Electrical / Electronics Conversions, Formulas & References

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Throughout the years as an engineer, I have needed to research topics on engineering, physics, chemistry, mechanics, mathematics, etc. The Internet has made the job infinitely simpler, with the caveat that you have to be careful of your sources. Anyone can post anything on the Internet with peer review, and errors are rampant. The topics listed below are primarily ones that I have researched and generated custom pages for the content. I welcome visitor review and comments on my material to help ensure accuracy. 

- NIST's Reference on Constants, Units & Uncertainty
- U.S. DoE vast resources
- ConvertIt website's scanned edition of the "Handbook of Mathematical Functions"

0..9
1dB Compression Point
A
A/D Converter Calculations
A/D & D/A Design Data
Abbreviations
ABCD, S, H, Y, Z Parameters
Acronyms
AC Voltage & Frequency Worldwide Standards
Admittance Formulas for RLC Combinations
Amplifier Design Data
Amplitude Modulation
AN Component Designators
Antenna Basics
Antenna Design Data
Antenna G/T Calculations
Antenna- Near vs. Far Field
Antenna Radiation Patterns
Antique Radio Restorations
Arrhenius Lifetime Acceleration
Attenuation in Construction Materials
Attenuator Design Data
Attenuator Equations (Fixed)
ASIC Design Data
Atmospheric Absorption
Atmospheric Refraction
 B
Ball Grid Array (BGA) Counter
Bandwidth Requirements for Data & Media
Battery Design Data
Battery - Li-Poly
Battery Outlines
Battery Types & Parameters
Bessel Function Plots
Bessel Filter Lowpass Poles
Bessel Filter Lowpass Prototype
Bidirectional Couplers
Bit Error Rate
Blind Speed
Bluetooth Resources
Bond Wire Fusing in ICs
Bond Wire Properties
Boolean Algebra
Breadboarding
Bulbs - Miniature Lamp Guide
Bulk Resistivity
Butterworth Filter Lowpass Poles
Butterworth Filter Lowpass Prototype
C
Capacitance
Capacitance Conversions
Capacitor Dielectrics & Descriptions
Capacitor Dielectric Properties
Capacitor Families, Mil-Spec
Capacitor Values
Cascade Budget Calculation
CDMA/W-CDMA
Cell Phone Coverage Maps
Cellular Data Rate Standards
Charge Conversions
Chebyshev Filter Lowpass Poles
Chebyshev Filter Lowpass Prototype
Circuits
Circulators
Coaxial Cable Chart
Coaxial Cable Equations
Coaxial Connectors
Coaxial Connector Torque Specs
Coils
Coil Design Data
Coil Values
Color Codes
Communications Standards
Compression Point, 1 dB
Conductor Bulk Resistivity
Conductivity of Metals @ DC
Connector Torque Specs
Constants (all values)
Constants (electrical only)
Copper Facts
Copper Wire Spec
Couplers
Coupling Loss
Current
Current Conversions
D
Damped Responses
Data Bus Specifications
dBm-to-mW Conversions
De-Embedding 12-Term SOLT Errors
Delta-Wye
Detectors
Dielectric Constant, Loss Tangent & Strength
Directional Couplers
Distributed-to-Lumped Elements
Dividers/Combiners
Doppler Frequency Shift
DTMF Tones
E
EIRP
Electrical Equipment
Electric Field Intensity
Electric Fields
Electrical Field Strength Conversion Table
Electricity - Basic Navy Training Course, NAVPERS 10622
Electrician's Mate Training Course, NAVPERS 10548
Electrocution of Human Body
Electromagnetism
Electronics Kits
Embedding 12-Term SOLT Errors
EMC / EMI / RFI Resources
EMF / Voltage
ESD / EOS Resources
F
Far Field / Near-Field Transition
Far vs. Near Field
Filter Design Data
Filter Equivalent Noise BW
Filter Transfer Functions
Filter Prototype Denormalization
Flip Flop Tables
Fourier Series of Periodic Signals
Frequency Allocation - E.U.
     - text table version
Frequency Allocation - U.S.
     - text table version
Frequency Bands
Frequency Inversion
Frequency Modulation
Frequency-Reactance Nomograph
Frequency-to-Wavelength
Friis Equation (Path Loss)
Fuse Specs
Fuse Package Outline
Fusing Current, Pulsed
 G
Gaussian Filter Lowpass Poles
Gaussian Filter Lowpass Prototype
Generators
GPIB / HPIB / IEEE-488
GPS Resources
Greek Alphabet (Symbols,  Letters
GSM
GSM (CTSBCH) Timeslot Assignment
GSM (MS) Classes for Multislot Capability
GSM Timeslot & Frequency Specs
H
HAM, Origin of
Helical Resonators / Filters
Hobby Electronics Kits
Home Computers circa 1981
History of Communications
History of 50 Ω
I
IC Logo Identifier and here and here
IEEE802.16 WiMAX - WiMAN Resources
IM3 Frequency Prediction for any Number of Tones
Impedance Formulas for RLC Combinations
Impedance Matching
Inductance
Induction
Inductor Design Data
Inductor Values
Inductance Conversions
Insulation & Jacketing Materials Properties
Intercept Points, 2-Tone 2nd-Order
Intercept Points, 2-Tone 3rd-Order
IP2
IP3
Isolators
J
JEDEC Specs
JEITA Specs
K
Karnaugh Maps
Kirchhoff's Law
Kits, Electronics, Projects
L
Lead-Free Initiative
   pb-free.com, pb-free.info
   EU RoHS Limits
Link Budget
Lightning
Lightning Protection
Li-Poly Batteries
Loss Tangent
Lumped-to-Distributed Elements
M
Magnetic Field Conversions
Magnetic Flux Conversions
Magnetics Design Data
Magnetism
Magnetrons
Maximum Permissible RF Exposure Limits (FCC)
Maxwell's Equations
Microstrip
MIL Standards & Specs
MIL-STD-1553 & 1773 Bus
Miniature Lamp Guide
Mixer Design Data
Mixer Spurious Products
mW-to-dBm Conversions
Morse Code
N
Nanotechnology Resources
Near Field Communications (NFC) Resources
Near-Field / Far-Field Transition
Near vs. Far Field
Noise Figure
Noise Power
Noise Voltage
Norton Equivalent
Numerical Prefixes
O
Ohm's Law
Opamps
Opamp Noise Figure
Oscillator Design Data
P
P1dB
Package Markings (SMD)
  - Search Engine (SMD)
Package Outlines
Parallel Circuits
Parallel Port Pinout
Parallel-Series Circuits
Path Loss
PCB Design Data
PCB Trace Fusing Current
PCB Via Fusing Current
PIM - Passive Intermodulation
Path Loss, 1- & 2-Way (Friis)
Photovoltaic Cell EM Regions
Potential
Power, Electric
Power Density
Power Factor
Power Supply Design Data
Power & Voltage in 50 Ω System
Propagation Time
Pulse Definition
Q
Quadrature Couplers
Quadrature Modulation
R
Radar Blind Speed
Radar Cross Section (RCS)
1, 2
Radar Equation
Radar Horizon/Line of Sight
Radar Pulse Repetition Frequency
Radio Restoration Projects
Radio Frequencies
Reactance-Frequency Nomograph
Resistance Conversions
Resistor Markings: MIL-PRF-55342
Resistor Markings: Std
Resistor Values
Reflection Coefficient / VSWR / Return Loss
Return Loss / VSWR / Gamma
RF Exposure Limits (FCC)
RFID Resources
RFID DeFacto Standards
Right-Hand Rule
RLC Combinations: Parallel
RLC Combinations: Series
RMS & Average Voltages
               - Sinewave
               - Triangle Wave
RMS & Average Power & Voltage
"Roger Wilco" Origin
RoHS Lead-Free Initiative
   pb-free.com, pb-free.info,
   EU RoHS Limits
RoHS Resources
S
SAR (Specific Absorption Rate)

