FCC License Study Materials

Time to clean out our book library of old - slow-moving - discontinued and rare books.
We have marked the prices down about 50%. All sales are of course subject to stock on hand.

CRYSTAL SET PROJECTS: 15 Radio Projects You Can Build
Crystal Set Projects is a collection of radio projects that won a recent building contest run by the Xtal Set Society. Included are step-by-step instructions so you can build and design your own Xtal sets no matter what your background in electronics. The projects are of various designs and difficulty so that everyone can learn something. 6x9 paperback, 160pp.
98X010 $14.95 each 

WinRef 98-95
A Shirt Pocket Reference. An easy to use and comprehensive reference for BOTH Windows 98 and 95. A perfect training tool. Great for upgrading from Windows 95 to 98. 3.25" x 5.125", 576 pages.
20X002 $4.95 each Now $2.95 

POCKET REFERENCES
POCKET PC REF - hundreds of pages of hard-to-find information for IBM PCs and compatibles, including seventy pages of hard drive listings. Best of all, it fits in your shirt pocket (3.2" x 5.4" x 0.4").
92U011 $4.95 each  Now $2.95

PART THREE: By Schaay. Part 3 of the series dealing with military and affiliated radio communications on short-wave. This part completes the vast overall frequency list of U.S. military services from 8.993MHz to 27.944MHz. 78 pages.
92X011 Was $12.95 now only $6.95 

SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Serial Communications©  is a comprehensive advanced level book which details various methods for implementing serial communications between a Microchip PIC® microcontroller and an external device. Asynchronous serial communications is covered both by using an on-chip USART and by bit-bang  methods. The RS-232 standard is explained. A discussion of synchronous serial  communications includes the I2C (Philips Semiconductors), SPI (Motorola) and Microwire (National  Semiconductor) protocols. The Dallas Semiconductor 1-Wire bus is described. Many code examples are included as  modules which will provide the basis for the reader's own PIC microcontroller applications. By Roger Stevens (8½ x 11 format, 566 pages). Wt. 4.6 Lb
23X001 $49.95 each

"Serial PIC'n" ©  is a comprehensive book which details various methods for implementing serial communications between a Microchip PIC microcontroller and an external device. Asynchronous serial communications is covered both by using an on-chip USART and by bit-bang methods. The RS-232 standard is explained. A discussion of synchronous serial communications includes the I²C (Philips Semiconductors), SPI (Motorola) and Microwire (National Semiconductor) protocols. The Dallas Semiconductor 1-Wire bus is described. Many code examples are included as modules which will provide the basis for the reader's own PIC microcontroller applications. By Roger Stevens (8-1/2 x 11", 520 pages).

20X005 $49.95 Closeout Price $35.00

Son of TESLA COIL
By George Trinkhaus. Build a Tesla lighting plant! "I have made the
discovery that an electrical current of small period and very high potential may be utilized economically and practically to great advantage in the production of light." Tesla in an 1891 patent, page 11. 8.5x7, 28 pp. softbound. 20X003 $7.75 each 

MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS: Another Lost Technology

By the U.S. Navy (1951), edited by G. Trinkhaus. "Electronics engineers are now forced to concede recognition of the magnetic amplifier, as it has demonstrated its value beyond question in many fields previously dominated by electron tubes." 5 1/2 x 8 1/2,  20pp. Paper
20X004 $7.75

Radio Astronomy Projects,
2nd Edition by William Lonc
This is the book many of you have been waiting for! Professor Lonc has updated and expanded his how to book of radio astronomy experimentation. This is a book for beginners and experienced amateur radio radio astronomers and teachers. Classic principles are explained in clear non-mathematical language. Most of the projects are from off-the-shelf and surplus items in the VHF through microwave range.
23X005    $24.00

The Radio-Sky CDROM I

Michael Discovers the Magnet (DVD)

In this educational video a schoolboy discovers magnets. His curiosity leads him to discover many properties of magnetism. He learns to take advantage of many useful properties of magnets and ultimately put on a 'magic show' for his classmates. This is a primer; science 1A is not a prerequisite
for this video DVD.
04X001 $19.95

CRYSTAL SET PROJECTS:
15 Radio Set Projects You Can Build
Crystal Set Projects is a collection of radio projects that won a recent building contest run by the Crystal Set Society. Included are step-by-step instructions so you can build and design your own crystal sets no matter what your background in electronics. The projects are of various designs and difficulty so that everyone can learn something. 6" x 9" paperback, 160 pp.
97X009 14.95 each 

MUSCLE WIRE PROJECT BOOK
Now Shipping - New 3rd Edition

"If you’re interested in lightweight robot muscles, check this book out immediately!"
- Robot Explorer Newsletter

"A comprehensive, practical and clearly written user’s manual."
- Computer Craft Magazine

 Presenting everything you need to successfully design, build, and operate devices with Muscle Wires - amazing nickel-titanium filaments that actually contract when electrically powered and lift thousands of times their own weight.

Topics include:

Basic lever action, ratchets and latches, model railroad crossing, AC power circuit, solar power circuit, paper airplane launcher, life-like butterfly, rubber tube "flexi", proportional control, radio control interface, programmable multiple wire controller & serial port interface, PC parallel port interface and much more. Boris the six-legged motorless miniature walking machine.

