Practical Antenna Handbook
&#8220;The Antenna Builder&#8217;s Bible&#8221; &#8211; Revised, Updated, and Better Than Ever!The most popular book on antennas ever written and unquestionably the world&#8217;s favorite antenna book, Joseph J. Carr&#8217;s Practical Antenna Handbook, Fourth Edition is a treasure for anyone with an interest in antennas, from the newest of novices to the most experienced engineer.This empowering book gives you all kinds of projects -- and it provides you with material that explains exactly why your creations were a success. But most importantly, it prepares you to design and construct your own antennas &#8220;for the cases&#8221; Carr modestly suggests &#8220;that the author thoughtlessly failed to cover.&#8221;This fourth edition blends, in Joseph J. Carr&#8217;s words, &#8220;the theoretical concepts that the engineers and others need to design practical antennas, and the hard-learned practical lessons derived from actually building and using antennas --real antennas, and the hard-earned practical lessons derived from actually building and using antennas -- real antennas made of real metal -- not merely theoretical constructs on a blackboard.&#8221;Add it to your library and it will no doubt assume a favorite spot inside your toolbox, dog-eared and annotated with your personal notes . . . obviously used and enjoyed to the fullest extent.New! Added Material on:*Small transmitting antennas*Receiving loop antennas*Antenna modeling software -- including material on EZNEC for Windows 3.0Covers a Wide Variety of Antennas:*High-frequency dipole*Vertically polarized HF*Multiband and tunable wire*Hidden and limited space*Directional phased vertical and directional beam VHF/UHF transmitting and receiving*Shortwave reception*Microwave*Mobile, marine, and emergency*And much moreGreat For:*Radio and electronics technicians*Amateur radio operators*Citizen banders*Shortwave listeners (SWL)*Monitoring hobbyists*Radio enthusiasts and professionals of all types