A do-it-yourself collection of innovative high-quality projects for electronics enthusiasts Build Your Own Transistor Radios pushes the envelope of DIY radio designs. Ronald Quan an electronics engineer with more than 65 patents presents a range of projects suitable for advanced beginners & more experienced engineers that go far beyond the standard crystal sets of the past. This book covers traditional radios -- TRF (Tuned Radio Frequency) reflex regenerative & super-heterodyne topologies
- as well as front-end circuit designs for SDR (Software Defined Radio) the emerging future standard for radio technology. Using widely available materials & the book's easy-to-follow plans you can make radios that run for years on a single battery (even an organic potato" battery or minimal solar cell array). Other projects include simple TRFs with enhanced reception performance; reflex radios that amplify both audio & radio frequency signals in a single unit; a "green" superheterodyne receiver comparable in quality to commercially manufactured sets but with vastly extended battery life; & other high-performance low-power-consumption designs. Provides practical circuits for the hobbyist that use easily available off-the-shelf parts Bridges theoretical knowledge with intuitive explanations & practical examples Presents explanations of circuit designs & an introduction to signal theory--no advanced math training necessary! Gives alternative circuitry choices & recommended parts hacks Covers fundamental radio circuit design principles you can apply to other radio types such as ham shortwave & longwave Comprehensive coverage: Overview of Various Radio Circuits; Calibration Tools & Generators for Testing; Parts & Improvised/ Hacked Parts for Building the Radios; Building Simple Test Oscillators & Modulators; A Low Power TRF Radio; Reflex Radios; Low Power Regenerative Radios; Superhet Radios; A Low Power Superhet Radio; Exotic Superhet Radios; Inductorless Radios; Software Defined Radio Circuits; Oscillator Circuits; Mixer Circuits & Harmonic Mixers; Sampling Theory & Sampling Mixers; IQ Signals; IF Circuits; Detector/AVC Circuits; Amplifier Circuits; Resonant Circuits & Band Pass Filters; Image Rejection; Noise"
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The internet has only been around 40 years & is now a major part of our everyday lives. If youre not checking your email Facebook or Twitter you may be shopping on e Bay or checking out the latest football results! Instead of surfing the web why not create your very own space by using this very simple software to create your own website. Its so easy that even granny could make one & with over 4000 templates to choose from theres a website to suit everyone. Perhaps you have always wanted a family website to show off photos & record family memories or maybe you manage a sports team & want to publish results & fixtures for the team to look at or you could be starting out in business & want a website to show off your services or you may even want to give friends that perfect wedding present
- their very own website of their special day which they can share with friends. The list is endless & whatever you want to create start it today! This package
Includes:: free website editor; 50MB storage space; unlimited number of web pages; over 4000 templates to choose from; customer support; no adverts; free Google Adwords voucher worth £20; video players; picture galleries; MP3 jukeboxes; a widget library & social network integration. With this experience your website package is valid for a year however you can renew subscription for less than £2 a month or move onto a free package with not so many benefits. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "




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With over 60 000 copies sold since its first edition this Site Point best-seller has just had a fresh update to include recent advances in the web industry. With the first two editions coming highly recommended by established leading web designers & developers the third edition with all its extra goodies will continue that trend. Also fully updated to include the latest operating systems web browsers & providing fixes to issues that have cropped up since the last edition. Readers will learn to: * Style text & control your page layout with CSS * Create & Optimize graphics for the Web * Add interactivity to your sites with forms * Include a custom search contact us page & a News/ Events section on your site * Track visitors with Google Analytics * Extend your reach & connect your site with Social Media * Use HTML5&CSS3 to add some cool polished features to your site * Use diagnosis/debug tools to find any problems & lots more. ...

