Transmission Line Transformers [Hardcover]

Jerry Sevick (Author)

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From the Publisher

Written or both amateurs and professionals, this book remains the definitive text on the subject of transmission line transformers for high frequencies.

From the Back Cover

The fourth edition of this classic volume expands the coverage of what is already the most comprehensive book on this subject. Three new chapters cover transmission line transformer efficiency, power combiners and mixer transformers, equal-delay transformers.

This fourth edition contains all the valuable information from earlier editions: the classic techniques of Guanella and Ruthroff as well as hundreds of real transformers constructed and measured to established the practical levels of bandwidth and loss performance that can be obtained with transmission transformer techniques.

Readers are encouraged to look beyond the design examples to learn the Basic theory that makes transmission line transformers different. In most cases, they will have higher performance than conventional magnetic Flux-coupled transformers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 278 pages
• Publisher: Noble Publishing Corporation; 4 edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884932185
• ISBN-13: 978-1884932182
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,452 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on RF Baluns & Transmission Lines, December 25, 2007

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J. Holdahl "GreenShoes" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transmission Line Transformers (Hardcover)

If you are new to Transmission Line Theory, RF Baluns in general, or just interested in higher frequency electronics, Jerry's book is a time tested classic reference material on the subject. This is the fourth edition, we have three of them in our workplace that are used to train new engineers and refresh old ones in the field of RF electronics.

Jerry's book probably has the highest degree of 'hand on' experience, which is what made it so usefull for our purposes. For those wanting more design level info on RF magnetics see Chris Bowick's "RF Circuit Design". If you need more basic, but more diverse info see Jon Hagen's "Radio Frequency Electronics", and if you are in need of some testing guidance you won't be dissapointed in Joseph Carr's book "Practical Radio Frequency Test & Measurement". Lastly, if you need some PCB layout advice, your money will be well spent on Tim William's book "The Circuit Designers Companion".

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible for Transmission Line Transformers, July 17, 2003

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Peter Woodland (Frankston, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Transmission Line Transformers (Hardcover)

A book for both the student and professional engineer.
Many hundreds of man hours of compiled information that I have
found to be worth its weight in Gold for antenna matching.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Contains no background material, January 28, 2009

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James G. Hontoria (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transmission Line Transformers (Hardcover)

Book contains no background material so much of it must be taken on faith.
Most of the book is dedicated to a particular design.
Phasing of windings is not even mentioned.
A total disappointment, it was returned