Thousands of Propagation Tables
Propagation forecasts for more than 170 QTHs around the world for all portions of the solar cycle are included on the CD-ROM (PDF format for Adobe Acrobat Reader).

CD-ROM System Requirements
Microsoft Windows 98 or later for PCs. Publication PDF files can be view on any Apple Macintosh computer that has Preview or Adobe Reader ver. 7 or 8 loaded. Additional software utilities are included, for Windows and DOS only.

Also available: The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications

Softcover book with CD-ROM. Twenty-first edition. © 2007, published by American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Lots and lots of real world, practical antennas you can BUILD YOURSELF!

Contents:
• Chapter 1: Your First VHF Antenna
• Chapter 2: Your First HF Antenna
• Chapter 3: Facts About Transmission Lines
• Chapter 4: Antenna Masts and Supports
• Chapter 5: HF Verticals
• Chapter 6: More Simple and Fun Antennas for VHF and UHF
• Chapter 7: More HF Dipoles
• Chapter 8: Dual-Band VHF/UHF Antennas
• Chapter 9: An HF Vertical That Needs No Radials--Try the HVD
• Chapter 10: Yet More HF Dipoles
• Chapter 11: More Facts About Feed Lines
• Chapter 12: A Potpourri of Antenna Ideas
• Chapter 13: VHF Beam Antennas
• Chapter 14: Towers
• Chapter 15: HF Beam Antennas
• Chapter 16: Getting the Most Out of Your Antenna

Second printing, © 2002-2005, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Vertical antenna designs are relatively easy to build, and take up little space. Whatever you try, you will quickly find that when it comes to vertical antennas, The Sky's the Limit!

Look for these other popular ARRL titles:
Vertical Antenna Classics
ARRL's Wire Antenna Classics
More Wire Antenna Classics
ARRL's Yagi Antenna Classics
ARRL's VHF/UHF Antenna Classics
ARRL's RF Amplifier Classics

More and more ham radio operators are faced with installing equipment and antennas amid a flurry of modern day limitations. The need to operate a low profile Amateur Radio station may be imposed by the confines of a small home or apartment. Other hams are restricted by deeds or leases that regulate the size of the antenna they can install.

First edition readers will find this second edition contains ALL NEW material.

Low Profile Amateur Radio, second edition, includes the information you need to operate your station under many types of restrictive situations. Follow the easygoing discussions of Al Brogdon, W1AB, as he provides details for many real-life examples and techniques for a variety of low profile circumstances.

Contents:

Second printing 1997, © 1995, published by CQ Communications Inc.

Fourth Edition.
by John Devoldere, ON4UN.

Includes antenna designs, operating guidelines, and an insider's scoop on low-band DXing. There's something in here for every active low-band operator, contester, and DX chaser!

This edition is thoroughly updated with entirely new material on low-band antennas and high-gain transmitting arrays. Includes new insights and new design techniques for receiving antennas and vertical arrays.

John is one of the most recognizable figures on the DX scene. He has spent more than 1,500 hours rewriting and updating ON4UN’s Low-Band DXing, known far and wide as the "low-bander’s bible." -- R. Dean Straw, N6BV, Editor

CD-ROM included!
This edition is bundled with the fully searchable and complete book on CD-ROM for Windows^® and Macintosh^® systems. (Also contains additional ON4UN software and over 2000 quality photographs.)

Fourth edition, second printing with CD-ROM, © 2005-2008, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Edited by Dr. George Brown, M5ACN

A wealth of antennas covering 136 kHz to 2.4 GHz. This collection also includes articles on earths, aerial tuner modifications, the ever-controversial Crossed-Field Aerial (CFA), and ‘stealth’ aerials.

Also available: Volume 1

© 2004. Published jointly by The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

Edited by Dr. George Brown, M5ACN

This book is a collection of over 50 of the very best articles published on antennas from around the world. The book is wide ranging and offers solutions to many problems experienced by the antenna enthusiast. The articles include antenna designs for most amateur bands. Stealthy and invisible antennas are covered alongside many interesting traditional designs. The book also benefits from two articles specially commissioned for inclusion here. The first, by Professor Mike Underhill, G3LHZ, of the University of Surrey at Guildford, UK, entitled ‘The Truth About Loops’, gives an exhaustive account of the performance of the small loop. The second article is titled, 'A Brief Overview of the Performance of Wire Aerials in their Operating Environments’, from Jack Belrose, VE2CV.

