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Radiotron Designers Handbook (4th edition)

The 1952 Radiotron Designers Handbook (4th edition, "The fat red book") is considered the authority for tube buffs and designers. The following is, as far as I know, complete. If there are omissions, please let me know or send them to me so I can add it here.
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PREFACE & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PART 1: THE RADIO VALVE

CHAPTR01.PDF INTRODUCTION TO THE RADIO VALVE 1
CHAPTR02.PDF VALVE CHARACTERISTICS 13
CHAPTR03.PDF THE TESTING OF OXIDE-COATED CATHODE HIGH-VACUUM RECEIVING VALVES 68

PART 2: GENERAL THEORY AND COMPONENTS

CHAPTR04.PDF THEORY OF NETWORKS 128
CHAPTR05.PDF TRANSFORMERS AND IRON-CORED INDUCTORS 199
CHAPTR06.PDF MATHEMATICS 254
CHAPTR07.PDF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK 306
CHAPTR08.PDF WAVE MOTION AND THE THEORY OF MODULATION 403
CHAPTR09.PDF TUNED CIRCUITS 407
CHAPTR10.PDF CALCULATION OF INDUCTANCE 429
CHAPTR11.PDF DESIGN OF RADIO FREQUENCY INDUCTORS 450

PART 3: AUDIO FREQUENCIES

CHAPTR12.PDF AUDIO FREQUENCY VOLTAGE AMPLIFIERS 481
CHAPTR13.PDF AUDIO FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIERS 544
CHAPTR14.PDF FIDELITY AND DISTORTION 603
CHAPTR15.PDF TONE COMPENSATION AND TONE CONTROL 635
CHAPTR16.PDF VOLUME EXPANSION, COMPRESSION AND LIMITING 679
CHAPTR17.PDF REPRODUCTION FROM RECORDS 701
CHAPTR18.PDF MICROPHONES, PRE-AMPLIFIERS, ATTENUATORS AND MIXERS 775
CHAPTR19.PDF UNITS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF GAIN AND NOISE 806
CHAPTR20.PDF LOUDSPEAKERS 831
CHAPTR21.PDF THE NETWORK BETWEEN THE POWER OUTPUT STAGE AND THE LOUDSPEAKER 880

PART 4: RADIO FREQUENCIES

CHAPTR22.PDF AERIALS AND TRANSMISSION LINES 890
CHAPTR23.PDF RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS 912
CHAPTR24.PDF OSCILLATORS 947
CHAPTR25.PDF FREQUENCY CONVERSION AND TRACKING 962
CHAPTR26.PDF INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS 1020
CHAPTR27.PDF DETECTION AND AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL 1072
CHAPTR28.PDF REFLEX AMPLIFIERS 1140
CHAPTR29.PDF LIMITERS AND AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY CONTROL 1147

PART 5: RECTIFICATION, REGULATION, FILTERING AND HUM

CHAPTR30.PDF RECTIFICATION 1161
CHAPTR31.PDF FILTERING AND HUM 1192
CHAPTR32.PDF VIBRATOR POWER SUPPLIES 1202
CHAPTR33.PDF CURRENT AND VOLTAGE REGULATORS 1213

PART 6: COMPLETE RECEIVERS

CHAPTR34.PDF TYPES OF A-M RECEIVERS 1223
CHAPTR35.PDF DESIGN OF SUPERHETERODYNE A-M RECEIVERS 1228
CHAPTR36.PDF DESIGN OF F-M RECEIVERS 1287
CHAPTR37.PDF RECEIVER AND AMPLIFIER TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS 1297

PART 7: SUNDRY DATA

CHAPTR38.PDF TABLES, CHARTS AND SUNDRY DATA 1328
INDEX.PDF INDEX 1433
SUPPL.PDF SUPPLEMENT 1475

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