If you're looking to buy TWO books about RF circuit design, I also recommend Irving Gottlieb's excellent book, which also covers vacuum tube circuits.


Bowick's RF Circuit Design Should Be On Your RF Bookshelf   December 23, 1997
23 out of 24 found this review helpful

An excellent, concise, introduction to RF circuit design. The emphasis is on the practical aspects relating to RF circuit design. The first chapter covers components at RF frequencies, a subject often overlooked by unwary designers. Impedance matching, filters, and an introduction to the Smtih(c) Chart are covered in the text. RF small signal and power amplifier design is also explained. The text does an excellent job of taking the reader from the device data sheet to a practical RF circuit design using concepts developed throughout the book. Technicians and hobbyists as well as engineers may benefit from the book's straight-forward writing style. Bowick has kept the mathematics as simple as possible, one only needs algebra and minimal complex number (covered in appendix) theory understanding to work the many problems and examples. This book is used by several companies specializing in RF circuit design training as a textbook for their introductory classes. A must for anyone who is new to the RF design field and wants to come up-to-speed quickly. I recommend the book highly to all, it has been an invaluable resource for me.


Circuit design explaned   May 25, 2001
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

The book is outstanding in regards to the layout and information it gives. Explaining in great mathematical detail as to why things have happenned in the past and why the great teacher was right when he said " don't touch the copper wires or even think about changing anything you see". looking at an amplifier or RF circuit now makes sense, you will see all the components layed out and understand what bit does what and what you can expect on the test bench and what calculations have taken you to that point.


Students .... buy! buy! buy!.   June 1, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful

After graduating some years ago, I came across this RF Book by bowick. Started reading it in the store ... it was like a novel, didn't want to put it down. As I read through small snippets from each chapter, nostalgic thoughts of my university days came flooding back. Hours spent sitting in lecture theaters wandering WHAT? WHY? HOW? ....

Students, buy this book, easy to read, covers everything (almost), ... wish I had found it years before! .

One thing that really stood out (for me) - why do we have to learn 'Y' and 'S' parameters ? ... he made it clear in one sentance. I've always hated having to learn something without knowning the in's and out's, this book tells you the WHAT! WHY! and HOW!.