Great care has been taken to ensure that there are antennas to cover the range from 136 kHz to 1.3 GHz, receiving and transmitting, fixed and mobile. Everyone interested in antenna design and construction will find something in this book.

Also available: Volume 2

256 pages. © 2003. Published jointly by The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

This popular series includes practical antenna designs, and other articles covering a wide range of antenna-related topics.

The ARRL Antenna Compendium series:

Hooray for antennas! This is the seventh in the very popular ARRL Antenna Compendium series.

See complete Table of Contents

Inside, you’ll find articles covering a very wide range of antenna-related topics:

And, this volume includes even more articles on low-band antennas and operating, and great designs for operating on the road-from cars, vans or motor homes.

Also available:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6

208 pages. First edition, © 2002, The American Radio Relay League.

More all-new articles for the antenna experimenter and project builder! Extensive coverage of HF antenna designs, low-band antennas and operating, propagation, VHF/UHF antennas, transmission lines and tuners. CD-ROM included!

Also available:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 7

Hams just love antennas...and they love to read about them, and write about them! This is the fourth in the popular ARRL Antenna Compendium series. You'll find 38 articles inside, covering a wide range of topics. There are simple, practical antenna projects, and there are heavy-duty, theoretical treatments of complex arrays.

When the sunspots are low, head for the low-bands--seven articles are devoted to 80 and 160 meters, including some truly gargantuan arrays. Don't we hams love to dream about what rock-crushing low-band signals we'd have, if only we could get that new 200-foot tower? But what happens if we only have a 50-foot tower?

There are articles for mobile work too. And, a section on portable or temporary antennas that will get you thinking about Field Day in June, regardless of what time of year you read it.

The original edition of The ARRL Antenna Compendium Volume 4 included a 3.5-inch diskette with data files and software applications. Many of the articles contained within this book make reference to these files and programs. The software diskette is not included in this printing, because most of the programs will now longer function on modern computers. However, the original software is still available, free of charge, for downloading from the ARRLWeb at www.arrl.org/notes/4912/.

224 pages. First edition, © 1995-2007, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Also available:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 6
Volume 7

Also available:
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7

Also available:
Volume 1
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7

Also available:
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7

ARRL's VHF/UHF Antenna Classics includes antenna project articles gathered from the 1983 to 2003 issues of QST. Designs include ground planes, J-poles, mobile antennas, Yagis and more. Authors include well-known antenna designers such as L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, Dick Stroud, W9SR and Steve Powlishen, K1FO.

VHF and UHF antennas are among the smallest and often easiest antennas to build. Many of the projects included in this book require inexpensive parts which you can find at most hardware stores. Build a better antenna for your hand-held radio. Construct a 2-meter Yagi that will rival similar commercial antennas. Build a dual-band vertical for 146 and 445-MHz. The results will be rewarding!

Enjoy this collection of some of the very best articles from QST, QEX, NCJ and other ARRL publications. The beam antennas covered in this book will provide the reader with a historical perspective, new and ambitious ideas, and computer-optimized designs for all-around best performance.

Read about beams or actually build one of your own!
Discover a wealth of ideas from some of the leaders in antenna design and experimentation of the last 70 years.
See classic ads and photos from the pages of QST.

Contents

Also available: ARRL's Wire Antenna Classics Volume 1

Also available: More Wire Antenna Classics Volume 2

Thousands of hams operate VHF, and nobody told them about VHF propagation...until now! Finally, a comprehensive source-book on upper band propagation. Here's a sampling of what you'll find inside this practical guide: Tropo Ducting, Aurora, Meteor Scatter, Sporadic-E, TEP, F2 Propagation, Combo Modes. Excellent coverage of 6 meter propagation, too!

© 2004, published by CQ Communications, Inc.

Based on the hugely popular Practical Wire Antennas by John Heys, G3BDQ this book is significantly expanded and fully revised for the 21st Century. Nearly doubling in size with even more practical, complete and easy to understand designs for a wide range of wire antennas.

