ENGINEERING TRAINING SUPPLEMENT No. 3 ISSUE 2 HARMONIC DISTORTION AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN AUDIO-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATIONENGINEERING TRAINING SUPPLEMENT No. 3 ISSUE 2 HARMONIC DISTORTION AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN AUDIO-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS Issued by ENGINEERING TRAINING DEPARTMENT BBC December, 1950 Reprinted by Rotaprint December 1956PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION In this revised edition the principal changes are in the sections dealing with the effects of negative feedback on amplifier performance and with the effects of series- and parallel-connected feedback on input impedance. Additions have been made to the section on combined voltage and current feedback. The reduction of gain, noise and distortion by negative feedback are dealt with as separate properties and in the treatment of parallel-connected feedback a distinction is drawn between the value of 8 which affects gain and that which affects input impedance. All symbols have been brought into line with the recommendations of the British Standards Institution as set out in publication 1409 : 1947, Letter Symbols for Electronic Valves.