The Radio Amateur's Hand Book / A Complete, Authentic and Informative Work on Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
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Before delving into the mysteries of receiving and sending messages without wires, a word as to the history of the art and its present day applications may be of service. While popular interest in the subject has gone forward by leaps and bounds within the last two or three years, it has been a matter of scientific experiment for more than a quarter of a century.The wireless telegraph was invented by William Marconi, at Bologna, Italy, in 1896, and in his first experiments he sent dot and dash signals to a distance of 200 or 300 feet. The wireless telephone was invented by the author of this b...
Chapters (91)
- THE RADIO AMATEUR'S HAND BOOK
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- I. HOW TO BEGIN WIRELESS
- II. PUTTING UP YOUR AERIAL
- III. SIMPLE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE RECEIVING SETS
- IV. SIMPLE TELEGRAPH SENDING SETS
- V. ELECTRICITY SIMPLY EXPLAINED
- VI. HOW THE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SETS WORK
- VII. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL TUNING
- VIII. A SIMPLE VACUUM TUBE DETECTOR RECEIVING SET
- IX. VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIER RECEIVING SETS
- X. REGENERATIVE AMPLIFICATION RECEIVING SETS
- XI. SHORT WAVE REGENERATIVE RECEIVING SETS
- XII. INTERMEDIATE AND LONG WAVE REGENERATIVE RECEIVING SETS
- XIII. HETERODYNE OR BEAT LONG WAVE TELEGRAPH RECEIVING SET
- XIV. HEADPHONES AND LOUD SPEAKERS
- XV. OPERATION OF VACUUM TUBE RECEPTORS
- XVI. CONTINUOUS WAVE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITTING SETS WITH DIRECT CURRENT
- XVII. CONTINUOUS WAVE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITTING SETS WITH ALTERNATING CURRENT
- XVIII. WIRELESS TELEPHONE TRANSMITTING SETS WITH DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS
- XIX. THE OPERATION OF VACUUM TUBE TRANSMITTERS
- XX. HOW TO MAKE A RECEIVING SET FOR $5.00 OR LESS.
- APPENDIX
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I
- HOW TO BEGIN WIRELESS
- CHAPTER II
- PUTTING UP YOUR AERIAL
- CHAPTER III
- SIMPLE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE RECEIVING SETS
- CHAPTER IV
- SIMPLE TELEGRAPH SENDING SETS
- CHAPTER V
- ELECTRICITY SIMPLY EXPLAINED
- CHAPTER VI
- HOW THE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SETS WORK
- CHAPTER VII
- MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL TUNING
- CHAPTER VIII
- A SIMPLE VACUUM TUBE DETECTOR RECEIVING SET
- CHAPTER IX
- VACUUM TUBE AMPLIFIER RECEIVING SETS
- CHAPTER X
- REGENERATIVE AMPLIFICATION RECEIVING SETS
- CHAPTER XI
- SHORT WAVE REGENERATIVE RECEIVING SETS
- CHAPTER XII
- INTERMEDIATE AND LONG WAVE REGENERATIVE RECEIVING SETS
- TABLE OF CHARACTERISTICS OF HONEYCOMB COILS
- CHAPTER XIII
- HETERODYNE OR BEAT LONG WAVE TELEGRAPH RECEIVING SET
- CHAPTER XIV
- HEADPHONES AND LOUD SPEAKERS
- CHAPTER XV
- OPERATION OF VACUUM TUBE RECEPTORS
- CHAPTER XVI
- CONTINUOUS WAVE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITTING SETS WITH DIRECT CURRENT
- CHAPTER XVII
- CONTINUOUS WAVE TELEGRAPH TRANSMITTING SETS WITH ALTERNATING CURRENT
- CHAPTER XVIII
- WIRELESS TELEPHONE TRANSMITTING SETS WITH DIRECT AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS
- CHAPTER XIX
- THE OPERATION OF VACUUM TUBE TRANSMITTERS
- CHAPTER XX
- HOW TO MAKE A RECEIVING SET FOR $5.00 OR LESS
- APPENDIX
- USEFUL INFORMATION ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS
- PREFIXES USED WITH METRIC SYSTEM UNITS
- SYMBOLS USED FOR VARIOUS QUANTITIES
- TABLE OF ENAMELED WIRE
- TABLE OF FREQUENCY AND WAVE LENGTHS
- PRONUNCIATION OF GREEK LETTERS
- TABLE OF SPARKING DISTANCES
- FEET PER POUND OF INSULATED MAGNET WIRE
- INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE AND CONVENTIONAL SIGNALS
- INTERNATIONAL RADIOTELEGRAPHIC CONVENTION
- Symbols Used For Apparatus
- DEFINITIONS OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC UNITS
- WIRELESS BOOKS
- Manufacturers and Dealers in Wireless Apparatus and Supplies:
- ABBREVIATIONS OF COMMON TERMS
- GLOSSARY
- WIRELESS DON'TS
- AERIAL WIRE DON'TS
- TRANSMITTING DON'TS
- RECEIVING DON'TS
- STORAGE BATTERY DON'TS
- EXTRA DON'TS
- THE END.
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