Jerry C. Whitaker is the vice president of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). He has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for more than 30 years, with specialization in communications. His CRC Press books include the following: AC Power Systems Handbook, Third Edition (2006) The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition (2005) Microelectronics, Second Edition (2005) The RF Transmission Systems Handbook (2002) Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, Second Edition (2001)

"This handbook provides outstanding coverage of the present art in high-power vacuum-tube design and operation. After reading this book the reader will be intimately familiar with modern vacuum tubes. Engineers involved with the design, installation, specification, and maintenance of high-power vacuum tubes will find this handbook an invaluable resource in their work. There are certainly very few books on vacuum tubes, and this one provides a wealth of current information on all the common vacuum tubes in use today."—John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, May/June 2013, Vol. 29, No. 3Praise for Previous Editions"…a valuable resource for practicing electrical engineers and others involved with vacuum tubes and related equipment."—E.M. Aupperle, Choice, December 1999

• Power Vacuum Tube Applications. Modulation Systems and Characteristics. Vacuum Tube Principles. Designing Vacuum Tube Circuits. Applying Vacuum Tube Devices. Microwave Power Tubes. RF Interconnection and Switching. Properties of Materials. Cooling Considerations. Reliability Considerations. Device Performance Criteria. RF System Maintenance and Troubleshooting. Safe Handling of Vacuum Tube Devices. Appendix: Mathematics, Symbols, and Physical Constants. Index.

Jerry C. Whitaker is the vice president of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). He has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for more than 30 years, with specialization in communications. His CRC Press books include the following: AC Power Systems Handbook, Third Edition (2006) The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition (2005) Microelectronics, Second Edition (2005) The RF Transmission Systems Handbook (2002) Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, Second Edition (2001)

"This handbook provides outstanding coverage of the present art in high-power vacuum-tube design and operation. After reading this book the reader will be intimately familiar with modern vacuum tubes. Engineers involved with the design, installation, specification, and maintenance of high-power vacuum tubes will find this handbook an invaluable resource in their work. There are certainly very few books on vacuum tubes, and this one provides a wealth of current information on all the common vacuum tubes in use today."—John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, May/June 2013, Vol. 29, No. 3Praise for Previous Editions"…a valuable resource for practicing electrical engineers and others involved with vacuum tubes and related equipment."—E.M. Aupperle, Choice, December 1999

• Power Vacuum Tube Applications. Modulation Systems and Characteristics. Vacuum Tube Principles. Designing Vacuum Tube Circuits. Applying Vacuum Tube Devices. Microwave Power Tubes. RF Interconnection and Switching. Properties of Materials. Cooling Considerations. Reliability Considerations. Device Performance Criteria. RF System Maintenance and Troubleshooting. Safe Handling of Vacuum Tube Devices. Appendix: Mathematics, Symbols, and Physical Constants. Index.

Jerry C. Whitaker is the vice president of Standards Development at the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC). He has been involved in various aspects of the electronics industry for more than 30 years, with specialization in communications. His CRC Press books include the following: AC Power Systems Handbook, Third Edition (2006) The Electronics Handbook, Second Edition (2005) Microelectronics, Second Edition (2005) The RF Transmission Systems Handbook (2002) Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, Second Edition (2001)

"This handbook provides outstanding coverage of the present art in high-power vacuum-tube design and operation. After reading this book the reader will be intimately familiar with modern vacuum tubes. Engineers involved with the design, installation, specification, and maintenance of high-power vacuum tubes will find this handbook an invaluable resource in their work. There are certainly very few books on vacuum tubes, and this one provides a wealth of current information on all the common vacuum tubes in use today."—John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, May/June 2013, Vol. 29, No. 3Praise for Previous Editions"…a valuable resource for practicing electrical engineers and others involved with vacuum tubes and related equipment."—E.M. Aupperle, Choice, December 1999

• Power Vacuum Tube Applications. Modulation Systems and Characteristics. Vacuum Tube Principles. Designing Vacuum Tube Circuits. Applying Vacuum Tube Devices. Microwave Power Tubes. RF Interconnection and Switching. Properties of Materials. Cooling Considerations. Reliability Considerations. Device Performance Criteria. RF System Maintenance and Troubleshooting. Safe Handling of Vacuum Tube Devices. Appendix: Mathematics, Symbols, and Physical Constants. Index.