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Complete Wireless Design

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The free wireless circuit design and simulation software that comes with this book have proven extremely valuable to me, unlike many such programs that come with other electronics books. I am able to build a complete amplifier, filter, or oscillator and simulate it with one of the enclosed programs, Puff. This ups my confidence level that the design will function in real life. The other program, AppCad, will actually automatically design FET and bipolar amplifier bias circuits, detectors, microstrip, systems design calcs, etc. I hav'nt tried the EasyPLL phased locked loop design program or the Sonnet microwave simulation software.

Mr. Sayre's book has become one of the more popular ones on rf circuit design for a very good reason: It presents its material in such a way that even a software engineer such as myself can design many of the various bit and pieces of a voice or data radio by just using this one book. As far as I am concerned this is really an achievement, and is valuable to all who are interested in radio design from the low MHz to the high GHz regions. It covers a very large range of information needed on RF engineering, and not only discrete level circuit design, but also systems design, digital and analog modulation, testing and troubleshooting, PCB layout, propagation, EMI, prototyping, etc. It is a great rf book with a large variety of indispensable designs and formulas.

Circuits and Wireless Communication designers and Enthusiasts....ENJOY!

A true one-of-a-kind guide to wireless "design". It guides you through the design process step-by-step. The author presents design procedure for every circuit that make up a complete wireless system. He also provides design hints, tips and tricks. Primarily for Electrical Engineers and circuit and electronics enthusiasts, this book is a must for its primary audience. There's so much valuable information and experience in this book you won't find anywhere else.

The book is not intended for people with no electronics or circuit design background. People without such background will find the book difficult to follow and comprehend. Communication designers and engineers, however, will be extremely delighted with this book.
I'm greatly thankful for the author for his excellent book.

It is not often that you find such a good book that packs such a lot of helpful design information in one volume. Not only does the author get straight to the point without boring you with complicated mathematics and derivations like in some books (there are enough clogging my bookshelf), but also his simple formulas with short and powerful theory is enough to get the job 99% done. He proves that you don't have to get into very elaborate and complicated math routines to get a working design on the table. Sure there are instances where that is needed but as he explains in the book most of the number crunching and optimization can be done by CAD programs these days, leaving it unnecessary for example to hand calculate filter values by hand in these modern times. It is also nice to have a variety of programs included on the CD-rom. Even as a designer for the last 15+ years this book "taught an old dog some new tricks". This will help especially the rookie designer to get working designs in a short time and to avoid pitfalls. Definitely one to have on your bookshelf!

This book covers a very wide area of wireless discrete circuit design (while using only straightforward algebraic equations). Anyone from an engineer to a ham would benefit greatly from the knowledge contained in this book. It covers the step-by-step design of the entire gammit of devices that would be required in any radio: amplifiiers, filters, transmission lines, oscillators, filters, mixers, PLLs, etc., along with the theory of their operation, as well as a relatively easy to follow section on the common communications systems that contain these types of circuits. I would definetly say that this book should be in every wireless designers library.

One of the best books on RF. I have seen lot of books on RF but no one talks as practical as this book and also not so many areas covered. Simple design steps with simple to use formulae are given for many important RF subcircuits like amplifiers,mixers, Oscillators and support circuits. RF is a very complicated field and one can easily get lost with lot of equations and classical approach. This is the perfect book for those who are starting the practical RF design. Those already in the field also have good information in this book. Overall a must book in the personal library. I wish I had this book four years back.

At last, a good RF book. Sure, it's not perfect, but it puts the others I've read to shame.

Yes, a book that doesn't consider 30MHz "really high". That's progressed beyond vacuum tubes. Hell, it even discusses them newfangled ICs. In fact, digital radio is probably given more coverage than analog! This is modern pro quality, not stuck in 1970s tinkerer's-land.

The most shocking thing is the complete omission of Smith charts. Though after reading this, learning to use these charts should be a lot easier.

Also, it's quite hilarious (or sad) when the author starts to discuss the enclosed Puff program, and the tone of the work jumps back about 20 years ("the program will work with CGA and EGA, but **VGA** is recommended because the text can be smaller", etc)!!!

A fair bit about layout and PCBs is discussed, though I would have liked even more detail. Also, some sort of summaries or decision trees would be useful for the more complex design areas like matching networks.

You can tell immediately that the author wrote this to be -- first and foremost -- a practical book on the design of wireless circuits. He succeeds very well by not bogging you down with complex calculus equations; and consistently maintains a 1-2-3 design approach (supported by a huge amount of drawings) using everyday algebra. The theoretician would be disappointed, but for any hands-on person who has to actually design a real, functioning circuit, this book is a godsend.

This book is a very good one ,
not very expensive and provides a comprehensive method on RF design .
Among the book I read : "RF circuit design " by C.Bowick, "Microwawe circuit design Using linear and non linear techniques " by Vendelin , "Microwave Transistor amplifiers " by Guillermo Gonzalez , "Radio-Frequency Electronics: Circuits and Applications" by Hagen , it is in my opinion the most interesting .
The step by step design teaching method is perfect for a newbie like me, even if
some time, the method is not thoroughly explained .
It is very practical, it is not an academic book, it's more an engineer's book .
What is also interesting is to put into perspective the real interest , minor one,
that can be drawn by manually designing complex filters doing mathematics instead
of using software .
Besides the layout is nice, and a lot of topics are covered .

I have a pretty good reference library on RF subjects. This book is one of my most frequently-used references. I highly recommend it for those who are trying to advance their knowledge of radio frequency design and technology. The examples are especially useful.
Harold Kinley
WA4GIB

I really like this book because of the simplicity of explanations on all most every subject in wireless field.
I don't think that one who have never designed before can start to be a designer after reading and understanding the material that covered in here, but it will give him a lot of confidence and motivation.
Unlike mathematically inclined POZAR, this text book was written for everyone who is interested in the art of RF&MW, EE BSc is not required.