Practical Wire Antennas 2 contains just about every type of wire antenna imaginable including plenty of original designs that you simply won't find in other publications. You're sure to find one that is ideal for your own particular set of circumstances. Some will fit small urban gardens and others are best deployed by those lucky enough to have plenty of available space.

Theory is kept to a minimum throughout the book, and only a few formulas are given where they are necessary to allow the reader to calculate the lengths of various antennas. Practical Wire Antennas 2 has chapters covering feed lines, dipoles, antennas with tuned feeders, loop antennas, end-fed wires and verticals. The book also provides a wealth of information and 'know how' on the mechanics of antenna building and includes designs for ATUs for almost every type of antenna.

Also available:
Practical Wire Antenna 1

176 page, © 2005. Published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Delves into the practical aspects of HF wire antennas: how the various types work, and how to buy or build one that's right for you. Marconis, Windoms, loops, dipoles and even underground antennas--they're all covered! The final chapter covers matching systems.

100 pages. 2000 printing, © 1989, Radio Society of Great Britain.

Here's a thought-provoking book that details the design and construction of hundreds of amateur antennas, including some unusual designs. Don't let a lack of real estate keep you off the air. Whether you're in a downtown apartment or on top of a mountain, you'll find at least one antenna that'll work for you!

322 pages. 2002 printing. Second edition, © 1993, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

158 pages. Second edition, © 1996, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

240 pages. © 2002, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Radio propagation is a vital topic for any radio amateur or anyone with an interest in radio communications. This book provides a fascinating description of all the relevant information about radio propagation from HF to VHF, UHF and beyond.

The book includes everything you need to about radio waves and how they travel, the atmosphere, the Sun, ionospheric propagation (with the important modes and information), ionospheric storms and aurora, how to predict and assess ionospheric propagation, tropospheric propagation, meteor scatter, and space communications. You are also guided in making the most of the available equipment, choosing the right time and radio band.

This book provides the reader with a practical understanding of radio propagation so that they can use them to their best. Essential reading for anyone associated with radio communications.

112 pages. © 2004, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Knowledge of Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue is essential for all Tower Riggers, Tower Technicians, Radio Amateurs, Supervisors and Project Managers involved in the construction, inspection, maintenance and contract administration related to wireless communication installations.

Although this text was deigned to supplement ComTrain's intense certification course, this text is sufficiently flexible for use as an introduction to the subject or as a supplement to other fall protection training programs.

Contents:

Includes OSHA regulations, suppliers and an intense glossary of terms.

254 pages. Fourth edition. © 2007, by ComTrain LLC.

Three new chapters cover:

The new information includes observations and analyses by Jerry Sevick intended to clarify the principles behind the operation of these transformers. An entirely new chapter presents the family of equal-delay transformers that enable designers to obtain the benefits of transmission line transformer performance with a wider range of transformation ratios. Written by Gary Breed, K9AY, this chapter maintains Sevick’s practical tone with construction details and performance evaluation of a 50–to–75-ohm equal-delay transformer.

Also available:
Sevick's Theory and Practice of Transmissions Line Transformers CD-ROM tutorial.

This tutorial introduces the theory and practice of transmission line transformers (TLT). The TLT, which was first introduced by Guanella in 1944, was meant to match the high impedance of a 960-ohm push-pull vacuum tube amplifier to the low impedance of a 60-ohm coaxial cable in the high-frequencyband. Although Guanella's objective could never be realized, his goal remains useful today. With the advent of the transistor, the TLT can be applied to matching low impedances to coaxial cable of up to 50 ohms. Understanding transmission line theory is a prerequisite to understanding TLTs because they transmit energy from input to output by a transmission mode. In an innovative approach to the subject, Sevick divides TLTs into four classes: TLTs with ratios of 1:1, 1:4, less than 1:4 and greater than 1:4. The first two sections in this course cover 1:1 baluns and 1:4 baluns and ununs, as discussed by Guanella and Ruthroff. Additional sections review TLTs with ratios less than 1:4 and greater than 1:4, such as 1:6, 1:9, 1:12. The course concludes with a discussion of information on diode mixers and power combiners\splitters.

