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ARRL Handbook 2010, January 30, 2010
This review is from: The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (Paperback)
Already with a 2009 handbook in my library I felt a fair amount of reluctance to buy the 2010 edition. But the promise of fresher material, more information, and a nice price cut to roll the puppy out and start the buzz moved me to purchase the "ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 2010." After reviewing the massive volume I deem the outlay as money well spent. It made a good addition to my ham shack. The 2010 handbook differs from prior yearly editions in not recycling massive amounts of the same old material or cut-and-pasting work out of QST. This 2010 edition also shows better production and editing attention than some recent ARRL publications. If you don't own a handbook, but do maintain a passion, temperament, or inclination to use amateur radio, and if you possess the cash to comfortably do so, no question about it, you should get a copy of this book. If you are a ham and have one, say no more than five years old, your level and type of involvement will be your guide. If you are into new radio and antenna designs, use new techniques, or want to upgrade your own knowledge of the once esoteric modes that rapidly become bread-and-butter in amateur radio, then I'd suggest this handbook constitutes a reasonable purchase.
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Solid reference, US units a little jarring, April 10, 2010
This review is from: The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (Paperback)
The ARRL Handbook for radio communications is the best reference manual I've ever used for electronics and amateur radio use. The chapters are well laid out, the index is good and the effort that has gone into keeping the text up to date (D-STAR etc) has not gone unnoticed.
That said, the use of US customary units (feet, inches, AWG etc) without including metric equivalents in many chapters is a little jarring for those of us who aren't accustomed to working in them.
A solid reference that should be a part of any amateur radio operator or electronics enthusiast's bookshelf.
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ARRL Handbook, January 27, 2010
This review is from: The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications (Paperback)
This is an excellent addition to any ham radio operators library whether you be newly liscensed or a seasoned dx`er it is full of great projects and understandable chapters from the best knowledge base for the ham operator the ARRL , the cd has the entire book plus some additional software that you will find to be a true bonus 73`s may the DX be with you N1JTZ
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