Radiotron Designers Handbook

Frazzled · 24th March 2007, 02:31 PM

My 1953 copy arrived yesterday, holy crud! It's huge!

Gonna take a while to thumb through this puppy.

Brian Beck · 24th March 2007, 03:15 PM

Congratulations, it's a great book to have. It's as densely packed with audio information as anything out there. I just wish it would sit better on my knees and lay flat!

janneman · 24th March 2007, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Frazzled
My 1953 copy arrived yesterday, holy crud! It's huge!

Gonna take a while to thumb through this puppy.

If it's not a secret, how much did you pay for it?

jan Didden

Cobra2 · 24th March 2007, 03:56 PM

And where can you order one?

Arne K

janneman · 24th March 2007, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cobra2
And where can you order one?

Arne K

You can buy it on CDROM at www.audioxpress.com

Jan Didden

Cobra2 · 24th March 2007, 04:10 PM

Yeah, and you can download it...but I want a book/paper-version

Arne K

AndreasS · 24th March 2007, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by janneman

If it's not a secret, how much did you pay for it?

jan Didden

10 years ago I've payd for the Newness-reprint (new) 50$ and for the original edition (used) 45$.

Best regards
Andreas

gmilitano · 24th March 2007, 04:18 PM

The copyright period is over for the 4th edition of the RDH.

You can download a copy at: http://geek.scorpiorising.ca/RDH4.html

Use the mirrors to distribute the load.

Cheers,
Gio.

gmilitano · 24th March 2007, 10:07 PM

Pete Millet (http://www.pmillett.com/technical_books_online.htm) has a more compact version of this RDH4 (25MB vs 77MB).

~~~

Radiotron Designer's Handbook, Fourth Edition, P. Langford Smith, 1953, 1,498 pages! - MANY thanks to Keith Carlsen!

The later and much more comprehensive version of the RDH3 above, this is probably the best book out there for the casual vacuum tube circuit designer. Coveted by the audio guys, it also has plenty of info on the design of radio receivers. This version is one I have scanned myself, in one file, with added nested PDF bookmarks so it's easy to find things. There are PDF versions already floating around the web... but I never figured out who scanned what, and there are a couple of versions that people are trying to sell, so I've not posted any of them here.

http://www.pmillett.com/Books/RDH4.pdf
CAUTION LARGE 25MB PDF file

~~~

BudP · 24th March 2007, 11:46 PM

But if you want the whole story, get vol 3 too. Has some information about tubes and OPT matching that is more clearly illustrated than in the giant red thing.

Bud

24th March 2007, 02:31 PM	#1
Frazzled diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Regina, Saskatchewan	Radiotron Designers Handbook My 1953 copy arrived yesterday, holy crud! It's huge! Gonna take a while to thumb through this puppy. __________________ Anything worth trying is worth failing at once or twice.

24th March 2007, 03:15 PM	#2
Brian Beck diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida, USA	Congratulations, it's a great book to have. It's as densely packed with audio information as anything out there. I just wish it would sit better on my knees and lay flat! __________________ Brian

24th March 2007, 03:56 PM	#4
Cobra2 DIY ! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stavanger, Norway	And where can you order one? Arne K __________________ Ars longa, vita brevis

24th March 2007, 04:10 PM	#6
Cobra2 DIY ! diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Stavanger, Norway	Yeah, and you can download it...but I want a book/paper-version Arne K __________________ Ars longa, vita brevis

24th March 2007, 04:18 PM	#8
gmilitano diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba	The copyright period is over for the 4th edition of the RDH. You can download a copy at: http://geek.scorpiorising.ca/RDH4.html Use the mirrors to distribute the load. Cheers, Gio. __________________ DIY Audio Projects [ 10" DIY Subwoofer \| FE127E Sealed Bipole \| [ LM3886 Chip Amp / Gainclone \| K-12M Tube Amp Kit ]

24th March 2007, 10:07 PM	#9
gmilitano diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba	Pete Millet (http://www.pmillett.com/technical_books_online.htm) has a more compact version of this RDH4 (25MB vs 77MB). ~~~ Radiotron Designer's Handbook, Fourth Edition, P. Langford Smith, 1953, 1,498 pages! - MANY thanks to Keith Carlsen! The later and much more comprehensive version of the RDH3 above, this is probably the best book out there for the casual vacuum tube circuit designer. Coveted by the audio guys, it also has plenty of info on the design of radio receivers. This version is one I have scanned myself, in one file, with added nested PDF bookmarks so it's easy to find things. There are PDF versions already floating around the web... but I never figured out who scanned what, and there are a couple of versions that people are trying to sell, so I've not posted any of them here. http://www.pmillett.com/Books/RDH4.pdf CAUTION LARGE 25MB PDF file ~~~ __________________ DIY Audio Projects [ 10" DIY Subwoofer \| FE127E Sealed Bipole \| [ LM3886 Chip Amp / Gainclone \| K-12M Tube Amp Kit ]

24th March 2007, 11:46 PM	#10
BudP diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: upper left crust, united snakes	But if you want the whole story, get vol 3 too. Has some information about tubes and OPT matching that is more clearly illustrated than in the giant red thing. Bud

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