Basic Electronics and Radio Installation

Finishing Topics Electrical and Avionics

Basic Electronics and Radio Installation
88 pages $12.95

The fundamentals of electronics and circuitry as applied to avionics systems. Plus antennas, installation, and wiring. Includes study questions.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
I.        Review of Alternating Current Electricity   (2 pages)
A. Inductance
B. Capacitance
C. Impdendance
D. Resonance

II.       Electronics (11 pages)
A. Vacuum tubes
         1. Diodes
         2. Triodes
         3. Testrodes
         4. Pentodes
B. Semiconductor Diodes
C. Zener diodes
D. Transistors
E. Silicon-Controlled Rectifiers
F. Triacs
G. Field Effect Transistors
H. Tunnel Diodes
I. Unijunction Transistors
J. Optioelectronic Devices
        1. Photodiodes
        2. Phototransistors
        3. Light emitting Diodes

III.     Practical Circuits (11 pages)
A. Rectifier Circuits
        1. Half-wave rectifiers
        2. Full wave rectifiers
              a. two-diode
              b. four-diode, bridge type
              c. Three-phase
   B. Amplifier Circuits
      1. Common emitter amplifier
      2. Common base amplifier
      3. Common collector amplifier
C. Oscillator Circuits
      1. Wave forms
             a. sine wave
             b. square wave
             c. sawtooth wave
      2. Electronic oscillation
             a. Hartley oscillator
                  (1) Series
                  (2) Shunt
                  (3) Crystal
            b. Multivibrator oscillator
                 (1) Astable
                 (2) Bistable
                 (3) Monostable
D. Filter Circuits
E. Voltage Multipliers
        1. Half-wave voltage doubler
        2. Full-wave voltage doubler
F. Voltage Regulators

IV. Logic Circuits (3 pages)
A. Binary Number System
B. Logic Circuits
        1. AND gate
        2. OR gate
        3. Amplifier
        4. NOT gate
        5. NAND gate
        6. NOR gate
        7. EXCLUSIVE OR gate
V.      Radio Communications (13 pages)
A. Radio Waves
          1. Composition
                a. Carrier waves
                b. Modulation
          2. Propagation and reception
   B. Radio Receivers
         1. Amplitude Modulation
               a. Principle
               b. Superheterodyne Receivers
               c. Double Conversion Superheterodyne Receivers
         2. Frequency Modulation
              a. Principle
              b. FM Receivers
              c. FM Uses
C. Radio Transmitters
D. Antenna
        1. Principle
        2. Length
        3. Polarization and Field Pattern
        4. Types
             a. Hertz
             b. Marconi
             c. Loop
        5. Voltage Standing Wave Ration (VSWR)
E. Transmission Lines

VI. Radio Navigation (10 pages)
A. Very High Frequency Omnirange Radio Navigation (VOR)
   B. Automatic Direction Finder (ADF)
   C. Instrument Landing System (ILS)
         1. Localizer
         2. Compass Locaters
         3. Marker Beacons
         4. Glide Slope
D. Distance Measuring Equipment
E. Radar Beacon Transponder

VII. Electronics Installation (9 pages)
A. Electrical Considerations
         1. Load Analysis
         2. Circuit Protection
         3. Wiring
         4. Wire Termination
               a. Terminal strips
               b. Connector plugs
         5. Shielding
         6. Bonding
         7. Bundling and routing
B. Mounting
C. Antenna Installation
D. Electrical and Magnetic Interference
E. Paperwork
Glossary
Answers to Study Questions
Final Examination
Answers to Final Examination
Appendix: Electronic Symbols