Practical Antenna Handbook, 4th Edition

Practical Antenna Handbook, 4th Edition

Publisher:   McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Number Of Pages:   608
Publication Date:   2001-05-23
Sales Rank:   92972
ISBN / ASIN:   0071374353
EAN:   9780071374354
Binding:   Paperback
Manufacturer:   McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Studio:   McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Average Rating:   4.5

*The most popular book on antenna construction ever written *Teaches you how to design and construct your own antennas with step-by-step instructions and plans *Includes a new chapter on antenna modeling software and new coverage of small transmitting antennas and receiving loop antennas *CD-ROM contains software to assist in the design process

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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.

Review:

good info

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.

Review:

HAM Radio Antenna

A very informative and well presented text on amateur radio antennas. It is the best presentation on grounding the antenna, in contast to other ARRL books. But it could stand more detail about grounding in the next edition. For example why is it not as important to ground a 2 meter antenna. Of course the book does emphasize HF more than VHF since the author is more "into" that band.

Review:

Good Book

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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