Principles of Radio Communications

This book introduces the principles which are common to all forms of radio based communications systems. Radio communications has seen an explosive growth over the past few years, including developments such as mobile voice and data applications. Certain communication principles remain fundamental to all these developments and they are detailed here: from the principles of radiowave propagation to components and applications such as antennas and microwave.





Fraidoon Mazda has held various senior technical management posts within the electronics and telecommunications industries and is currently Technical Manager at Nortel. He has written eight books and been translated into four languages. In addition he has edited the Electronics Engineer's Reference Book and the Telecommunications Engineer's Reference Book, both published by Butterworth-Heinemann.



a detailed analysis of current theory and practice in telecommunications
handy pocket sized reference sources ideal for on the job use
illustrations, glossaries, diagrams and tables aid understanding