, >however my knowledge of analog and rf technoligies is extremely lacking. I >was wondering if anybody out there knows links to sites on the net that are >perfect for a begginner in analog and RF electronics. Thanks in advance for >any info. TTYL maybe a book ? Horowitz & Hill The art of electronics 2nd edition Cambridge So long Thomas =8-) ********************************************************** * Thomas Magin FON: ++49-761-4543-489 * * marquette-Hellige GmbH FAX: -507 * * Emergency Systems email: EraseMEmaginspam_OUTTakeThisOuThellige.de * * Munzinger Str. 3 * * D-79111 Freiburg / Germany * **********************************************************

As a result of the glowing recommendations in this list, I went out and bought a copy of The Art of Electronics a few months ago. I agree that it is a very good book, but there are two other books that have been around for years (mine is probably 20 years old and still relevant) that are being overlooked. The Radio Handbook The ARRL Amateurs Handbook. (i think this is the name). Of the two, I would recommend the Radio Handbook as the second book is more specific to amateur radio. IMHO, The Radio Handbook is actually a better tutorial and reference than The Art of Electronics, and every few years it gets an "upgrade" in the form of a new edition. I think my copy from 20 years ago was the 20th edition. It covers everything from the basics up to sophisticated analog and digital electronics, including obviously, RF, and unlike The Art of Electronics, also includes some simple to complex construction projects, including test gear. Add to that a better reference section at the end of the book, and I believe you have a superior "must have" guide for anyone involved in electronics. Do I sound like a fan? I am. On Mon, 8 Dec 1997 08:58:11 +0100, Thomas Magin <maginspam_OUTHELLIGE.DE> wrote: {Quote hidden}>At 19:57 05.12.1997 -0500, you wrote: >> For years now I have been mainly dealing with digital electronics, >>however my knowledge of analog and rf technoligies is extremely lacking. I >>was wondering if anybody out there knows links to sites on the net that are >>perfect for a begginner in analog and RF electronics. Thanks in advance for >>any info. TTYL > >maybe a book ? > >Horowitz & Hill >The art of electronics >2nd edition >Cambridge > > >So long > >Thomas >=8-) > >********************************************************** >* Thomas Magin FON: ++49-761-4543-489 * >* marquette-Hellige GmbH FAX: -507 * >* Emergency Systems email: @spam@maginKILLspamhellige.de * >* Munzinger Str. 3 * >* D-79111 Freiburg / Germany * >********************************************************** Martin R. Green KILLspamelimarKILLspamNOSPAMbigfoot.com To reply, remove the NOSPAM from the return address. Stamp out SPAM everywhere!!!