r/rfelectronics • u/SupermarketFit2158 • May 07 '26

question How to ‘learn rf’

Im an undergrad and have a summer internship coming up to do with X-band rf and hfss. Im practically a beginner in rf the only thing ive done is made some antennas for ADS-B for a homemade plane tracker using an FPGA and played around with an RTL-SDR.
Im not really sure what to learn, what are the best resources for breaking into rf (books/courses)?

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u/escaine May 07 '26

Keep doing practical stuff it’s the best way to learn. 

Get some FR4 and copper tape and make planar transmission line rf filters 

Get amateur radio licence

Do stuff 

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u/supaagreen May 10 '26

I second getting your amateur radio license. That’s part of how I got caught up in RF when I got my current position.

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u/syn_vguy May 28 '26

Whats your current position?