Practical Wire Antennas: v. 2 [Paperback]

Aimed at radio amateurs, short wave listeners and other radio enthusiasts, this book has been based on the extremely popular Practical Wire Antennas by John Heys, G3BDQ and it has been hugely extended with many more practical antenna designs as well as being fully revised for the 21st Century. Nearly doubling in size with even more designs this practical book holds many complete and easy to understand recipes for a wide range of wire antennas for the HF bands between 1.8 and 30 MHz.
Practical Wire Antennas 2 contains just about every type of wire antenna imaginable including plenty of original designs that cannot be found in other publications. For anyone interested in antenna experimentation and construction, this book is sure to provide ideas for any requirement. Some will fit small urban gardens while others are aimed at much larger spaces.
Theory is kept to a minimum throughout the book, and only a few formulas are given where they are necessary to allow the reader to calculate the lengths of various antennas. Practical Wire Antennas 2 has chapters covering feed lines, dipoles, antennas with tuned feeders, loop antennas, end-fed wires, verticals and practical aspects of antenna work. The book also provides a wealth of information and real practical experience gained over many years and by many people on the mechanics of antenna building and installation. It also includes designs for ATUs for almost every type of antenna.
Practical Wire Antennas 2 provides a collection of antenna designs and ideas that will help capture the enjoyment of experimenting in the true spirit of amateur radio. This book will help improve any station and is a must have book for anyone interested in antenna construction.

The book is an edited version of the best HF wire antenna designs that are available. By using designs that have been published by the RSGB, a huge amount of experience and knowledge has been captured in this one volume, enabling the reader to benefit from the very best that is available. Those who have read the book have already commented on the fact that it provides not only an interesting read, but is an invaluable volume for anyone interested in HF antenna design, construction and experimentation. Although aimed at the radio amateur, this book will be very useful for anyone interested in HF antennas.

Ian Poole G3YWX, BSc(Eng), CEng, FIEE was first licensed as a radio amateur in 1969. Following a career that has seen him in many roles from designing on the bench to hardware development manager, and marketing manager, he is now an electronics engineering consultant at Adrio Communications Ltd and he also runs his own successful website Radio-Electronics.Com. He is an established and respected author who has been writing for the electronics press for around 30 years. He was the inaugural winner of the "Bill Orr Award" for technical writing from the American Radio Relay League. He regularly contributes to the leading electronics and communications journals and has had 20 other books published.