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Antenna Toolkit, Second Edition [Paperback]

Joseph Carr (Author)
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075064947X 978-0750649476 October 8, 2001 2
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.


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"'It has never been easier to transmit and received radio signals than by using this book, which is aimed at beginners and advanced users alike.' Elektor Electronics"

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This book and software toolkit will provide a complete solution bar the hardware for anyone constructing or using an antenna. The software will calculate the critical lengths and other parameters of the antennas in the book by having the user select the antenna type and set the frequency. The main menu screen is in the form of tabs, one for each chapter of the book plus other topics. Also included is a Windows freeware package, from the Voice of America organization, called VOACAP. This is an HF propagation predictor that some commercial sources have offered unmodified for hundreds of dollars. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Newnes; 2 edition (October 8, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 075064947X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750649476
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,524,631 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars you need the CD, February 4, 2006
This review is from: Antenna Toolkit, Second Edition (Paperback)
Carr provides a quick course in designing and making an antenna. The text starts off simply, with basic information about wave propagation and explaining such terminology like decibels and coaxial cable.

Then the book describes each of the main types of antennas - Yagi, Marconi, Hertzian and others. Each is covered only briefly. But accompanied by simple circuit diagrams and illustrations. These should suffice to let you build them. Be aware that there are much large, more comprehensive texts on antenna design. Aimed usually at antenna engineers. Carr's book can be readily comprehended by an amateur in this field.

The CD is useful, because it has a lot more background information, delegated to it by the text.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Book to Buy, November 30, 2004
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..the information is useful, but it makes much more
sense to buy the author's Practical Antenna Handbook
which contains much more useful information.
.. if you buy this one, you pay the same price for
only 1/3 the information.....
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2.0 out of 5 stars Antenna Book, May 7, 2011
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Book just had basic information; definitely not worth the cost. The disc that came with it did not work. Big time ripoff.
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Anyone who does any listening to radio receivers at all - whether as a ham operator, a short-wave listener, or scanner enthusiast - notices rather quickly that radio signal propagation varies with time and something mysterious usually called 'conditions.' Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
feedpoint impedance, tuned feeders, bobtail curtain, large loop antennas, electrical half wavelength, antenna tuning unit, phasing harness, antenna feedpoint, quad beam, quad loop, radiator element, center insulator, ohm coaxial cable, azimuthal pattern, matching stub, antenna tuner, delta loop, small loop antennas, end insulator, offending station, antenna construction, ohm line, folded dipole, collinear array, noise bridge
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