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Certified Radio-Trician's Course
© 1931, National Radio Institute


Fundamental Principles of Radio

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What is Electricity?
Magnets and Magnetism
Radio Waves
Production of Radio Waves
Tuning a Receiver
From Transmitter to Receiver
Apparatus Used in a Radio Receiver
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The Language of Radio-Tricians
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Photographs, Sketches and Diagrams
Radio Symbols--Radio Diagrams
Tables
Graphs
Equations
Dr. G. E. Ohm's Equation
Formulas
Radio Symbols
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Generation of Electricity
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Generation of Electricity
Static and Dynamic Electricity
Electrostatic Charges
Electron Theory Applied to Charges
Dynamic Electricity
Thermoelectricity
Electricity by Chemical Action
Primary Batteries
A Simple Primary Cell
Quantity of Electricity
Connecting Cells and Batteries
Storage Batteries
The Lead Cell
The Action Occurring in the Lead Cell
The Edison Battery
A. C. Generators
Electromagnetic Induction
D. C. Generators
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Simple Circuits
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Simple Circuits
Conductors and Insulators
Resistance in Conductors
Characteristics of Series Circuits
Characteristics of Parallel Circuits
Radio Circuits
Electrical Measurements
The D. C. Ammeter
The D. C. Voltmeter
A. C. Meters
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Resistance in Simple Circuits
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Resistances in Simple Circuits
Measuring Resistances
Calculating Resistances
Effect of Temperature on Resistances
Power
What Happens When a Resistor is Connected to an A.C. Voltage
Power Lost in a Resistor when Supplied with A.C.
Radio Resistances in Every Day Use
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Radio Coils and How They Work
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Magnetic Effect of Current Flow
Mutual Inductance
Self-Induction
Inductance
The Units of Inductance
Inductance of R.F. Coils
Inductive Reactance
The Effect of Inductance on Phase
Inductance in the Radio Receiver
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Capacity
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Capacity
Action of a Condenser
Charging of a Condenser
Discharging a Condenser
Alternating Current Flow in a Condenser Circuit
Oscillatory Circuits
Measures of Capacity
Dielectric Constant
Capacities in Parallel and in Series
Capacitive Reactance
Phase Relation of Voltage and Current in A.C. Circuits
Resonance
Types of Names of Radio Condensers
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The Vacuum Tube
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The Simple Vacuum Tube
The Effect of Gas in a Tube
The 3-Element Tube
Tube Designation
Tube Bases
The '01A Tube
A.C. Filament Tubes
Power and Rectifier Tubes
Screen Grid Tubes
The Pentode Tube
Uses of the Vacuum Tube
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Radio Transformers and the Principles of Tuning
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Mutual Induction Between Coils
Transformers
The Effect of Mutual Induction on Inductance
Impedance in Series
Resonance
Reactances in Parallel Circuits
Comparison of Series and Parallel Resonance
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How a Three Element Tube Amplifies
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Magnetic Circuits
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Diode as a Rectifier, A-B-C Supplies, Part 1
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Diode as a Rectifier, A-B-C Supplies, Part 2
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Sound
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Triode as an Audio Amplifier
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Triode as an R. F. Amplfier
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Vacuum Tube as an R. F. Detector
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Tetrode, Pentode and Variable Mu Tubes
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Simple Radio Circuits
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R. F. Amplifier Systems
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Oscillators
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Cascade Tuning Filter Theory
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Superheterodyne Principles
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Receiver Performance, Typical Broadcast Receivers
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Photocells and Glow Lamps
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Loudspeakers
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Loudspeakers, Tone and Output Control Devices
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Current Measuring Devices
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Voltage, Resistance and Power Measurements
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Resistance, Capacity, Inductance and Frequency Measurements
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Receiver Refinements
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Short Wave Receivers and Transmitters
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Transmitting Antennas and their Radiation Characteristics
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Design of Power Audio Amplifiers
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A Typical Broadcast Station
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