Describes the VHF and UHF antennas for the 30-3000 Mhz range that have been developed over the past 50 years, including many designs that have not previously been treated in detail, and several new uses for old designs. Among the topics are methods of predicting and measuring the performance of antennas, and how it is affected by the local environment, both normal and adverse, and by the structures on which the antennas are mounted, both fixed and mobile (including humans). Addressed primarily to practicing antenna engineers; the basic theory is assumed to be known except for the less known types. Distributed by INSPEC. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This authoritative and well-researched book is the only one that will give all of the most important and reliable information on VHF antenna construction techniques. This unique book offers a superb collection of detailed, easy-to-follow, fully illustrated, and tested designs, covering such types of antennas as: omnidirectional antennas, gain-omni antennas, gain-directed beams, portable antennas, Yagi antennas, stacked arrays, stacked collinears, wideband-omni antennas. Packed with detailed drawings, plans, schematics, instructions, material lists, formulas, tips and tricks.Plus, the reader is given and extra chapter on converting the designs for other frequency bands, making it profitable not just for amateurs, but for professionals as well.
Joe Carr has provided radio amateurs and short-wave listeners with the definitive design guide for sending and receiving radio signals with Antenna Toolkit 2nd edition.Together with the powerful suite of CD software, the reader will have a complete solution for constructing or using an antenna - bar the actual hardware! The software provides a simple Windows-based aid to carrying out the design calculations at the heart of successful antenna design. All the user needs to do is select the antenna type and set the frequency - a much more fun and less error prone method than using a conventional calculator to solve formulae. The new edition has been revised to include further cases of propagation, additional antennas and also two new chapters - Small Loop Antennas (a topic of considerable interest, which has been the subject of much recent debate in the amateur radio press); and Yagi Beam Antennas (widely used at HF and VHF). The CD software has also been updated.Joe Carr's expertise in the area of antenna design is legendary. Antenna designers, whether hobbyist or technician, can be assured they need look no further than Antenna Toolkit for the complete guide to understanding the practicalities of using and designing antennas today.A complete solution for antenna design in one package.Includes free CD-ROM with state of the art software for all design calculations.The definitive guide to antenna design for radio amateurs and short-wave listeners.
Assembling a VHF/UHF amateur radio station -- VHF/UHF propagation -- Operating techniques -- Transmitters, power amplifiers & EMC -- Antennas -- Designs for VHF and UHF transverters -- Power supplies -- Station control -- Test equipment, etc.
Good,No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact, Slight Shelfwear,may have the corners slightly dented, may have slight color changes/slightly damaged spine.
The gold-standard reference on the design and application of classic and modern antennas—fully updated to reflect the latest advances and technologiesThis new edition of the “bible of antenna engineering” has been updated to provide start-to-finish coverage of the latest innovations in antenna design and application. You will find in-depth discussion of antennas used in modern communication systems, mobile and personal wireless technologies, satellites, radar deployments, flexible electronics, and other emerging technologies, including 5G, terahertz, and wearable electronics. Antenna Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, is bolstered by real-world examples, hundreds of illustrations, and an emphasis on the practical aspects of antennas.Featuring 60 chapters and contributions from more than 80 renowned experts, this acclaimed resource is edited by one of the world’s leading antenna authorities. This edition features all of the classic antenna types, plus new and emerging designs, with 13 all-new chapters and important updates to nearly all chapters from past editions.Antenna Engineering Handbook, Fifth Edition, clearly explains cutting-edge applications in WLANs, automotive systems, PDAs, and handheld devices, making it an indispensable companion for today’s antenna practitioners and developers.Coverage includes:•Antenna basics and classic antennas•Design approaches for antennas and arrays•Wideband and multiband antennas•Antennas for mobile devices and PDAs, automotive applications, and aircraft•Base station and smart antennas•Beamforming and 5G antennas•Millimeter-wave and terahertz antennas•Flexible, wearable, thin film, origami, dielectric, and on-chip antennas•MIMO antennas and phased arrays•Direction-finding and GPS antennas•Active antennas•Low-profile wideband antennas•Nanoantennas•Reflectors and other satellite and radio-telescope antennas•Low-frequency, HF, VHF, UHF, ECM, and ESM antennas•Impedance-matching techniques and material characteristics•Metastructured and frequency selective surfaces•Propagation and guided structures•Computational techniques and toolsets•Indoor and outdoor measurements
