When I was designing cell phones, my boss recommended this book:
"RF Circuit Design", Chris Bowick
ISBN: 0750699469

It is an excellent book, not a "doorstop" book, but it has all the
right information. (in my experience, thin books are nearly always
better than thick ones)

The ARRL handbooks used to be excellent and full of practical
information.  I don't know if this is still the case.  When I was a
kid, I taught myself a lot reading the old ARRL books in the library.

Sometimes "wireless" is code for designing cell-phone-like systems
with multiple towers, handoffs, and things like that.  At least that's
how it appears to be used in the professional literature and in the
"wireless communications" course I took during my MSEE.

Regards,
Mark
markrages@gmail

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 10:59:33 -0500, Eisermann, Phil [Ridg/CO]
<peiserma@ridgid.com> wrote:
> Can anyone comment on the suitability of these two books:
> 
> Alan Bensky "Short-Range Wireless Communication"
> Cotter Sayre "Complete Wireless Design"
> 
> I had the obligatory EM Fields course in college years
> ago, now I need to actually use this knowledge. I need
> an intro-level text for RF communication, but not a
> 'cookbook' The goal is to educate myself on the
> fundamentals and slowly fill in the gaps. Currently my
> only real option is to use off-the-shelf modules; I wish
> to be free of this constraint. Any other book or web
> recommendations are of course welcome.
> 
> thanks!
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