EXPLORE - Get the facts behind the unusual properties of Muscle Wires. Study their uses in heat engines, industrial, medical and aerospace applications, electronic and mechanical devices, prosthetic limbs, robotics, virtual reality systems, products and more.

LEARN - Get the essential Dos and Don’ts of designing, constructing and powering Muscle Wires devices. Take best advantage of their small sizes and amazing strengths. Discover essential tricks and secrets to getting maximum performance and lifetimes from your applications.

BUILD - Create dozens of devices from simple levers to multi- action robots. Get detailed instructions for fifteen hands-on projects (from simple lever mechanisms, to Boris, the six legged motorless walking machine), plus sources for wires, materials, electronic components, and software. Develop your own Muscle Wire projects for:

• Model Railroads
• Custom Electronic Devices
• Science Fair Projects
• Radio Control Vehicles
• Computer-controlled Systems
• Animated Models
• Ultra-small Machines & Robots
• Movie Effects

A complete and concise reference guide for engineers, designers, experimenters, students, and anyone interested in motorless Muscle Wire motion! Ages 10 and up. Soft cover, 128 pages.

3-133 $17.95 

Antennas and Techniques for LOW-BAND DX-ING
By John Devoldere, ON4UN. 400 pages of good information on long distance antennas and operating practices.
95X006 $20.00 each 

RADIOS THAT WORK FOR FREE By K. E. Edwards
A "how to" Book for all ages. This is a the most comprehensive work of its kind. Not only does the reader get a new hobby but the skills necessary to continue in a science and art that needs revival. The projects can be built by the novice with assured success. Also all the projects are especially adapted for "kitchen table construction." For those who have been waiting for something to fill their hands and to stimulate their minds, their search is over. Years of research and countless hours of experimentation have been accumulated to provide this broad base for the beginner. You will fill many hours building, listening and experimenting with "Radios That Work For Free." 162pp paper.
99X003 $12.95 

TESLA COIL
By George Trinkaus, new Third Edition
Invented by Nikola Tesla back in 1891, the tesla coil can boost power from a wall socket or battery to millions of high-frequency Volts. In this booklet, the only systematic treatment of the tesla coil for the electrical non-expert, you'll find a wealth of information on one of the best-kept secrets of electric technology, plus all the facts you need to build a tesla coil on any scale. And you can build one out of everyday stuff; the coil shown features a beer-bottle capacitor. A well-tuned coil's output is harmless but can perform amazing tasks. Light your home, farm, or ranch at a fraction of the usual cost. Disinfect water Build a powerful radio transmitter. Learn about the souped-up tesla coil called the magnifying transmitter and how tesla envisioned its use for wireless electric power and global communications.
96X004 $7.75 

RADIO TESLA: The Secret of Tesla's Radio and Wireless Power
by George Trinkaus
In clear English, 66 illustrations, and a minimum of math, this booklet details the peculiar radio technology of Nikola Tesla. Early elemental radio devices like Tesla's are fascinating and worthy of study because they remind us that powerful radio technologies can be so simple and accessible. Tesla's transmitters produced high-voltage, sudden-pulse disturbances conducted through the earth at low frequencies. His radio is as taboo in official science as his wireless power, which works on the very same principles. Tesla said the radio physics of Hertz, still in vogue, was an "aberration," a "fiction." Modern radio took a lot from Tesla, but what did it ignore? Also in these pages: spark reconsidered, grounding rediscovered, low frequency revived, lament on solid state, underground radio, license-free radio, the suppression of amateur radio, carrier-current radio, radio-free energy.…
96X002 $7.75 each
 

TESLA: The Lost Inventions
By George Trinkaus
Here are the suppressed inventions of Nikola Tesla all in one place rendered in clear English and in 42 illustrations. Tesla was famous at the turn of the century for inventing the alternative-current system still in use today. But his later inventions, documented in some 30 U.S. patents between 1890 and 1921, have never been utilized as Tesla intended despite their obvious potential for advancing in fundamental ways the technology of modern civilization. Among these lost inventions: the disk-turbine rotary engine, the tesla-coil electric energy magnifier, high-frequency lighting systems, the magnifying transmitter, wireless power, and the free-energy receiver.
96X003 $7.75 

TESLA: The True Wireless
Edited, with introduction by George Trinkhaus
Everything you know is wrong! In Nikola Tesla's own works and in 21 illustrations, this is the inventor's final statement on how
radio - at the radical - really works. High Voltage Press, 1988, Paper, 16-pages, 7" x 8.5".
98X009 $7.75 

THE WORLD BELOW 500 KILOHERTZ
By Peter Carroll, Jr. A handy introduction to the world of longwave listening. Covers VLF, GWEN, Loran, Omega, ELF, Losfers, frequency use, receiver and antenna information, tuning tips and much more. Not a beacon directory. 64pp.
92X015 $4.95 each 

The Concise Guide to MS DOS 5.0
By JoAnne Woodcock. Book, incl. 3.5" disk.
97C048 $4.95 each

Easy Microcontrol'n
A Beginner's Guide to Using the PIC Microcontroller, by David Benson 160 Pages (formerly "Easy PIC'n").
25X001 Unit Price : $29.95

Microcontrol'n Apps Book
PIC Microcontroller Applications Guide by David Benson, 437 pages (formerly "PIC'n Up The Pace")
25X002 Unit Price : $44.95