Basic Electronics; Navy Training Courses NAVPERS 10087

The format is approximately 5 inches by 7.75 inches. v, [3], 728 pages. Illustrated front cover. Illustrations (including drawings). Tables. Formulae. Appendix I. Answers to Quizzes. Appendix II. Electronic color coding and symbols. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling. Pencil notation inside front cover. A couple pages have creases. The contents include Tuned Circuits; Operating Principles of the Electron Tube; Power Supplies for Electronic Equipment; Introduction to Electron-Tube Amplifiers; Electron-Tube Amplifiers; Audio Power Amplifiers; Oscillators; Modulations and Demodulation; Transmitters; Transmission Lines; Antennas and Propagation; Elementary Communication Receivers; Electronic Test Equipment; and Introduction to Radar. This reflects the state of knowlege, the state-of-the-art, and standard training as the time the United States Navy was commencing increased operations in Southeast Asia, and in the area of Vietnam in particular. Basic Electronics, is written for men and women of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve whose duties require them to have a knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics. Electronics concerns itself with the emission, behavior, and effect of electrons in vacuums, gases, and semiconductors. Technically speaking, electronics is a broad term extending into many fields of endeavor. Today, electronics projects itself into Navy life at every turn. It facilitates a means of rapid communications, navigates ships, helps control engineering plants, aims guns, drops bombs, and perform logistic functions. It is, therefore, important to become well informed in all areas of basic electronics in order to be able to qualify for any of the many applicable rates or ratings. The coverage of basic electronics principles is presented.…