Microwaves and Wireless Simplified (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library) [Hardcover]

Thomas S. Laverghetta (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0890069085 | ISBN-13: 978-0890069080 | Publication Date: December 1997

Without involving mathematics, this work aims to help the reader grasp the basic meaning behind microwave and wireless concepts and theory, and shows how the technology is applied to radar, telephone systems, and communications engineering. Various microwave components and materials are presented to the reader - what they are and how they work together to make up the total microwave or wireless system.

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About the Author

Thomas S. Laverghetta is an associate professor in the electrical engineering department of Purdue University, where he also holds an M.S.E.E. Mr. Laverghetta is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education, and the Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits, and a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 222 pages
• Publisher: Artech House (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890069085
• ISBN-13: 978-0890069080
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,158,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good introductory book!!!!, May 19, 1999

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This review is from: Microwaves and Wireless Simplified (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library) (Hardcover)

I bought 10 of these books for sales people, managers, and technicians that didn't have a basic understanding of RF technologies. Overall this book is GREAT for the non-technical person. I recommend this book for people that do not work with RF constantly or are new to it. It covers power dividers, isolators, hybrids, duplexers, combiners, antennas, and much more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 11, 2005

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A. Elias (Lockport, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microwaves and Wireless Simplified, Second Edition (Hardcover)

I picked this book up from the library at school to explain the underlying principles of microwaves in simple terms. My professors always seem to think that the student knows what they are talking about. Most of the time they give vague definitions of the most important parts of microwave engineering. This book will help you understand what the professor is talking about. It covers everything in depth in simple non mathematical terms. I love it!

4.0 out of 5 stars Mathless microwaves, October 22, 2004

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Charles Miller (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microwaves and Wireless Simplified (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library) (Hardcover)

I picked up this book to obtain an understanding of the basic concepts underlying microwave and RF design. It accomplished most of what I was looking for. It gives a good overview of microwave components, their applications, and construction. If falls short on how the components are put together to build real systems. The book has no (and I mean zero) math. In some ways I think it would be more effective if there were at least a few equations to give more of an idea of the interrelationship of factors. All in all though, the book delivers what it promises.