My selection
Here are gathered the books that allowed me to better understand the operation of vintage radios. You will find theoretical and technical works dating from the era of tubes, but also more recent works on electronics, physics, or mathematics that allow the design of test equipment or the development of calculation programs whose primary use is not related to vintage radios. Some of them are still published and therefore available. For the others, you need to visit vintage radio fairs or make requests on specialized forums: forum.retrotechnique.org, archives.doctsf.com, annonces.retrotechnique.org, tubebooks.org, etc...CRC - Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - 44th (1962)
Contents:
An excerpt of the radio formulas here (150Kb)
- Mathematical tables
- Properties and physical constants
- General chemical tables
- Specific gravity and properties of matter
- Heat
- Hygrometric and barometric tables
- Electricity and magnetism
- Sound.
- light.
- Quantities and units.
- Miscellaneous.
- ...
- Radio formulae
- ...
This is the reference in terms of data. Warning! Radio formulas have disappeared from versions after the 44th edition
An excerpt of the radio formulas here (150Kb)
W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, B.P. Flannery - Numerical Recipes in C. (1997)
Contents:
Details here (113Kb)
- Preliminaries
- Solution of Linear Algebraic Equations
- Interpolation and Extrapolation
- Integration of Functions
- Evaluation of Functions
- Special Functions
- Random Numbers
- Sorting
- Root Finding and Nonlinear Sets of Equations
- Minimization or Maximization of Functions
- Eigensystems
- Fast Fourier Transform
- Fourier and Spectral Applications
- Statistical Description of Data
- Modeling of Data
- Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations
- Two Point Boundary Value Problems
- Integral Equations and Inverse Theory
- Partial Differential Equations
- Less-Numerical Algorithms
Useful for the implementation (programming) of models for calculating mutual inductance.
Details here (113Kb)
SAMS - Reference Data for Engineers : Radio, Electronics (1985)
Contents:
A 1956 version (4th) on P. Millet's website (14 Mb)
- Frequency data
- Units, constants, and conversion factors
- Properties of materials
- Components
- Fundamentals of networks
- Filters, image-parameter design
- Filters, modern-network-theory design
- Filters, simple bandpass design
- Attenuators
- Bridges and impedance measurements
- Iron-core transformers and reactors
- Rectifiers and filters
- Magnetic amplifiers
- Feedback control systems
- Electron tubes
- Electron-tube circuits
- Semiconductors and transistors
- Transistor circuits
- Modulation
- Transmission lines
- Waveguides and resonators
- Scattering matrixes
- Antennas
- Radio-wave propagation
- Radio noise and interference
- Broadcasting
- Radar fundamentals
- Wire transmssion
- Electroacoustics
- Digital computers
- Nuclear physics
- Miscellaneous data
- Information theory
- Probability and statistics
- Fourier waveform analysis
- Maxwell's equations
- Mathematical formulas
- Mathematical tables
Numerous useful data in electronics.
A 1956 version (4th) on P. Millet's website (14 Mb)
P.W. Tuinenga - SPICE.(1995)
Contents:
The author explains how to use PSpice to solve common problems in electricity and electronics: the analysis of DC operation, transfer functions, frequency response, two-port networks (including S parameters), closed-loop gain (allowing measurement of gain margin and phase margin of a circuit), as well as time analysis. The models of active components are also described. Numerous detailed examples allow understanding how to generalize a circuit block and set the value of components using parameters, functions, and values defined by formulas. In addition, they illustrate how to simplify the use of the Probe graphical postprocessor, using macro instructions. Finally, the book includes a complete circuit example, with its input files and simulation results.
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- DC Operation
- DC Sensitivity
- DC Sweep
- Transfer Function
- Frequency Response
- Two-Port Network Analysis
- Loop Gain Analysis
- Feedback Control Analysis
- Noise Analysis
- Transient Response
- Distortion and Spectral Analysis
- Device Models
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Sensitivity Analysis and "Worst-Case" Prediction
- Active Devices
- Appendix A: An Example Circuit
- Appendix B: Abridged Summary of PSpice Statements
- Appendix C: Abridged Summary of PSpice Devices
- Appendix D: Using the Control Shell, Probe, and the Stimulus Editor
A reference on the Spice simulation tool.
The author explains how to use PSpice to solve common problems in electricity and electronics: the analysis of DC operation, transfer functions, frequency response, two-port networks (including S parameters), closed-loop gain (allowing measurement of gain margin and phase margin of a circuit), as well as time analysis. The models of active components are also described. Numerous detailed examples allow understanding how to generalize a circuit block and set the value of components using parameters, functions, and values defined by formulas. In addition, they illustrate how to simplify the use of the Probe graphical postprocessor, using macro instructions. Finally, the book includes a complete circuit example, with its input files and simulation results.
Milton Abramowitz - Handbook of Mathematical Functions.(1970)
Contents:
- Mathematical Constants. (David S. Liepman)
- Physical Constants and Conversion Factors (A. G. McNish)
- Elementary Analytical Methods. (Milton Abramowitz)
- Elementary Transcendental Functions, Logarithmic, Exponential, Circular and Hyperbolic Functions (Ruth Zucker)
- Exponential Integral and Related Functions (Walter Gautschi and William F. Cahill)
- Gamma Function and Related Functions (Philip J. Davis)
- Error Function and Fresnel Integrals. (Walter Gautschi)
- Legen dre Functions. (Irene A. Stegun)
- Bessel Functions of Integer Order. (F. W. J. Olver)
- Bessel Functions of Fractional Order (H. A. Antobiewicz)
- Integrals of Bessel Functions. (Yudell L. Luke)
- Struve Functions and Related Functions (Milton Abramowitz)
- Confluent Hypergeometric Functions. (Lucy Joan Slater)
- Coulomb Wave Functions (Milton Abramowitz)
- Hypergeometric Functions (Fritz Oberhettinger)
- Jacobian Elliptic Functions and Theta Functions (L. M. Milne-Thomson)
- Elliptic Integrals (L. M. Milne-Thomson)
- Weierstrass Elliptic and Related Functions. (Thomas H. Southard)
- Parabolic Cylinder Functions. (J. C. P. Miller)
- Mathieu Functions. (Gertrude Blanch)
- Spheroidal Wave Functions (Arnold N. Lowan)
- Orthogonal Polynomials. (Urs W. Hochstrasser)
- Bernoulli and Euler Polynomials, Riemann Zeta Function (Emilie V. Haynsworth and Karl Goldberg)
- Combinatorial Analysis. (K. Goldberg, M. Newman and E. Haynsworth)
- Numerical Interpolation, Differentiation and Integration. (Philip J. Davis and Ivan Polonsky)
- Probability Functions (Marvin Zelen and Norman C. Severo)
- Miscellaneous Functions. (Irene A. Stegun)
- Scales of Notation (S. Peavy and A. Schopp)
- Laplace Transforms.
Numerical tables and methods for constructing the coefficients of orthogonal polynomials used in the approximate calculation of mutual inductances.