The material covered in this course provides incentive to investigate:

This course allows you to move through each session at your own speed and requires no extra work books.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP or higher
Pentium II 333 MHz or faster
64 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended)
CD-ROM drive
sound card

NAVIGATING
Navigation is similar to any computer-based information application. Clearly designated sections with an intuitive layout leave no frustrating distractions.

1) The CD-ROM can be started from any PC that has Windows 95 (or higher), at least 64 MB of RAM, a sound card and speakers.
2) The material may be accessed by either choosing to view the course start to finish, or by choosing individual pages of interest.
3) Once the course is started, no interaction is required. The course can be paused at any point, and can be viewed page by page like a book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Also available:
Sevick's classic Transmissions Line Transformers. Now in its fourth edition, this title remains the definitive text on TLTs for higher requencies.

CD-ROM. Course material and instruction by Jerry Sevick. © 2002, Noble Publishing Corporation

In fact everything you need to know about antennas and how to get the best out of them.

288 pages. © 2001, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

The complete solution for antenna design. Includes software!

Joe Carr brings you his vast experience in the area of antenna design. His latest book provides radio amateurs with a definitive design guide for sending and receiving radio signals.

Together with a powerful suite of software (CD-ROM) included with this book, the reader will have a complete solution for constructing or using an antenna--bar the actual hardware! The software is based on Joe Carr's own Antler program, which provides a simple Windows-based utility to carrying out the mathematical calculations at the heart of successful antenna design. All the user needs to do is select the antenna type and frequency; a much more fun and less error prone method than using a conventional calculator to solve formulas!

The new edition has been revised from the original to include additional propagation material, more antennas and new chapters on Small Loop Antennas and Yagi Beam Antennas.

Enjoy a complete package to understanding practical antennas and their design!

256 pages. © 2001, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) & Newnes.

136 pages. © 2003, CQ Communications, Inc.

Radio amateurs and short-wave listeners all want to achieve the very best from their HF and VHF equipment. Receivers and transmitters are available to professional standards, but very few people have the real estate to erect the sort of antenna used by a commercial radio station.

Antenna guru Peter Dodd, G3LDO explains how, by using a variety of simple techniques, it is possible to achieve very high performance from a compact antenna. Also detailed is how to make an antenna efficient on several bands at once.

The book covers end-fed and center-fed antennas, rotary beams, loops, tuning units, VHF/UHF antennas, antenna and mast construction, transmission lines, and how to estimate and measure the performance of your antenna.

Whether you have a house, bungalow or apartment, Backyard Antennas will help you find the solution to radiating a good signal on your favorite band.

208 pages. First edition, © 2000, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Originally published in 1962, this book remains a classic for its clear and concise explanation of antennas, transmission lines and RF networks from the perspective of electromagnetic field theory. Suitable for the beginning engineer or the engineer who wishes to expand his/her knowledge of radio frequency concepts, the book is also appropriate for the professional who has never studied calculus but wants to become skilled in RF fields.

The Fundamentals are discussed in four major parts:

Read the QEX Review, by Doug Smith, KF6DX, QEX Editor

If you are interested in antennas this book is a goldmine of information and ideas on the subject. Pat Hawker has been writing his "Technical Topics" column in Radcom since 1958 and in this time has produced much excellent work. This book is a chronological collection of cuttings of Pat's words over the years. Hundreds of areas and subjects are covered and many good ideas are included. Carefully indexed, this book is not only a great reference but also a history of over forty years of antenna design.

384 pages. © 2002, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

Everything you and your attorney need to know to obtain a permit for your antenna-support system.

Don’t let the confusing tangle of ordinances and by-laws keep you from installing the antenna you need in order to communicate effectively! In recent years, many cities and towns have enacted ordinances designed mainly to regulate cellular antenna structures. Unfortunately, hams have sometimes been caught in the backlash of regulatory overkill. This book describes proven techniques and strategies that a ham and his or her attorney can use to obtain an antenna-structure permit (also includes material on Canadian law and regulation).

Contents

CD-ROM included containing case law, customizable forms and additional legal reference material. Windows and Macintosh compatible.

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