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Frank witt, ai1h, wrote several qst and antenna compendium articles a few decades ago describing the use of transmission line resonators to create a broader swr curve. Overall this is a good reference book on ham radio antennas and theory. A paperback version of the wellknown the arrl antenna handbook 17th edition. The antenna book covers antennas for nearly every range of frequencies and application, including hf low bands, vhf, uhf, microwave, fixed station, portable, mobile, marine and. Cdrom shipped with the 19th through 21st editions of the arrl antenna book located in the default hfta subdirectory. Single sideband for the radio amateur 1954 1st edition arrl single sideband for.
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This 19th edition includes even more of the detailed statistical analyses pioneered back in 1994, now covering 82 different locations around the world. A downloadable version of dean n6bv straws dayton 2001 presentation in the antenna forum regarding the arrls release of the 19th edition of. The arrl antenna book for radio communications is devoted entirely to that pioneering spirit. The toroid the toroid is a standard hf ferrite toroid commonly used for balun construction. Aarl code practice cassettes increasing your code speed set 1 510 wpm, set 2 1015 wpm, set 3 14 wpm. The arrl antenna book for radio communications is a single resource covering antenna theory, design and construction, and practical treatments and projects. It is constructed of two stranded copper or copperclad steel wires, held a precise distance apart by a plastic usually polyethylene ribbon. If the base of the antenna is not a solid, baremetal connection to the same ground conductor as the battery and station radio, run a separate lowimpedance ground conductor to it from the antenna this includes mobile antennas mounted on a removable towing bar. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The ultimate reference for amateur radio antennas by arrl inc. The uniform spacing of the wires is the key to the cables function as a transmission line. Arrl antenna book has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. This one, from the late 1990s has a lot of still useful information and circuits that are easy to build, accessories to make and so on.
Arrl antenna book 24th edition is the leading resource in antenna theory, design, construction, practical treatments. Arrl antenna book 19th edition r dean straw editor there is more information here about antennas in general than you will find in any other book for this price. Ultimate arrl antenna design reference handbook manual. The main advantage of a parabolic antenna is that it has high directivity. The 20th edition has a newer program, tlw for windows. Pete smith, n4zr, wrote an interesting article in janfeb 2001 ncj, entitled scoring your antenna system.
The arrl antenna handbook 17th edition radio authors. Tantennas are widely used as transmitting antennas for amateur radio stations, long wave and medium wave broadcasting stations. These prediction tables were from the arrl antenna book. The arrl has been publishing the antenna book for so long that the first edition is available free from the internet archive. Ilaport, radio antenna engineering, mcgraw hill, 1952 8 the arri antenna book, 1 9th edition, p 166.
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