No single book covers RF completely, and this one is no exception. The field rewards reading across several sources: a textbook for the theory, an application note for the practical method, a standard for the legal requirement, and a companion volume for the system you are working in. This appendix points to the references that go deeper than the chapters allow.
The companion BNC books are listed as part of the same series this volume belongs to.
H.1 Foundational RF and Microwave Textbooks
These are the standard works that the field teaches from. Any one of them will carry a reader well past the introductory level.
Pozar, "Microwave Engineering." The widely used graduate and upper-undergraduate text on transmission lines, networks, and microwave components.
Razavi, "RF Microelectronics." A standard reference on RF integrated-circuit design, useful for understanding the front-end blocks measured in this book.
Gonzalez, "Microwave Transistor Amplifiers: Analysis and Design." A focused treatment of amplifier design, stability, and noise.
Collin, "Foundations for Microwave Engineering." A rigorous treatment of electromagnetic theory applied to microwave systems.
H.2 Measurement and Test Application Notes
Instrument makers and standards bodies publish application notes that translate theory into bench procedure. They are often the fastest route to a correct measurement.
Vendor application notes on spectrum analysis fundamentals, covering resolution bandwidth, sweep time, and dynamic range.
Vendor application notes on vector network analysis and calibration, covering error models, calibration kits, and reference-plane management.
Vendor application notes on noise-figure measurement, covering the Y-factor method, the cold-source method, and uncertainty.
Vendor application notes on EMI and EMC pre-compliance testing, covering detectors, limit lines, and test setups.
H.3 Standards and Regulatory Documents
The authoritative references for allocations, methods, and limits. See Appendix F for who maintains each one.
ITU Radio Regulations and ITU-R recommendations.
FCC rules, Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations, including Part 2 (allocations) and Part 15 (unlicensed devices).
NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management.
CISPR and IEC electromagnetic compatibility standards, such as CISPR 32 and CISPR 11.
3GPP specification Releases for LTE, 5G New Radio, and later work.
IEEE 802 family standards, including 802.11 and 802.15.
IEEE 287, precision coaxial connectors, and MIL-STD-348, RF connector interfaces.
H.4 The Companion BNC Books
This volume is part of a series of practical Berkeley Nucleonics books, each taking one corner of RF and test in greater depth. Read alongside this book where the topic overlaps.
The companion volume on real-time spectrum analysis (RTSA), for readers who want to go further than Chapter 5 on capturing brief and agile signals.
The companion volume on radar systems, which expands the defense and aerospace material in Chapter 13 into the specifics of radar measurement.
The companion volume on RF power measurements, which goes deeper on power sensors, calibration, and the accuracy of power readings.
The companion volume on scintillator and radiation detection, reflecting Berkeley Nucleonics' nuclear instrumentation heritage, for readers whose work spans RF and radiation measurement.
H.5 How to Use These References
A practical sequence when a question goes beyond this book: start with the relevant chapter here for orientation, move to a textbook for the theory, then to an application note for the method that matches your instrument, and finally to the governing standard for the exact requirement and limit. The companion volumes fill the gap between a general textbook and a specific instrument when you are working in real-time analysis, radar, power measurement, or radiation detection.
Always confirm the current edition or revision of any cited source. In RF, the physics is stable but the standards, allocations, and product details are not.
References
[1] Standard RF and microwave textbooks as listed in Section H.1.
[2] Instrument-vendor and standards-body application notes as listed in Section H.2.
[3] Standards and regulatory documents as listed in Section H.3.