Satellite Communications

Satellite Frequencies
Semiconductor Properties, RF
Semiconductor Resources
Serial Port Pinout
Series Circuits
Series-Parallel Circuits
S, H, Y, Z, ABCD Parameters
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Sinewave Voltages
Skin Depth
Slide Rules
Slot Antennas
SMD Package Markings
Smith Chart
Solar Cell EM Regions
Solar Spectral Irradiance
Solder
Spectral Inversion
Spurious-Free Dynamic Range
Spurious Calculations
Square Wave Voltages - Vpk, Vpk-pk, Vavg, Vrms
Standards Documents - Military & Commercial
Static Electricity
Switch Design Data
Substrate Design Data
T
Television/CATV Frequencies
TEMPEST
Thermal Noise Power
Thermal Noise Voltage
Thévénin Equivalent
Tin Whiskers - NASA
Toroid Cores
Torque Specs for Coax Connectors
Transformer Design Data
Transformer Lead Color Codes
Transient (Damped) Responses
Transistor Museum
Transmission Line Equations
   Offsite references: 1, 2, 3
Triboelectric Series
Tubes, Vacuum
U
Ultra Wideband (UWB)
Undersampling
Units (electrical)
USB Specifications
V
Vacuum Tubes
Voltage / EMF
Voltage: RMS & Average Power
VSWR Mismatch Error
  Phase Angle Error Derivation
VSWR Reduction By Attenuation
VSWR / Return Loss / Gamma
W
WAP
Waveguide Charts
Waveguide Design Data
Waveguide Formulas:
     Rectangular & Circular
Waveguide TE & TM Modes
     Rectangular & Circular
Wavelength-to-Frequency
WCDMA Band Frequency Assignments

W-CDMA/CDMA

WEEE Resources
Wi-Fi Hot Spot Finder
Wire
Wireless Communication Specs #1, #2
Wireless Coverage Maps
Wireless Data Rate Standards
Wireless Frequency Bands - Global
Wireless LAN (WLAN)
WLAN Specs
WLAN Spectral Masks (802.11a/b/g)
Z
ZigBee Resources




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