Radio Instruments and Measurements

Excerpt from Radio Instruments and Measurements: Issued March 23, 1918 In the rapid growth of radio communication, the appliances and methods used have undergone frequent and radical changes. In this growth, progress has been made largely by new inventions and by the use of greater power, and comparatively little attention paid to refinements of measurement. In consequence the methods and instruments of measurement peculiar to radio science have developed slowly and have not yet been carried to a point where they are as accurate or as well standardized as other electrical measurements. This circular presents information regarding the more important instruments and measurements actually used in radio work. It is hoped that the treatment will be of interest and value to Government officers, radio engineers, and others, notwithstanding the subject is not completely covered. Many of the matters dealt with are or have been under investigation in the laboratories of this Bureau and are not treated in previously existing publications. No attempt is made in this circular to deal with the operation of apparatus in sending and receiving. It is hoped to deal with such apparatus in a future circular. The present circular will be revised from time to time, in order to supplement the information given and to keep pace with progress. The Bureau will greatly appreciate suggestions from those who use the publication for improvements or changes which would make it more useful in military or other service. The methods, formulas, and data used in radio work can not be properly understood or effectively used without a knowledge of the principles on which they are based. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.