Many time here we've heard plaudits for "Experimental Methods in RF
Design" and no one to my recollection has derided it. But Hayward also
wrote "Introduction to Radio Frequency Design" which never seems to
get a mention. Does anyone have a copy of this other book and/or an
opinion on it? I've been offered a copy and would value the Panel's
view on it.

Absolutely! Both hard cover and soft. It ought to be in your library. Look
at page 216 in the soft cover, my personal favorite. If you're too young for
it, there was an earlier one that was an all time classic, "Solid State
Design for the Radio Amateur" by DeMaw and Hayward. Called SSD by those who
slept with it, the latest is often referred to as SSSD, "Son of Solid State
Design".

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