Designing unique showpieces that express one's personal style is easy with Kimberly Berlin's creative mix-&-match method. Every jewelry maker will find inspiration for using a favorite focal bead cabochon or bead stash in Build Your Own Wire Pendants". Whether using inexpensive craft wire copper or sterling silver aspiring wireworkers will have fun with 20 playful projects that encourage them to pick & choose their favorite techniques. Make a basic frame: hearts stars circles pyramids & more! Then pick embellishments to add interest & dimension: loops spirals bails sewing with wire
- the list goes on! This book is a delightful introduction to making wire pendants."
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Alan Watt has been a ceramic artist for 45 years & was for 20 years head of the Ceramics Department of the National Institute of Arts at the Australian National University. Since retiring he has over the past six years conducted numerous weekend workshops on how to build your own wood fired oven. This convinced him that there is a broad & growing interest in learning how to make & use a pizza or wood fired oven. So he has written this book to show how its done & illustrated it with many excellent colour photographs & line drawings. His book explains the historical development of ovens & the physics & basic principles of oven design. There are sections on oven bases & different types of ovens ranging from low tech to high tech & the traditional brick dome oven. Then follow sections on chimneys & dampers casting a chimney & doors & doorways. There are appendixes on casting an arch Forming a brick arch without traditional formwork & casting a chimney base. Finally theres a section of recipes with photographs of dishes which display the diversity of wood fired ovens. ...

In his most famous book An Actor Prepares Stanislavski dealt with the imaginative processes. In the second book Building a Character he deals with the physical realisation of character on the stage expressions movement & speech etc. It is a book in which every theory is inextricably bound up with practice
- a perfect handbook to the physical art of acting. The work of Stanislavski has inspired generations of actors & trainers. This edition now reprinted with a new cover at a more accessible price has stood the test of time for actors all over the world & was the original English language translation. A classic text for every actors library. An Actor must work all his life cultivate his mind train his talents systematically develop his character; he may never despair & never relinquish this main pupose
- to love his art with all his strength & love it unselfishly." (Constantin Stanislavski)"

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This book in the Build Like a Pro series takes a practical approach for the homeowner. It takes the reader through the entire process of building a deck
- from the planning stages through construction step-by-step to the custom details that make a deck more functional & attractive. Professional-level information is carefully explained & presented so that the serious DIYer can tackle building a deck with complete confidence. What sets this book apart is the depth & breadth of information on deck design & construction methods: Producing plans; Design considerations; Estimating size & cost; Building basics; Framing
- ledgers posts & beams; Joists; Decking; Railings; Stairs & Ramps; Lighting; Building a roof deck

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Building a Garage" is a practical step-by-step guide which covers all aspects of building a garage from the planning & design stage through to construction & completion. Whether you would like to build a garage yourself or employ a builder whether you want to construct a double or a single garage whether you wish to build with bricks or wood & whether you require a garage just to house your car or also to provide storage & workshop facilities this is the book for you." ...

Toy of the Year; Toy of the Century; Greatest Toy of All Time...there arent many titles that havent been bestowed on LEGO toys & its not hard to see why. From its inception in the early 1930s right up until today the LEGO Groups history is as colourful as the toys it makes. Few other playthings share the LEGO brands creative spirit educative benefits resilience quality & universal appeal. The LEGO name is now synonymous with play time but it wasnt always so. This history charts the birth of the LEGO Group from the workshop of a Danish carpenter & its steady growth as a small family-run toy manufacturer to its current position as a market-leading award-winning br&. The companys growing catalogue of products including the earliest wooden toys plasticbricks play themes & other building systems such as DUPLO Technic & MINDSTORMS are chronicled in detail alongside the manufacturing process LEGOLAND parks licensed toys & computer games. Learn all about how LEGO pulled itself out of an economic crisis & embraced technology to make building blocks relevant to 21st-Century children & discover the vibrant fan community of kids & adults whose conventions websites & artwork keep the LEGO spirit alive. As nostalgic as it is contemporary Building a History will have you reminiscing about old Classic Space sets rummaging through the attic for forgotten minifigure friends & playing with whatever LEGO bricks you can get your hands on (even if it means sharing with your kids). ...

This book shows how to build five complete sheds but its real value to the would-be shed builder is the detailed coverage of ...