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Radiotron Designers Handbook (4th Edition)

(mirrored from http://geek.scorpiorising.ca/RDH4.html)

The 1952 Radiotron Designers Handbook (4th edition) is considered the authority for tube buffs and designers. The following is as far as I know complete. If there are omissions, please let me know or send them to me so I can add it here.

This would not be possible without the efforts of Tim Williams and Choky, so a big round of applause to them :-)

***** People have been emailing me questioning the legitamacy of this copy and that it may be in violation of copyright - let me try and answer:

- Source of this copy: I have no idea. It was sent to me in pieces by different people.

- Does it violate copyright law? No. The copyright is 1953 and copyright in Canada lasts for 50 years. That was up in 2003. If someone *had* bought the copyright before then and renewed it, it did not show up on a copyright search I did *before* I added these files here.

- If someone did renew and owns the copyright and wants me to take it down: Email me your *proof of copyright ownership* and I will. Please *ask* me, no threats or intimidation.

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PREFACE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PART 1: THE RADIO VALVE

CHAPTE01.PDF INTRODUCTION TO THE RADIO VALVE 1
CHAPTE02.PDF VALVE CHARACTERISTICS 13
CHAPTE03.PDF THE TESTING OF OXIDE-COATED CATHODE HIGH-VACUUM RECEIVING VALVES 68

PART 2: GENERAL THEORY AND COMPONENTS

CHAPTE04.PDF THEORY OF NETWORKS 128
CHAPTE05.PDF TRANSFORMERS AND IRON-CORED INDUCTORS 199
CHAPTE06.PDF MATHEMATICS 254
CHAPTE07.PDF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK 306
CHAPTE08.PDF WAVE MOTION AND THE THEORY OF MODULATION 403
CHAPTE09.PDF TUNED CIRCUITS 407
CHAPTE10.PDF CALCULATION OF INDUCTANCE 429
CHAPTE11.PDF DESIGN OF RADIO FREQUENCY INDUCTORS 450

PART 3: AUDIO FREQUENCIES

CHAPTE12.PDF AUDIO FREQUENCY VOLTAGE AMPLIFIERS 481
CHAPTE13.PDF AUDIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS 544
CHAPTE14.PDF FIDELITY AND DISTORTION 603
CHAPTE15.PDF TONE COMPENSATION AND TONE CONTROL 635
CHAPTE16.PDF VOLUME EXPANSION, COMPRESSION AND LIMITING 679
CHAPTE17.PDF REPRODUCTION FROM RECORDS 701
CHAPTE18.PDF MICROPHONES, PRE-AMPLIFIERS, ATTENUATORS AND MIXERS 775
CHAPTE19.PDF UNITS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF GAIN AND NOISE 806
CHAPTE20.PDF LOUDSPEAKERS 831
CHAPTE21.PDF THE NETWORK BETWEEN THE POWER OUTPUT STAGE AND THE LOUDSPEAKER 880

PART 4: RADIO FREQUENCIES

CHAPTE22.PDF AERIALS AND TRANSMISSION LINES 890
CHAPTE23.PDF RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS 912
CHAPTE24.PDF OSCILLATORS 947
CHAPTE25.PDF FREQUENCY CONVERSION AND TRACKING 962
CHAPTE26.PDF INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS 1020
CHAPTE27.PDF DETECTION AND AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL 1072
CHAPTE28.PDF REFLEX AMPLIFIERS 1140
CHAPTE29.PDF LIMITERS AND AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL 1147

PART 5: RECTIFICATION, REGULATION, FILTERING AND HUM

CHAPTE30.PDF RECTIFICATION 1161
CHAPTE31.PDF FILTERING AND HUM 1192
CHAPTE32.PDF VIBRATOR POWER SUPPLIES 1202
CHAPTE33.PDF CURRENT AND VOLTAGE REGULATORS 1213

PART 6: COMPLETE RECEIVERS

CHAPTE34.PDF TYPES OF A-M RECEIVERS 1223
CHAPTE35.PDF DESIGN OF SUPERHETERODYNE A-M RECEIVERS 1228
CHAPTE36.PDF DESIGN OF F-M RECEIVERS 1287
CHAPTE37.PDF RECEIVER AND AMPLIFIER TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS 1297

PART 7: SUNDRY DATA

CHAPTE38.PDF TABLES, CHARTS AND SUNDRY DATA 1328
INDEX.PDF INDEX 1433
SUPPL.PDF SUPPLEMENT 1475