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HF Antennas for Everyone
Edited by Giles Read, G1MFG

The RSGB has always published the very best antenna designs available to the radio amateurs. From the most complex to the very basic, these antennas have provided radio amateurs with much food for thought and practical designs to build. HF Antennas for Everyone draws on 90 of these RadCom and Radio Communication articles from the last forty years, providing a comprehensive collection of HF antennas, with something for everyone.

The selection in this book is a deliberate mix of the traditional and more recent designs. Sub divided into broad sections including horizontal, vertical and loop antennas, there is much variety to be found here. Looking back at the earlier decades it is amazing to see how many of the aerial giants, such as Louis Varney, G5RV have written for the RSGB. There is however much more than this. Conventional wisdom of HF antennas says you will need lots of space and money in order to put up suitable aerials. HF Antennas for Everyone shows that no matter the size of the available space you will find antenna designs that will help you get your signals in and out. Feeders are also not forgotten with a section devoted to this fascinating and often overlooked topic. But what if your local regulations prohibit the erection of antennas? That needn't get in your way, because this book even contains a section on Stealth antennas that are either essentially invisible or disguised as something quite different.

It is often said that there is nothing new in aerials, but HF Antennas for Everyone shows this isn't so. This book demonstrates a considerable number of developments and innovations from the last 20 years in particular, that show designers are starting to find innovative solutions to the age-old problems.

Whichever bands you want to work on, whatever the state of the sunspot cycle and however large or small your garden, in HF Antennas for Everyone you'll find an antenna that will get you heard.

Size 240x174mm, 336 pages ISBN: 9781 9050 8659 7

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Backyard Antennas

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ARRL Antenna Designer's Notebook
An Exploration of the Art of Antenna Design

By Brian Cake, KF2YN

Radio amateurs continue to make true advances in antenna experimentation and ARRL Antenna Designer's Notebook looks at that process. From the idea through to a workable design this book presents the use of computers, antenna modelling software in arriving at an antenna solution.

ARRL Antenna Designer's Notebook opens up the world of the antenna designer as the design is imagined, perfected, and finally constructed. This book provides a description of new components of antennas, such as the FZ element and the C-pole and provides designs of practical antennas made from them. The book also explores the details of an improved tunable HF loop, theoretical analyses of linear loading and ground losses, and practical designs for beams and omnidirectional antennas. Readers will find much besides including long Yagi antennas, box kite Yagis, Vertical Antennas, C Pole Antennas, Twin-C Antennas, Big Loops, Ground Plane Antennas and much more

Free Bonus CD
Included in the book is a CD with EZNEC models for all the antennas in the book plus a bonus presentation on box kite Yagi antennas.

Size 210 x 270mm, 208 pages, ISBN 9780-8725-9147-9

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Antennas for VHF and Above

By Ian Poole, G3YWX

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The VHF, UHF and microwave bands provide an exciting opportunity for experimentation with antennas. This book from well known author Ian Poole is a fascinating guide to what can be achieved in these bands.

Antenna sizes at these frequencies mean that they do not occupy great amounts of space and most people can experiment with constructing their own antennas. Antennas for VHF and above, provides both the basic theory and constructional details for many antenna designs. Included there are different types of antenna from dipoles to Yagis, and verticals to log-periodic antennas and parabolic reflectors. The reader is taken through the essentials in Ian's easy-to-understand fashion with details of the way the antenna works and the constructional information needed. The reader will also find helpful chapters covering measurements and installation techniques.

Antennas for VHF and above, is a mine of information for anyone wishing to understand or construct antennas for the VHF, UHF and microwave bands. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in antennas, whether a newcomer or experienced hand.

Size 240x174mm, 144 pages ISBN: 9781 9050 8645 0

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Basic Antennas
Understanding Antennas & Design

By Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR

Basic Antennas Understanding Practical Antennas and Designs is a comprehensive introduction to antennas. Providing, basic concepts, practical designs, and details of easy-to-build antennas that really work!

Antennas are one of the most critical elements of a radio system, yet perhaps one of the least understood. Basic Antennas Understanding Practical Antennas and Designs is intended to assist those with a basic knowledge of radio in gaining a working knowledge of the antenna domain. This book is written in an easy to read manner and uses the minimum of mathematical concepts to allow introduction of basic principles. This book contains information on antenna impedance, transmission lines, antenna measurements and even antenna modelling. Readers will find included designs for dipole, reflector, microwave, loop and vehicle antennas. There are also wideband and multi-band antennas, Yagis for HF and VHF, two element arrays and much more.

