1. Applications of RF technology / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 2. Electromagnetic spectrum / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 3. Amplitude modulation / Robert Kubichek -- 4. Frequency modulation / Ken Seymour -- 5. Pulse modulation / Rodger E. Ziemer -- 6. Digital modulation / Rodger E. Ziemer -- 7. High-power vacuum devices / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 8. Microwave vacuum devices / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 9. Bipolar junction and junction field-effect transistors / Sidney Soclof -- 10. Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor / John R. Brews -- 11. Solid-state amplifiers / Timothy P. Hulick -- 12. Coaxial transmission lines / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 13. Waveguide / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 14. RF combiner and diplexer systems / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 15. Radio wave propagation / Gerhard J. Straub -- 16. Antenna principles / Pingjuan L. Werner, Anthony J. Ferraro, and Douglas H. Werner -- 17. Practical antenna systems / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 18. Preventing RF system failures / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 19. Troubleshooting RF equipment / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 20. RF voltage and power measurement / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 21. Spectrum analysis / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 22. Testing coaxial transmission line / Jerry C. Whitaker -- 23. Safety issues for RF systems / Jerry C. Whitaker.