This book fulfills the needs of engineers and technicians who specify, procure, design, develop, test, manufacture, operate and service tubes, power supply/modulators and complete transmitters for radar, ECM and communications and broadcast systems. The material in the book is also applicable to microwave transmitters for scientific applications.

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Springer Verlag GmbH
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Part I: Introduction. Introduction. Transmitters in systems. Transmitter topologies. Part II: Linear beam tubes. TWT - detailed principle of operation. Klystron - detailed principle of operation. Part III: Crossed field tubes. Magnetron - detailed principle of operation. CFA - detailed principle of operation. Part IV: HVPS and modulator. The high voltage power supply. The modulator. Methods of construction for high voltage operation. HVPS and modulator reliability. Part V: Integrating the tube with the HVPS and modulator. Interfacing the tube(s) with the HVPS and modulator. RF circuit elements. Transmitter specification and design examples. Transmitter test and measurement. Cooling. Hazards. List of abbreviations. Index.