Simple, Low-Cost Wire Antennas for Radio Amateurs
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823087077 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An excellent basic text It seems that today's amateur radio operator more often than not has a station consisting of manufactured equipment. At the heart of these stations are transceivers so complex that the average ham has neither the equipment nor the ability to fix or modify them. Antennas are, however, something that still attract homebrewers.If you're going to put up an antenna, why not do it right and get the best performance for the time spent? For a low key yet effective introduction to wire antennas this is a wonderful little book. Nowhere near as long, or complex, as the ARRL Antenna Handbook, this concise volume presents some elementary theory and a n. Ronald Clements said Book Purchase review. This publication is an excellent book and well recommended this is one of the few area's that the Radio Ham can do his own thing to get the best out of his station. The supplier Jessica's Buscuits was very prompt and well packaged. Highly recommended. Well done.. Simple low cost wire antennas for radio amateurs That book is full load with prctical information for any ham beginner who wants to learn by doing wire antennas. It is really helpfull, and well oriented
This practical handbook contains the following types of information: - How to build tested wire antennas 2 - 160 meters that really get out (horizontals, verticals, beams, trap antennas, ground planes, etc.) - How to build "invisible" antennas - How to build two all-purpose antenna tuners with 100 uses - How to build an efficient, inexpensive balun for optimum antenna performance and accurate SWR readings - How to build 2, 3, 4, and 5-band trap dipoles and how to construct your own efficient traps and save money - 3-band Novice dipole for 80, 40, and 15 meters with only 1 feedline - Ground plane antennas for VHF, 6, 10, 15, 20, and 40 meters - High-gain beam antennas especially suited for 2 and 6 meter FM