Index

A

a, 114, 209
Abduction, 189
ADC (analog to digital converter), 175, 179
Admittance, 11
AFC (automatic frequency control), 84, 103, 162
AGC (automatic gain control), 69, 81, 83, 84, 101, 161
Air gap, 43
Aliasing, 176, 178
AM (amplitude modulation) See Modulation
Ampere, 4
Amplifier,
limiting amplifier, 84
log amplifier, 84
parametric amplifier, 190
power amplifier (PA), 134
class A, B, C power amplifier, 131
RF power amplifier, 158
push pull amplifier, 132
single-ended, 132
Anode, 59, 63, 73
Antenna, 192–208
active antenna, 202
Adcock antenna, 207
antenna tuning unit, 192, 193
aperture, 189, 199
array, 206
circular (Wullenweber) array, 207
biconical (bow-tie), 221
crossed field, 205
dipole antenna, 181
Australian dipole antenna,

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