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I've got just about every book on RF amplifiers, don't bother. Most don't go into construction details. How do you apply theory if they don't tell you construction details!!!?!?!!
ARRL is probably the best overall generic source of information if you're going to buy a book.
If you just want a basic encyclopedia, then AOE is okay. I usually go to my Encyclopedia's of Electronic Circuits. Just ordered volume 2 and 5 to complete the library. Volume 3 probably has the best overall, but I ordered the other two now because books are going out of print these days.
These books don't come cheap unless you can find the wife of an Engineer whom has passed away.
I have 3 book cases of references, and I know that a lot of people on the forum have entire libraries.
The best book I have bought so far is Practical Circuit Analysis of Amplifiers. It walks you through everything with far better explination then Doug Self.
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Here are the RF books I'm familiar with and can recommend:
Overview of RF circuit design including some system design stuff - Thomas Lee, CMOS RF Circuits (targeted to on-chip circuits, has a nice history of radio in the 1st chapter), and Behzad Razavi, RF Microelectronics
RF amplifier design: Guillermo Gonzalez, Microwave Transistor Amplifiers. A good intro to amplifier design, tells you about how to design matching networks and some transmission line theory too.
Passive RF circuit design: Pozar, Microwave Engineering. You can probably find a used 2nd ed. for cheap, has most of the material of the 3rd ed.
RF Power amplifier design: Steve Cripps, RF Power Amplifiers for Wireless Communications. Get this if you're interested in power amps, Gonzalez has a brief intro to this topic.
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