Simply Basic Antennas Understanding Practical Antennas and Designs provides the ideal foundation in antenna theory and design for everyone interested in antenna construction.

Size: 216x279mm, 216 pages ISBN: 9780-87259-999-4

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Building Successful HF Antennas
By Peter Dodd, G3LDO

Any metal structure can be made to radiate - to work as an antenna - provided it can be persuaded to accept RF power from a transmitter. But is it working effi ciently? How can it be improved?

Well-known antenna expert Peter Dodd explains what makes an effective HF antenna, how to build one and how to measure its performance. The book deals with real locations, such as small gardens, apartment blocks, lofts, etc and how to obtain optimum performance within the constraints of your location.

The construction of all manner of antennas is described including single and multi-band antennas, with and without the need for an ATU. There are also simple wire antennas, loops alongside beams such as the Quad and Yagi. There are variations on these which use less space. Feeding, matching and tuning are included as well as how to terminate coaxial cable in a variety of plugs. Peter’s construction experience really comes into its own in the chapters on hardware, construction and masts. There is advice on how to check that your antenna is working using a few simple pieces of test equipment.This is quite simply everything you will need to make the best use of your location, and to build a successful HF antenna.

Size 240x174mm, 224 pages, ISBN 9781-9050-8643-6

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Even More Out Of Thin Air

Even More Out of Thin Air is the successor to Out of Thin Air and More Out of Thin Air, and a collection of antenna reprints of pages from Practical Wireless.

The book is divided into three sections covering HF, VHF/UHF and Theory. The antenna systems featured have been practically proven by their authors and will give you plenty of ideas to try out. Most the HF projects will work on several bands and the emphasis is on antennas that will fit into small gardens. There is a portable 7MHz dipole and a Flat Dweller’s Beam for 14MHz that works on a balcony. All VHF/UHF bands are covered through a range of Yagi, quad, delta loop and Moxon rectangle antennas. There is also a portable dipole and an indoor vertical amongst the practical designs.

Even More Out of Thin Air is a book that provides ideas and solutions for anyone who wants to experiment with antennas.

80 pages, 210 x 297mm

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The ARRL Antenna Book

21st Edition

All the information you need to design your own complete antenna system.

Since the first edition in September 1939, radio amateurs and professional engineers have turned to The ARRL Antenna Book as THE source of current antenna theory and a wealth of practical how-to construction projects. Use this book to discover even the most basic antenna designs, wire and loop antennas, verticals, and Yagis--and for advanced antenna theory and applications. Many of the antennas in this edition benefit directly from advances in sophisticated computer modeling.

This 21st edition has been extensively revised to include information you can use to build highly optimized or specialized antennas. The book includes new content on Near Vertical Incidence Skywave (NVIS) techniques, phased arrays, S-parameters as used in modern vector network analyzers (VNA), Beverage receiving antennas, mobile, screwdriver antennas, ionospheric area-coverage maps, and much,much more.

A fully searchable CD-ROM is included containing The ARRL Antenna Book in its entirety, using the popular Adobe® Reader® software for Microsoft® Windows® and Macintosh® systems. View, search and print from the entire text, including images, photographs, drawings, everything!

The CD-ROM contains additional utility programs, including:
** YW -- Yagi for Windows (view manual)
** TLW -- Transmission Line for Windows (view manual)
** HFTA -- HF Terrain Assessment for Windows (view manual)
** Range-Bearing -- compute range/bearing or latitude/longitude
** Arrayfeed1 -- designing phased-array feed systems
** EZNEC-ARRL -- antenna modeling for Windows

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)

944 pages, softcover book with CD-ROM. 21th edition, © 2007 The American Radio Relay League. ISBN: 0-87259-987-6

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More Vertical Antenna Classics

Vertical antenna designs have been popular with radio amateurs for years and you can see why. Most are easy to build, take up little space and are relatively unobtrusive. Vertical antennas can be very effective and vertical arrays of two or more antennas can function as powerful directional antennas.

The ARRL's More Vertical Antenna Classics is a book that collects together articles from magazines such as QST, QEX and the National Contest Journal, as well as several ARRL Antenna Compendium publications. Broken into topical groups the reader is presented with fascinating articles providing antenna designs for:

Portable Antennas

Multi-band Verticals

Vertical Arrays

Vertical & Ground Systems

Low Band Verticals

Single Band Verticals

Included are overviews of vertical antenna design & use along with theoretical articles. The effects of salt water on vertical antenna performance designs in a series of articles called verticals by the sea. This book is a mine of useful information on Vertical antennas and a must for those interested in antenna design.

