Practical Antenna Handbook 5/E

By Joseph J. Carr

Book Overview

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THE DEFINITIVE ANTENNA REFERENCE--FULLY REVISED AND EXPANDED!

Design and build your own antennas with the help of this unique guide. Updated and revised to provide clear answers to questions frequently asked by hobbyists and electronics technicians, Practical Antenna Handbook, Fifth Edition blends theoretical concepts with hands-on experience--requiring only high school mathematics

Reorganized to flow logically from broad physical principles to specific antenna design and construction techniques, the book begins by covering the fundamentals. Then the half-wave dipole is discussed both as an excellent antenna in its own right and as a conceptual tool for predicting the performance of other designs. Transmission line impedance matching techniques--and a companion Smith chart tutorial--lead into "must have" accessories for tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting antenna system performance. Other tools, such as antenna modeling software and network analyzer add-ons for PCs and Macs, are addressed, and concluding chapters offer fresh insights into support structures and installation techniques.

NEW TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

Characteristics of all-driven and parasitic arraysBeverages and small MF/HF receiving loopsTop-loaded shunt-fed towers and other verticalsTheory and design of Yagi beamsEffect of real ground on propagation and antenna patterns, impedance, and efficiencyLightning protection and four kinds of ground systemsZoning and restrictive covenants

COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF ANTENNAS:

Dipoles and inverted-VsQuads, delta, and NVIS loopsWire arrays (bobtail curtain, half-square, rhombic)Verticals and shunt-fed towersRotatable Yagi beamsMF/HF receiving antennas (flag, pennant, K9AY, Beverage)Mobile and portable antennasVHF/UHF/microwave antennasAnd many more

GO TO WWW.MHPROFESSIONAL.COM/CARR5 FOR:
* Tables of worldwide geographic coordinates and antenna dimensions vs. frequency * Supplier updates * Author's blog * Additional photographs and schematics * Links to tutorials and specialized calculators

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071639586
• ISBN13: 9780071639583
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Tab
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

good info

I found this book to be very similar to the arrl's book , but of a better size. more easily handled, with the addition of the included cd, I expect to find it very useful in my experimentation with antennas, as well as of benifit to my general knowledge.

HAM Radio Antenna

A very informative and well presented text on amateur radio antennas. It is the best presentation on grounding the antenna, in contast to other ARRL books. But it could stand more detail about grounding in the next edition. For example why is it not as important to ground a 2 meter antenna. Of course the book does emphasize HF more than VHF since the author is more "into" that band.

Great source for antenna ideas!

As a radio operator for an Airborne Infantry (Long-Range Surveillance) unit, this book is indispensable! If you need an HF antenna for a certain wavelength or a specific job, or want an explanation of how long-range 'sky-wave' communications work, then this book is a must have!

Excellent Practical Overview of TX/RX Antennas

The title gives a very readable overview of antennas, installation and usage. This book contains sufficient information to allow the reader to choose, design, install and maintain antennas for TX/RX over the entire frequency spectrum. Book contains only essential theory.