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Practical Antenna Handbook 4th Edition

by Joseph Carr (Author)
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The Antenna Builder’s Bible – Updated and Better Than Ever!

Design and construct your own antennas with step-by-step instructions and plans. Joseph J. Carr’s Practical Antenna Handbook, Fourth Edition, is an update of the most popular book on antennas ever written. This empowering guide blends theoretical concepts that engineers need to design practical antennas with hard-learned lessons derived from actually building and using antennas -- real antennas, not merely theoretical constructs on a blackboard. Certain to become the toolbox favorite of radio enthusiasts and professionals of all types, from technicians to citizen banders and shortwave listeners, it covers 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; and mobile, marine, and emergency. This state-of-the-art edition includes a new chapter on antenna modeling software and new coverage of small transmitting antennas and receiving loop antennas.


*Packaged with CD-ROM with antenna modeling software -- including material on EZNEC for Windows 3.0.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0071374353
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0071374354
  3. Edition
    4th
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
  5. Publication date
    May 23, 2001
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    7.4 x 1.12 x 9.3 inches
  8. Print length
    608 pages
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“The Antenna Builder’s Bible” – Revised, Updated, and Better Than Ever!

The most popular book on antennas ever written and unquestionably the world’s favorite antenna book, Joseph J. Carr’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 “for the cases” Carr modestly suggests “that the author thoughtlessly failed to cover.”

This fourth edition blends, in Joseph J. Carr’s words, “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.”

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 3.0

Covers 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 more

Great For:


*Radio and electronics technicians
*Amateur radio operators
*Citizen banders
*Shortwave listeners (SWL)
*Monitoring hobbyists
*Radio enthusiasts and professionals of all types

About the Author

Joe Carr (Falls Church, VA) is a retired military electronics technician and a popular electronics author. He is the author of McGraw-Hill's Secrets of RF Design, 2e and writes a monthly column for Nuts & Volts magazine.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 4th edition (May 23, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 608 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071374353
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071374354
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.8 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 1.12 x 9.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 40 ratings

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"...on antennas, and grounding systems....very well written, and I can follow it easily....it gives excellent suggestions, and has ideas that I have..." Read more

"This is really a good reference book. I borrowed one from a friend and just had to buy my own. If you are a Ham you need this book." Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2013
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Been a "ham" for many years.....enjoy the hobby, but I'm not a "guru", by any means. This book is the best I have had for reference on antennas, and grounding systems....very well written, and I can follow it easily....it gives excellent suggestions, and has ideas that I have never before read about...such as how to install 8-foot ground rods in a hard-soiled area, using a copper tube with a garden hose. Amazing I never thought of it....anyway...it's definitely one book I continually refer to when needed over all the others I have on my shelf. It stays on the bench next to my Yaesu. Well worth the money.
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D. Beach
5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamite Antenna Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017
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This is really a good reference book. I borrowed one from a friend and just had to buy my own. If you are a Ham you need this book.
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Downtown Montreal
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2001
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Antenna books follow either the practical approach (e.g. Carr's Practical Antenna Handbook) or the mathematical approach (e.g. Kraus's Antennas). To be a true antenna expert, one needs to know both. But for those of us who are not equipped to handle the mathematical approach, the practical approach will do just fine, in which case I would recommend Carr's Practical Antenna Book and ARRL's Antenna Book. Here are some differences between the two:
1. Carr is more readable.
2. ARRL is more comprehensive, with 2.5 times the number of words as Carr.
3. ARRL has more photographs and better looking sketches.
3. ARRL has a multi-author approach (with technical checks and balances) as opposed to Carr's one-man approach. Carr contains few bibliographical references, whereas ARRL has tons of references for further reading.
My opinion: Carr is better for the beginner, but ARRL is better for details and as a reference book. Better yet, get both books, since they serve complementary purposes.
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Ernest V. Pons
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book, good price
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2010
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Carr's book is a classic. I don't understand why libraries retire books--you can't go to any local library and find books on vintage electronics any more. But I am even more disappointed that a library would get rid of this book. After all, radio is still around--isn't it? An antenna book may be of little consequence to the urbanite. But if you live in the country as I do, your choice of radio stations is very limited unless you know how to erect a proper outdoor antenna. The library's loss is my gain. And it's awesome that I can buy a used book like this on Amazon. My thanks to Amazon and to the seller. You are improving the curation rate of our society!
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JFK
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need to know in one guide
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019
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Extremely succinct and informative
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k4zmb
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2012
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A professional level text, but useful for the amateur radio operator, with seemingly endless information on antennas, antenna building and practical infor,ation as well as scientific basis of antennas and their function.
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S. Barr
5.0 out of 5 stars good info
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2007
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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.
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Raliegh
4.0 out of 5 stars Practical Antenna Handbook
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
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He gets really deep in some parts of the book and then in the antenna examples he doesn't get deep enough. He just kind of breezes over them and give very few examples of the necessary calculations. For a basics book it is okay.
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N. C. Booth
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2016
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Excellent book just ideal for antenna enthusiasts such as myself.
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j bonnaz
5.0 out of 5 stars pratical antenna handbook
Reviewed in France on July 25, 2012
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Bonjour,ce que je peux dire actuellement,c'est que ce livre est en très bon état,mais que je ne l'ai pas encore exploité_il fait trop beau dehors pour me mettre à le traduire.A plus tard.J Bonnaz
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Mimi
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2015
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Useful book.
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David Far and Wide
4.0 out of 5 stars Good level of detail, not a beginners book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2018
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I was surprised at the number of times this was recommended for beginners. The more practical sections on the designs of various types of antenna are good. The first chapters on "fundamental theory" are not so great. Carr writes about the basics as if he was writing a quick summary for people who already know antenna theory in detail. Lots of terms are introduced without explanation as to what they mean, and mathematical equations abound covering topics which don't honestly seem that relevant to the hobbyist antenna builder. Personally I would only give it 3 stars, but if you're experienced in the topic I'm sure you'd rate it 5. So I'll compromise and give it 4.
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