© American Radio Relay League, 160pages, 210x272mm. ISBN 0-87259-979-5

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Practical Wire Antennas 2

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Edited by Ian Poole G3YWX

"Probably the best book on wire antennas ever"

Based on the hugely popular Practical Wire Antennas by John Heys, G3BDQ this book is a hugely extended and fully revised for the 21st Century. Nearly doubling in size with even more designs this book this practical book holds many complete and easy to understand recipes 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, verticals and practical aspects of antenna work. 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.

Practical Wire Antennas 2 provides a collection of antenna designs and ideas that will help capture the enjoyment of experimenting in the true spirit of amateur radio. This book will help improve any station and is a must have book for anyone interested in antenna construction.

176 pages, 240 x 175mm, paperback ISBN: 1-905086-04-0

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ARRL's VHF/UHF Antenna Classics

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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!

First edition, © 2003, published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ISBN: 0-87259-907-8

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International Antenna Collection 2
Edited by George Brown, M5ACN

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This book collects together some of the best articles from around the world on the subject of antennas. It will appeal to radio amateurs in general, whether they be antenna enthusiasts or not. It is a follow-up to the successful The International Antenna Collection, compiled by the same editor.

You will find antennas for most of the amateur bands. Traditional designs and highly original designs are here, simple and complex. Whatever your requirement, you will find something that is directly suited or that sets you thinking about how to solve your problem. Amongst the practical and highly erudite contents is an invited article by one of America's most respected authors on the subject of aerials. He is Kurt N Sterba, the regular 'Aerials' columnist of WorldRadio magazine. He considers one of his pet subjects - the much - misunderstood interface between transceiver and aerial. Does your ATU really tune your aerial? All the facts are clearly presented, leaving the author in no doubt as to the correct answer.

As before, great care has been taken to ensure that there are antennas to cover almost all the bands between 136kHz and 2.4GHz, receiving and transmitting, mobile and fixed.

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International Antenna Collection
Edited by George Brown, M5ACN

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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. Amongst the articles are 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 much-maligned
small loop, which also takes into account the loop’s situation. approaching the same problem from the computer modelling angle is the subject of the second invited article, ‘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 136kHz to 1.3GHz, receiving and transmitting, fixed and mobile. Everyone interested in antenna design and construction will find something in this book.

2003 Edn, RSGB & ARRL , paperback,
272 x 200mm, 256 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-93-3

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Antenna Topics

by Pat Hawker, G3VA

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 in this time. This book is a chronological collection of cuttings of Pat's words over the years. Hundreds of areas and subjects are covered and many a good idea is included. Carefully indexed this book is not only a great reference work but also a history of over forty years of antenna design. At 384 pages this book is excellent value and asset to any amateur interested in antennas.

2002 Edn, RSGB, paperback, 297 x 210mm, 384 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-89-5

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Simple & Fun Antennas for Hams

By Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH and Dean Straw, N6BV

Simple & Fun Antennas for Hams is designed not only for newcomers to amateur radio, but also for anyone overwhelmed with the theory and technical details in most antenna "textbooks". This book contains 70 well tested and entirely useful projects - which work! Hundreds of photos and illustrations make sure you can actually build working antennas yourself. The designs include dipoles, verticals & wire antennas across both the VHF and HF bands.
2002 Edition, Published by the American Radio Relay League, Inc. ISBN: 0-87259-862-4

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Yagi Antenna Classics
Yagis, Quads, Loops, and other Beam Antennas

NEW from the ARRL

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
Monobanders: Beams for your favorite band
Multibanders: Beams that cover two or more bands
HF, VHF and UHF Beams: From 80 meters to 2304 MHz
Computer Modeling: Optimize your beam's performance
Towers, Masts and Guys: Your beam needs solid support
The "WOW" Factor: Can you believe this?
208 pages. © 2001, The American Radio Relay League, Inc. ISBN: 0-87259-818-7

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Backyard Antennas

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 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 centre-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 favourite band.

1st Edn, 2000, RSGB, paperback, 244 x 183mm, 208 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-59-3.

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HF Antenna Collection

An invaluable collection of outstanding articles and short pieces which were published in Radio Communication magazine during the period 1968-89. Includes ingenious designs for single element, beam and miniature antennas, as well providing comprehensive information about feeders, tuners, baluns, testing, modelling, and how to erect your antenna safely.

1st Edn, 1992, RSGB, paperback, 184 by 245 mm, 233 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-08-9.

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HF Antennas For All Locations

A thought-provoking book which has been a major contribution to the state of the art from an acknowledged expert. It explains the 'why' as well as the 'how' of HF antennas, and takes a critical look at existing designs in the light of the latest developments.

