Learning material for RF amplifiers - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / rf-microwave

author: Grzegorz2121
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2019, 10:03:47 pm
content: Welcome!For few years I have been experimenting with RF.I have build couple of oscillators and I was playing with SDR ebay dongle.I even have build my first oscillator/FM transmitter before i managed to create receiver or even simple lab power supply.I want to eventually build a working UHF transmitter and receiver for playing purposes.But before i will do it i want to learn how basic RF building blocks work.I realized that the most common building block in RF is the HF amplifier. Oscillators, LNA, mixes they all use them.Is there any good source where i can learn what is important in the amplifier design?All of the sources that i could find were too difficult to me (I could probably understand them but... they are too much hassle for a amp that only needs to work...)I need sources that point out the most important aspects of amplifiers, and how to control each of them: voltage gain, input, output impedance, the transistor limitations in RF ect.Sources that can help me with other building blocks can help as well but i want to focus on the amps for now.

author: rfengg
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: May 29, 2019, 11:04:02 pm
content: Would highly recommend "RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications" by the RF amp guru Steve Cripps.My personal favorite however , would be the ARRL Handbook......even older editions are great for basic understanding of RF architectures.

author: Neomys Sapiens
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2019, 12:25:38 am
content: If I got you right, it is about RF amplifiers in general and not necessarely about power amplifiers.Anyway, I have included some material on those as well:RF Systems, Components, and Circuits Handbook F.A. Losee Artech House 2005Introduction to RF Equipment and System Design Pekka Eskelinen Artech House 2004The RF and Microwave Circuit Design Cookbook Stephen A. Maas Artech House 1998RF Design Guide - Systems, Circuits and Equations Peter Vizmuller Artech House 1995Broadband Microwave Amplifiers B.S.Virdee, A.S.Virdee, B.Y.Banyamin Artech House 2004Advanced Techniques in RF Power Amplifier Design Steve C. Cripps Artech House 2002Modern Microwave Circuits N.Kinayman, M.I.Aksun Artech House 2005Microwave Component Mechanics H.Eskelinen, P.Eskelinen Artech House 2003Solid-State Microwave High-Power Amplifiers Franco Sechi, Marina Bujatti Artech House 2009Distributed Power Amplifiers for RF and Microwave Communications, N. Kumar, A. Grebennikov, Artech House 2015Radio-Frequency Electronics - Circuits and Applications Jon B. Hagen Cambridge Univ. Press 2 2009Microwave and Wireless Measurement Techniques N.B.Carvalho, D.Schreurs Cambridge Univ. Press 2013Handbook of RF and Microwave Power Amplifiers John L. B. Walker (Ed.) Cambridge Univ. Press 2012The RF and Microwave Handbook Editor in Chief Mike Golio CRC Press 2001Microwave Engineering - Concepts and Fundamentals Ahmad Shahid Khan CRC Press 2014RF Circuit Design Techniques for MF-UHF Applications Abdullah Eroglu CRC Press 2013Linear and Switch-Mode RF Power Amplifiers - Design and Implementation Methods Abdullah Eroglu CRC Press 2018Feedback Linearization of RF Power Amplifiers J.L.Dawson, T.H.Lee Kluwer Acad.Publ. 2004Microwave and RF Design - A Systems Approach Michael Steer Scitech Pub. 2010The Secrets of RF Circuit Design Joseph J. Carr TAB Books 3 ~2004RF Circuit Design R.C. Li Wiley 2009Radio Frequency Circuit Design W. Alan Davis Wiley 2 2011RF Power Amplifiers Marian K. Kazimierczuk Wiley 2008Microwave Engineering David M. Pozar Wiley 4 2012Microwave and Millimeter Wave Circuits and Systems A.Georgiadis, H.Rogier, L.Roselli, P.Arcioni Wiley 2013Microwave Devices, Circuits and Subsystems for Communications Engineering L.A.Glover, S.R.Pennock, P.R.Shepherd Wiley 2005Fundamentals of RF and Microwave Transistor Amplifiers Inder J. Bahl Wiley 2009Practical RF System Design William F. Egan Wiley/IEEE 2003High Frequency Techniques - An Introduction to RF and Microwave Engineering Joseph F. White Wiley/IEEE 2004Foundations for Radio Frequency Engineering Wen Geyi World Scientific Publ. 2015Microwave Devices and Circuits Samuel Y. Liao Prentice-Hall 3 tbdHigh Frequency and Microwave Engineering E. da Silva Butterworth-Heinemann 2001Practical Radio-Frequency Handbook Ian Hickman Newnes 3 2002Practical Radio-Frequency Handbook Ian Hickman Newnes 4 2007RF Circuit Design Chris Bowick, John Blyler, Cheryl Ajluni Newnes 1982RF Circuit Design Chris Bowick, John Blyler, Cheryl Ajluni Newnes 2 tbdRF Components and Circuits Joseph J. Carr Newnes 2002Radio Frequency Transistors - Principles and Practical Applications Norman Dye, Helge Granberg Newnes 2 2001

author: vk3yedotcom
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 30, 2019, 02:16:31 am
content: Experimental Methods in RF Design (published by ARRL) is goodhttps://www.amazon.com/Experimental-Methods-Design-ARRL-Inc/dp/087259923X