Other books that cover radio fundamentals?

[guitar_199]

I know about Lou Franklin's book/books and am currently waiting on a return email from him to make sure that I can go ahead and order from him..... butIs anyone aware of any other books in the landscape that instruct the reader on how communications radio circuits work? Sort of "from the beginning". I don't think I really need "all the way back" but it wouldn't hurt to have it on hand. Just generally how RF amps, IF mixers, AGC, detection( AM, SSB, FM...) work... how mixers create the target frequency and then passing it out through to the finals..... and, again, sort of textbook style?

Would be neat if it focussed on solid state mobile radios. I have seen quite a few that cover tube technology... but would like to see something on how you handle the functions with solid state?

Thanks in advance...
Bob

 

[loosecannon]

I'm about to make your day.

check this out: http://www.arrl.org/first-steps-in-radio

Pretty much anything written by Doug Demaw is going to be informative and he has a great writing style IMO.
LC

 

[S&W357]

Made my day also. I just "Bookmarked" that link.

 

[guitar_199]

Oooooooooo lookie here at all of this!!!!!

Thank you much!

I'm about to make your day.

check this out: http://www.arrl.org/first-steps-in-radio

Pretty much anything written by Doug Demaw is going to be informative and he has a great writing style IMO.
LC

 

[red97k1500]

Yes thank you, I still remember taking the practice tests on qrz to get my ticket back in 2012... then again in 2013 to upgrade to general. But this is the kind of theory that I should have/ still need to study, and the best part is it’s free. I feel like the Lou franklin books are very expensive. I will be the first to admit that I’m no expert. But I feel like this is, what a lot of people have been looking for.