You want to know antennas. You want to build your own. How do you do it? Where do you begin? Start with the ARRL Antenna Book! This book is the ultimate source on antenna theory and provides all the information you need, from design to construction. The ARRL Antenna Book covers the construction of antennas for nearly every radio frequency and application, including HF, VHF, UHF, microwave, fixed station, portable, mobile, marine and satellite!

This twenty-fourth softcover edition features new and updated content:

• New coverage of small transmitting loops
• New and expanded coverage of microwave antennas
• Many new MF, HF, and 6 meter antenna design articles
• Instructions to acquire HFTA terrain profiles online
• An overview of VHF/UHF rover antenna systems
• New chapter on VHF/UHF Antenna systems
• Rotator ratings, installation, and maintenance
• Updated transmitting choke design and selection
• Updated ground system analysis and detailed set of ground conductivity maps
• Updated propagation and solar activity information, and new sunspot data definitions
• New material on MF band propagation
• Log-periodic BOLPA antenna design
• Updated coverage of antenna modeling software
• K1EA transmission-line method for switching stacked antennas
• Powerboat antenna system grounding
• Updated treatment of wire antenna construction materials
• Expanded material on grounding and bonding
• Updated antenna analyzer techniques
• Antenna tuner troubleshooting
• Updated content for low-band receive antennas

The ARRL Antenna Book includes access to the the eBook with all of the fully searchable text and illustrations in the printed book, plus utility programs and expanded supplemental content from expert contributors.

With the ARRL Antenna Book by your side, you can learn the secrets of building your own antennas and take your amateur radio experience to the next level! Use this handy and valuable reference to help you conquer the world of amateur radio!

Note: eBook System Requirements: Windows® 7, Windows 8® or Windows®10,; Windows®Vista or Windows® XP, as well as Macintosh® systems, using Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® software. The Acrobat Reader is a free download at www.adobe.com. PDF files are Linux readable. Other included software is Windows® compatible only. Some utilities have additional OS limitations and may not be compatible with 64-bit operating systems.