Practical Antenna Handbook 5/e (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Carr, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071639586 ISBN 13: 9780071639583

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics, 2011

Synopsis

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THE DEFINITIVE ANTENNA REFERENCE--FULLY REVISED AND EXPANDED!

Design and build your own antennas with the help of this unique guide. Updated and revised to provide clear answers to questions frequently asked by hobbyists and electronics technicians, Practical Antenna Handbook, Fifth Edition blends theoretical concepts with hands-on experience--requiring only high school mathematics

Reorganized to flow logically from broad physical principles to specific antenna design and construction techniques, the book begins by covering the fundamentals. Then the half-wave dipole is discussed both as an excellent antenna in its own right and as a conceptual tool for predicting the performance of other designs. Transmission line impedance matching techniques--and a companion Smith chart tutorial--lead into "must have" accessories for tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting antenna system performance. Other tools, such as antenna modeling software and network analyzer add-ons for PCs and Macs, are addressed, and concluding chapters offer fresh insights into support structures and installation techniques.

NEW TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:

• Characteristics of all-driven and parasitic arrays
• Beverages and small MF/HF receiving loops
• Top-loaded shunt-fed towers and other verticals
• Theory and design of Yagi beams
• Effect of real ground on propagation and antenna patterns, impedance, and efficiency
• Lightning protection and four kinds of ground systems
• Zoning and restrictive covenants

COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF ANTENNAS:

• Dipoles and inverted-Vs
• Quads, delta, and NVIS loops
• Wire arrays (bobtail curtain, half-square, rhombic)
• Verticals and shunt-fed towers
• Rotatable Yagi beams
• MF/HF receiving antennas (flag, pennant, K9AY, Beverage)
• Mobile and portable antennas
• VHF/UHF/microwave antennas
• And many more

GO TO WWW.MHPROFESSIONAL.COM/CARR5 FOR:
* Tables of worldwide geographic coordinates and antenna dimensions vs. frequency * Supplier updates * Author's blog * Additional photographs and schematics * Links to tutorials and specialized calculators

About this title

About the Author

Joseph J. Carr was a leading electronics author who has written scores of well-reviewed books and technical articles. An electrical engineer and experienced electronics bench technician with CET and CCE certifications, Carr is a former winner of ISCET's Technician of the Year award. Also a columnist for several prestigious publications, including Nuts & Volts, Carr's other best-selling books include DC Power Supplies: A Technician's Guide; Practical Antenna Handbook, Second Edition; Mastering IC Electronics; and Old Time Radios!

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Tab Electronics
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071639586
• ISBN 13: 9780071639583
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 784