Electronics Reference and Tutorials

- a huge variety of electronics reference, tutorials, data and information pages are on this site. They cover all aspects of radio and electronics for the electronics engineering industry and community.

What reference and tutorials pages are on this site?

Antennas:     Overviews, reference information and tutorials about antenna concepts, various antenna types (dipole, Yagi, log periodic, verticals, discone, etc) and data on items such as feeders (coax cable). There are also some very useful pages on coaxial connectors, including BNC, N-type, TNC, ..... Cellular telecoms:     Information, tutorials and reference about the cellular phone systems in use around the globe (GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, cdmaOne, cdma2000 ... ) and the underlying cellular concepts. Circuits and design:     A host of useful electronic circuits with electronics circuit design information along with practical hints and tips to enable the circuits to be successfully used. Design principles and processes:     ESD (electrostatic discharge - the reasons why and how to prevent it). EMC and how to design to prevent interference. PCB design processes principles and guidelines Electronic components:     Overviews and tutorials about a variety of electronic components and their relevant data. Essential information for electronic design engineers. Electronics manufacture:     Overviews and tutorials about the methods and technology used in the manufacture of electronics equipment - SMT, pick and place, lead free solder, RoHS, WEEE directive and much more. Formulae and data:     A large reference of useful formulae for use in electronics calculations along with a fascinating pot-pourri or data associated with electronics design and electronics engineering. Radio broadcast technology:     Information and articles about some of the technologies used in radio broadcasting new and old including FM, RDS, DAB, DRM, HD Radio, DVB, etc ....

Radio history:     Articles and summaries about key technologies and pioneers in the field of radio and electronics history. Radio receiver technology:     Tutorials and overviews about elements of radio receiver design including superhet or superheterodyne principles, PLLs, synthesizers and DSP as well as radio receiver specifications. Radio signal propagation:     The basics of radio signal propagation for electromagnetic waves in free space, close to the ground and in the ionosphere, and the way they travel and various frequencies and applications such as broadcast and cell phone coverage, etc.. RF technology and design:     A large amount of information and tutorials about RF technology and design ranging from modulation formats, to circuit design techniques including phase locked loops, PLLs and frequency synthesizers. Satellites:     Overviews of the basics of satellites and satellite technology, including transponders, communications satellites, DBS, GPS, satellite phones, etc. Telecommunications and networks:     Information, overviews and tutorials about telecommunications and networking standards, techniques and technologies including RS232, Ethernet, E1, VoIP, fibre optics, etc. Test and measurement:     Tutorials and overviews about electronics test strategies, test methods including ICT, boundary scan, VXI, GPIB, etc and test equipment from spectrum analyzers to oscilloscopes, and DMMs to frequency counters. Wireless:     Overviews, summaries and reference information about wireless standards from 802.11 and WiMAX to Zigbee, Bluetooth, UWB and more.