CONTENTS      Fundamentals Of Radio-Valve Technique   by J. Deketh

            CHAPTER I.          Basic Principles of the Action of a Radio Valve;

            CHAPTER II.         Physical Conceptions of Electrons and Electric Currents;

            CHAPTER III.        Behaviour of Electrons in Electrostatic and Magnetic Fields: The Space Charge;

            CHAPTER IV.       Electron Emission;

            CHAPTER V.        Secondary Emission;

            CHAPTER VI.       The Principal Components of a Radio Valve;

            CHAPTER VII.      The Construction of Radio Valves;

            CHAPTER VIII.     The Manufacture of Radio Valves;

            CHAPTER IX.       The Function of Radio Valves;

            CHAPTER X.        Conventional Method of Representing Valve Electrodes in Circuit Diagrams;

            CHAPTER XI.       Classification and Functions of Radio Valves;

            CHAPTER XII.      Properties of the Valves;

            CHAPTER XIII.     Action of the Various Grids;

            CHAPTER XIV.     Valve Capacities;

            CHAPTER XV.      Consequences of Curvature of the Characteristic;

            CHAPTER XVI.     Representation of the Transfer Characteristic by an Exponential Series, and its Application;

            CHAPTER XVII.    Final or Power Amplification;

            CHAPTER XVIII.   Rectification of the RF or IF Signal;

            CHAPTER XIX.     Mains-voltage Rectifiers;

            CHAPTER XX.      Generation of Oscillations;

            CHAPTER XXI.     Frequency Conversion;

            CHAPTER XXII.    Gain Control (Variable-transconductance Valves);

            CHAPTER XXIII.   Automatic Volume Control;

            CHAPTER XXIV.   Noise of Amplifying Valves;

            CHAPTER XXV.    Short-wave Properties of Amplifying Valves;

            CHAPTER XXVI.   Tuning Indicators;

            CHAPTER XXVII.   Negative Feedback;

            CHAPTER XXVIII.  Hum Arising from the Mains;

            CHAPTER XXIX.    Microphone Effect;

            CHAPTER XXX.     Phenomena Occurring During the Life of a Valve;

            CHAPTER XXXI.    Possible Disturbances Due to Secondary Emission from Insulating Parts in the Valve;

            CHAPTER XXXII.   Feeding of the Valves;

            CHAPTER XXXIII.  The Sensitivity of a Receiver or an Amplifier