This second edition has been completely revised and greatly expanded. There are more novel antanna designs, including beams which cover more bands with fewer problems, no trap losses and better rejection of interference. A new chapter presents a comprehensive review of ways to make antennas smaller, with particular emphasis on small transmitting loops.

An essential reference for the experimenter and enthusiast.

2nd Edn, 1993, RSGB, paperback, 187 by 245 mm, 322 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-15-1.

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The Antenna Experimenter's Guide

The Second Edition of this book (now published by the RSGB) takes the guesswork out of adjusting any antenna, home-made or commercial, and makes sure that it's working with maximum efficiency. To this end, it describes how to build and use simple RF measuring equipment to measure major antenna parameters such as impedance, resonance and performance.

There's much more for the keen designer and experimenter, including how to construct fold-over masts, how to construct your own antenna test range, and how to use your computer to model antennas and to analyse experimental test results. The author is an acknowledged expert and former Technical Editor of RadCom (the RSGB's monthly magazine). In this book he has created an invaluable companion for all those who wish to get the best results from antennas.

2nd Edn, 1996, RSGB, paperback, 244 x 183mm, 160 pages, ISBN: 1-872309-36-4.

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 7

Hooray for antennas! This is the seventh in the very popular ARRL Antenna Compendium series. Inside, you’ll find articles covering a very wide range of antenna-related topics:

Featured are 30, 40, 80 and 160-Meter Antennas, Measurements and Computations, Mobile Antennas, Multiband Antennas, Practical Tips, Propagation and Ground Effects, Quad Antennas, Special Antennas, Stealth Antennas, Tuners and Transmission Lines, Vertical Antennas, VHF/UHF Antennas, Wire Antennas, Yagi Antennas. 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.

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

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 6

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!

1st edition, ©1999, 210x275mm, 256 pages, ISBN 0-87259-743-1

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 5

Enjoy excellent coverage of baluns, an HF beam from PVC, low-band Yagis, quads and verticals, curtain arrays, and more!
1st edition, ©1996, 275 x 210mm, 208 pages. ISBN 0-87259-562-5

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 4
Containing 38 articles, covering a wide range of topics including simple, practical antenna projects through to heavy-duty, theoretical treatments of complex arrays.
1st edition,© 1995-2007, 275x210mm, 224 pages. ISBN: 0-87259-491-2

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 3

Quench your thirst for new antenna designs, from Allen's Log Periodic Loop Array to Zavrel's Triband Triangle. Discover a 12-meter quad, a discone, modeling with MININEC and VHF/UHF ray tracing.

1st edition, ©1992, 275 x 210mm, 240 pages. ISBN 0-87259-401-7

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 2

Covers a wide range of antenna types and related topics, including innovative verticals, an attic tri-bander, antenna modeling and propagation.
1st edition, ©1989, 275 x 210mm, 216 pages. ISBN 0-87259-254-5

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ARRL Antenna Compendium VOLUME 1

This is the book that started the ball rolling! The first volume includes articles on a multiband portable, quads and loops, baluns and the Smith Chart.

1st edition, ©1985, 275 x 210mm, 176 pages. ISBN 0-87259-019-4

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ARRL Wire Antenna Classics

So many wire antenna designs have proven to be first class performers! Here’s an entire book devoted to wire antennas, from the simple to the complex. Includes articles on dipoles, loops, rhombics, wire beams and receive antennas—and some time-proven classics! An ideal book for Field Day planners or the next wire antenna project at your home station.

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More Wire Antenna Classics - Volume 2

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More Wire Antenna Classics Volume 2
Now you can enjoy even MORE wire antennas! This book is filled with innovative designs from the pages of QST and other ARRL publications. Experience the satisfaction and enjoy the benefits of building your own wire antennas. Inside, you'll find more than just creative ideas. These versatile antennas work: Dipoles, Off-Center-Fed Dipoles, Multiband Antennas, Loop Antennas, Collinear Antennas, Wire Beams, Vertically Polarized, Receiving Antennas, and even more ideas including use of balloons for antenna supports. If you have the original ARRL's Wire Antenna Classics--you'll want MORE! © 2000.

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Vertical Antenna Classics

Vertical Antenna Classics is a compilation of previously published articles on the art and science of the vertical antenna. Chapters cover Theory and Modeling, VHF and UHF, HF, Directional Arrays, Reduced Size, and Radials and Ground Systems. A handy Antenna Products Suppliers list is included.
1st edition, ©1995, 128 pages

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