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Radio electronics is the sub-field of electrical engineering
Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism....
 concerning itself with the class of electronic
Electronics

Electronics refers to the flow of charge through nonmetal electrical conductor , whereas electrical refers to the flow of charge through metal electrical conductor....
 circuits
Electrical network

An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical elements such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, transmission lines, voltage sources, current sources, and switches....
 which receive or transmit radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 signals.

Typically such circuits must operate at radio frequency
Radio frequency

Radio frequency is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves....
 and power levels, which imposes special constraints on their design. These constraints increase in their importance with higher frequencies. At microwave
Microwave

Microwaves are electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from 1 mm to 1 m, or frequency between 0.3 hertz and 300 GHz....
 frequencies, the reactance of signal trace
Signal trace

In electronics, a signal trace on a printed circuit board is the equivalent of a wire for electrical conduction signal s. Each trace consists of a flat, narrow part of the copper foil that remains after etching....
s becomes a crucial part of the physical layout of the circuit.

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  • For the magazine, see Radio-Electronics
    Radio-Electronics

    Radio-Electronics magazine was published under various titles from 1929 to 2003. Hugo Gernsback started it as Radio-Craft in July 1929....


Radio electronics is the sub-field of electrical engineering
Electrical engineering

Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism....
 concerning itself with the class of electronic
Electronics

Electronics refers to the flow of charge through nonmetal electrical conductor , whereas electrical refers to the flow of charge through metal electrical conductor....
 circuits
Electrical network

An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical elements such as resistors, inductors, capacitors, transmission lines, voltage sources, current sources, and switches....
 which receive or transmit radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 signals.

Typically such circuits must operate at radio frequency
Radio frequency

Radio frequency is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves....
 and power levels, which imposes special constraints on their design. These constraints increase in their importance with higher frequencies. At microwave
Microwave

Microwaves are electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from 1 mm to 1 m, or frequency between 0.3 hertz and 300 GHz....
 frequencies, the reactance of signal trace
Signal trace

In electronics, a signal trace on a printed circuit board is the equivalent of a wire for electrical conduction signal s. Each trace consists of a flat, narrow part of the copper foil that remains after etching....
s becomes a crucial part of the physical layout of the circuit.

List of radio electronics topics:
  • RF
    Radio frequency

    Radio frequency is a frequency or rate of oscillation within the range of about 3 Hz to 300 GHz. This range corresponds to frequency of alternating current electrical signals used to produce and detect radio waves....
     oscillators: PLL, VCO
    VCO

    VCO may refer to::* voltage-controlled oscillator an electronic component* Voluntary and Community Organisations - Organisations in the UK Voluntary sector...
  • Transmitter
    Transmitter

    For biologic transmitters, see transmitter substance.A transmitter is an Electronics machine which, usually with the aid of an antenna , propagates an electromagnetic radiation Signalling such as radio, television, or other telecommunications....
    s, Transmission line
    Transmission line

    A transmission line is the material Transmission medium or structure that forms all or part of a Course from one place to another for directing the transmission of energy, such as electromagnetic waves or acoustic waves, as well as electric power transmission....
    s, RF connector
    RF connector

    An RF connector is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range.RF connectors are typically used with coaxial cables and are designed to maintain the shielding that the coaxial design offers....
    s,
  • Antennas, Antenna theory, List of antenna terms
  • Receivers, Tuner
    Tuner

    Tuner may refer to:* Someone or something which adjusts or configures a mechanical, electronic, or musical device* Antenna tuner, a device to adjust the resonance frequency of an antenna or transmission line...
    s
  • Amplifier
    Electronic amplifier

    An electronic amplifier is a device for increasing the Power and/or amplitude of a Signal . It does this by taking energy from a power supply and controlling the output to match the input signal shape but with a larger amplitude....
    s
  • Modulators, demodulators, detector
    Detector (radio)

    A detector is a device that recovers information of interest contained in a modulated wave. The term dates from the early days of radio when all transmissions were in Morse Code, and it was only necessary to detect the presence of a radio wave using a device such as a coherer without necessarily making it audible....
    s
  • RF filter
    Electronic filter

    Electronic filters are electronic circuits which perform signal processing functions, specifically to remove unwanted frequency components from the signal and/or to enhance wanted ones....
    s
  • RF shielding, Ground plane
    Ground plane

    In electrical engineering, a ground plane is an electrically Electrical conductor....
  • PCB layout guidelines
  • DSSS, Noise power
    Noise power

    In telecommunication, the term noise power has the following meanings:# The measured total noise per Bandwidth unit at the input or output of a device when the signal is not present....
  • Digital radio
    Digital radio

    Digital radio describes radio technologies which carry information as a digital signal, by means of a digital modulation method. The most common meaning is digital audio broadcasting technologies, but the topic may also cover TV broadcasting as well as many two-way digital wireless communication technologies....


See also

  • Radio propagation
    Radio propagation

    Radio propagation is a term used to explain how radio waves behave when they are transmitted, or are wave propagation from one point on the Earth to another....
  • Electronic test equipment
    Electronic test equipment

    Electronic test equipment is used to create signals and capture responses from electronic Devices Under Test . In this way, the proper operation of the DUT can be proven or faults in the device can be traced and repaired....
  • Lumped element model
    Lumped element model

    In general, the lumped component model is a way of simplifying the behaviour of spatially distributed systems into a topology consisting of discrete entities that approximate the behaviour of the distributed system under certain assumptions....
    , SPICE
    Spice

    A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, leaf, or vegetable used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavor, color, or as a preservative that kills harmful bacteria or prevents their growth....