Electrical Engineering Training and Seminars

Basic DC Measurements A basic course on DC measurements. This course lays a basic foundation that will be built upon in future courses.  more...

RF and Microwave Devices and Instrumentation An survey course to introduce basic RF and microwave devices and instrumentation. This is the first in a series of courses on RF and microwave instrumentation.  more...

RF and Microwave Attenuators A short course on RF and microwave attenuators. This is a course in our INST4XX series of courses on RF and microwave instrumentation. This is a basic introduction to attenuators and attenuation concepts.  more...

Passive Waveguide Components The purpose of this course is to introduce the basic components of waveguide systems. This includes the basic "plumbing" such as straight sections, bends, twists, transisitons, and waveguide-to-coax adapters, as well as some of the components that combine or divide signal paths. In addition this course will cover some of the basic components such as terminations, circulators, isolators, and  more...

Anechoic Chamber, Near-Field, and Outdoor Ranges The purpose of this course is to provide a short survey of the various types of antenna test ranges that exist, as well as some information on some of the advantages and pitfalls of each. This is not a particularly technical course, but it serves as a basic introduction of the more advanced courses to follow this one. Some of the safety issues and operational problems of these chambers will also  more...

Introduction to Digital Circuit Elements This course is a basic introduction to the elements of digital circuits. Covered are many of the basic logic functions, and some of the circuits that can be built from them. This is a foundation for more advanced courses.  more...

Introduction to Radar An introductory survey course on radar. The first in a series that covers the basics of radar.  more...

Circulators, Isolators, and Directional Coupler This is a course that provides some background on circulators, isolators, and directional couplers. These devices are used extensively in the RF and microwave world.  more...

Basic RF and Microwave Power Measurement This course we will cover the basics of RF and microwave power measurements. First some of the devices used to measure power are briefly described, then the basic power measurement is described, including the effects of mismatches due to reflections in the measurement system on the measured power. Also the measurement of power through a two-port device is covered. Finally this course discusses in  more...

Intermediate DC Circuit Theory This intermediate course on DC circuit analysis discusses various methods of analyzing circuits to determine currents and voltages.  more...

Introduction to the Spectrum Analyzer This is an introductory course on the spectrum analyzer. This course covers the basic block diagram and some of the basic controls that can be found on spectrum analyzers. It does not cover basic measurements that can be made with the spectrum analyzer, that is being reserved for follow-on courses. The intent of this course is to provide basic familiarity to this versatile tool. The basic block  more...