- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Newnes; 2 edition (11 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075064947X
- ISBN-13: 978-0750649476
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 424,475 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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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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.
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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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
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
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
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Clear, Concise and well written,
By Mr. Tim H Seed (Ruwi PC 112, Oman) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Antenna Toolkit (Paperback)
Joe Carr has written a very easy to read, understand and yet comprehensive look at lots of useful antennae systems that will give the reader plenty to think about.The style in which the book has been written, and the excellent illustrations give you that 'I want to try and make that' feeling. All of the antennae designs are given in Meters and feet, so you have no excuse for not getting out the wire cutters. I would have given the book 5/5 had it not been for the rather disappointing CD - one of the reasons that I bought the book in the first place. The software is generally rather limited, although there does seem to be a single program for each antennae system in the book - I personally prefer some of the other programs such as MMANA. If you have not played with this type of software however what the CD does contain will certainly help you plan your wire creation very well.
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2.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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you need the CD,
By W Boudville - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Antenna Toolkit (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. 4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Wrong Book to Buy,
By antenna builder - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Antenna Toolkit (Paperback)
..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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Antenna Book,
By Barbara Shick - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Antenna Toolkit (Paperback)
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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