Radio antennas and propagation : radio engineering fundamentals / William Gosling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gosling, W. (William), 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radio--Antennas.

Radio.

Radio wave propagation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boston ; Oxford : Newnes, 1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This is the most modern, comprehensive and system-oriented text on radio engineering in print, by a pioneer in the field. Engineers and students need to use this book, which covers the physics of radio systems from a quantum mechanical point of view and offers a unique insight into radio engineering by showing not only how but why radio systems work.Professor Gosling has spent a lifetime in industry and education, including time as Technical Director of Plessey, President of EUREL (European Convention of Engineering Societies), Past President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers,

Contents:

Front Cover; Radio Antennas and Propagation; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Part One: Antennas; Chapter 2. Antennas: getting started; Chapter 3. The inescapable dipole; Chapter 4. Antenna arrays; Chapter 5. Parasitic arrays; Chapter 6. Antennas using conducting surfaces; Chapter 7. Wide-band antennas; Chapter 8. Odds and ends; Chapter 9. Microwave antennas; Part Two: Propagation; Chapter 10. Elements of propagation; Chapter 11. The atmosphere; Chapter 12. At ground level; Chapter 13. The long haul; Appendix: Feeders; Further reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611077211

9781281077219

1281077216

9780080515649

0080515649

OCLC:

476108342