Short-wave Manual: A Treatise on the Design, Construction, Operation and Adjustment of Short- and Ultra-short-wave Receivers, Aerials and Equipment, with Designs for Eight Short-wave ReceiversFrederick James Camm |
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SHORT WAVES | 9 |
OPERATING YOUR FIRST SHORTWAVER | 14 |
BANDSPREAD TUNING | 18 |
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adjustment aerial coil aerial system amateur amplification anode arrangement B'casting band band-spread Bandoeng baseboard Broadcasting House Bulgin by-pass calibration capacity chassis circuit coil components conductor connected construction coupling Cuba dah dah dah dit dah dit dah Daventry detector stage detector valve dial diameter dit dit dit down-lead Dubilier earth Eddystone efficiency EIAR electrical enamelled wire experimenter filter fixed condenser former frequency grid coil H.F. choke H.F. stage Habana India Radio insulated kc/s length maximum megohm meter method metres mmfd mounted obtained ohm 1 watt ohms operation oscillator output p.m. Addr p.m. Daily panel pentode position potentiometer quench reaction condenser reception reflector Relays resistance screen selectivity short waves short-wave short-wave receiver shown in Fig signal strength slow-motion socket stations suitable superhet switch tapped terminal Trans transformer tuning condenser tuning range turns two-valve ultra-short-wave valveholder variable condenser watt resistor waveband wavelength whilst winding wire WPIT