Certification Corner

Transconductance, Anyone?
12.22.2009
Our latest puzzler in Certification Corner More

Stress Can be a Killer for Diodes as Well as Engineers
8.27.2009
Quiz yourself with the latest question in Buc's Certification Corner More

Working With Transformers? Keep an Eye on Phase
6.29.2009
When combining transformer voltages (or any voltage actually), polarity is important. More

Know How Long Before Shutdown
4.20.2009
Certification Corner: Try Your Hand at This Question More

The Case of the Mysterious Circuit Breaker
3.6.2009
Sometimes it trips, sometimes it doesn't More

Keep a Close Eye on Tower Documents
12.16.2008
In a strange twist of regulations, the Federal Aviation Administration can only recommend tower lighting and marking (L&M). However, the Federal Communications Commission can require it from radio stations. More

Gain Insight Into Op-Amp Circuits
10.15.2008
The operational amplifier (op-amp) is a high performance gain device with essentially linear qualities. More

Op-Amps Are Used Widely in Broadcast Circuits
10.15.2008
A Primer Into the Ubiquitous Operational Amplifier. More

What Do You Do With a Static Drain Coil?
8.19.2008
The problem we have before us is to attenuate in intensity the static charges, either around the tower before a discharge or after high voltage is induced into the system when lightning strikes, and in unique cases where a static charge build-up is developed by wind driven dust or sand. More

So, You Think You Know the Decibel ...
7.7.2008
One of my most learned mentors advised me to think that life is linear but nature is logarithmic; and he is right. More

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