Acknowledgements

My thanks are due to my colleagues C.W. (appropriate initials!) who was largely responsible for Chapter 10, and M.H.G. who vetted and helpfully suggested many improvements to Chapter 13.

My thanks are also due to all the following, for providing illustrations or for permission to reproduce material supplied by them.

Anritsu Europe Ltd.

Agilent Technologies

Boonton

Epcos AG.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.

Institution of Engineering and Technology

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

International Telecommunications Union

MMG Mag DEV Ltd.

Penton Media Inc.

Philips Electronics UK Ltd.

Racal Antennas Ltd.

Radiometrix Ltd.

RFI Shielding Ltd

Roke Manor Research Ltd.

Schaffner Limited

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications

Taoglass Ltd.

Tektronix Inc.

Thurlby Thandar Instruments Ltd.

Times Microwave Systems

Willtek GMBH