A great deal has changed since Chris Bowick’s RF Circuit Design was first published, some 25 years ago. In fact, we could just
say that the RF industry has changed quite a bit since the days of Marconi and Tesla—both technological visionaries woven into
the fabric of history as the men who enabled radio communications. Who could have envisioned that their innovations in the late
1800’s would lay the groundwork for the eventual creation of the radio—a key component in all mobile and portable communications
systems that exist today? Or, that their contributions would one day lead to such a compelling array of RF applications, ranging
from radar to the cordless telephone and everything in between. Today, the radio stands as the backbone of the wireless industry.
It is in virtually every wireless device, whether a cellular phone, measurement/instrumentation system used in manufacturing, satellite
communications system, television or the WLAN.
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