Cat. No. 276-5015 foi : ||| Engineer’s Mini-Notebook Communications Projects | ll Hill | | Forrest M. Mims Ill 27-5015 Radie ShackCIRCUIT SYMBOLS we se Fe Feo VARLAE FIKED — foLaRIZED abnste “SebiotoR CABReron Sabneroe “oe @) RecviFUER/ ZENER PNe nen Diode, DIODE —TRANSLETOR TRANSISTIR SAR PHOTO PrigTO™ LED CELL RESISTOR TRANSISTOR SRY ao 7 4 A ee Se ad s = Gx WS = PIEZO~ Q & she ees ENG NEER gi MINI NOTEBOOK COMMUNICATIONS. = PROTECTS LABS Hae FORREST OM. MIMS jatt CONTRIBUTING | EDITOR 1 MODERN. ELECTRONICS. rr FIRST) EDITION i TARO PRINTING = t8a0 Ik BILLCONCEPTS TY BOOK CROPYRIGHT @ "1987 BY FORREST MM. MINS, TT ALE RIGHTS. RESERVED PRINTED IN THE INCHED STATES be aMRICA[TAs goog eubes. Svan ARD. -APRLICATION EiRGaITS oud —clawies DESIGNED fy. THE AUTAdR. EACH CIRGIT. Was. ASSEHOLED AND. Tescep By THe -AurHam AS TRE. SpoK. WAS CT UpeUEUpecd. AMER. «HE Goox WAS CouPlETED, | “Tine AUmog Seassanscco pact cinwie me D GHECK. FOR ERBORS. 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LiGHY DeTECtoRs LIGHTWAVE. SYSTENG FREE SPACE LINKS OPTICAL FIBER LINKS ELECTRONIC PHOLOPHONE, foe LIGHTWRVE CODE TRANSMITTERS, LIGKTWAVE CODE RECEIERS, FLASHLIGHT. VOICE TRANSMTTERS. GENERAL PURFOSE RECEIVERS, AM HIGATAKIE, TRANSIT TER ANULIGHTWAVE RECEIVER. | PEM. LIGHTWAVE) TRANSMITTER PEM LICHTWAVE RECEIVER |ERD ° GOMAIMLN CATIONS. LC nepiugtion OE [AMATEUR RADIO 4 EIMZENG BAND Rabo lS) Bobe RECEIVER BASICS SIMPLE RE TUNING COWL.) SIMPLE Globe FecEIVES 1 RECEIVER WITH AMPLIFIER: 100.) SHORTWAVE LISTENING i CRHOREMAYE RADIO <1) ANTENNAS POET “COUENTENNS GAREY t [UBASIG RADIO TRANSMITTEMS NRANSISTOR RF TRANSMITTSE. Kone TRAVSMTTER Tt NOIGE TRANSMITTER “RUTOMATIC TONE TRANSUITTER REG REGULATIONS GOUNG FURTHER a ~prsToRICAL Mit ESTONES._ f JO5¢—Smiver Ce nonce onan TELE Ce ADA. 1520 ALEXANDER BRAMAN BALL iN VEUTS, TELEPHONE, LBRO are xadnea casio SELL nlvENts PhoTOOHONE, {@BO- PhoroMONs sTHE TO). TALS. Wwlee Bee PeévenT. WOWANTED. OScILCATION. Foie. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEE. 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