Chronicles the exciting evolution of Amateur Radio from the pioneers who perfected the wireless art through the technical advances of the mid-1930s.

200 Meters & Down – The Story of Amateur Radio

ARRL Inc.

Clinton B. Desoto

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ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®

A Step-by-Step Guide to Electricity, Electronics and Simple Circuits Introducing ARRL s Understanding Basic Electronics, second edition your gateway into the exciting world of electricity and electronics. This book is written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style that beginners and nontechnical readers will enjoy. Even if you already have a foundation in basic electronics, you will enjoy the small module format of each chapter allowing readers to digest (or skim) bite-sized chunks of learning material. Real-world examples and clear illustrations make the study of electronics interesting and fun! A handful of small kitchen table projects are included to help bring abstract concepts to life. Now including digital electronics!

Understanding Basic Electronics – A Step-by-Step Guide to Electricity, Electronics, and Simple Circuits

A Guide to Design, Installation and Construction With years of experience as a professional tower climber, Don Daso, K4ZA, leads you through designing and building your own antenna tower. You'll learn the skills, tools, climbing techniques, and safety measures necessary to improve your antenna system. Antenna Towers for Radio Amateurs will guide you through the installation process in its entirety, from selecting a tower, digging the base, pouring concrete, and installing the tower, antenna and accessories. Included are tips for working with rope and pulleys, guy wires and associated hardware. You ll also learn proper procedures for taking down existing towers, conducting inspections and performing maintenance. Whether you aspire to climb and work on an antenna tower yourself, or hire a professional, this is your guide to success! Contents: Introduction Basic Tower Types In the Air: The Realities of Climbing Tower Bases and Guy Anchors The Tower Itself Installing Tower Accessories Working with Cranes and Lifts Getting Antennas Up in the Air Coaxial Cables and Connections Inspections and Maintenance Putting It All Together Insurance Working with Professionals and more!

Antenna Towers for Radio Amateur – A Guide to Design, Installation, and Construction

Don Daso, K4ZA

This booklet includes the complete Part 97 rules from Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Rules effective September 3, 2014. Includes The FCC Rules and You

FCC Rules and Regulations for the Amateur Radio Service 3rd Edition

-- This manual is intended to serve as a quick trainer and field resource guide for the emergency communicator. It is a reference for amateurs deployed in the field for emergency services work, primarily through the Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®). It provides basic program information, forms, operating aids, and templates to be customized for the local area to include reference information such as important phone numbers, emergency frequencies, maps, organizational details, and more.

ARES Field Resources Manual – A Quick Trainer and Resource Guide for the Emergency Communicator

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

-- Don't just learn the code--master it! This set includes two audio CDs (for your audio/music CD player) with nearly 2-1/2 hours of practice. Learn the Morse code at 5 words-per-minute. Follow the proven ARRL Morse code teaching system. Includes 2 audio CDs and instruction booklet.

Your Introduction to Morse Code – Code Instruction and Practice 2-CD Set

AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE

Understanding the Key Building Blocks FINALLY--an introduction to radio FOR EVERYONE!--what it does and how it does it. Basic Radio reveals the key building blocks of radio: receivers; transmitters; antennas; propagation and their applications to telecommunications; radionavigation; and radiolocation. This book includes simple, build-it-yourself projects to turn theory into practice--helping reinforce key subject matter. Basic Radio brings the magic of radio to life!

Basic Radio: Understanding the Key Building Blocks

Don't Just Learn Morse Code, Master It! Tune in to the low end of any HF band, and you ll find it populated with ham radio operators using Morse code for casual conversations, chasing DX or fast paced contests. They enjoy practicing a skill that they worked hard to obtain a skill not everyone has. You can learn that skill too. If you are new to Amateur Radio or high frequency (HF) operation, or even if you ve been operating HF phone and RTTY but were reluctant to try learning and using Morse code, this book is especially for you. Morse Code Operating for Amateur Radio is your introduction into the fascinating world of radio communication by Morse code, now simply called CW . It discusses how to get started in the hobby, the advantages to learning and using Morse code, how to set up your station for CW and how to adjust your Morse code key. Learn the protocols and techniques unique to CW operating and gain the confidence to try out your new skills on the air!

Morse Code Operating for Amateur Radio – Your Guide to Ham Radio’s First Language

Rob Brownstein K6RB

Jim Talens N3JT

Antenna Designs to Fit your Space! 
 Amateur Radio operators love antennas the bigger the better -- but if you don t have acres of property to erect the antenna of your dreams, does it mean you re effectively off the air? Not at all! This fascinating hobby is still yours to enjoy. With the right antenna design you'll be on the air today! 
 Fully updated, the second edition of ARRL s Small Antennas for Small Spaces is a valuable resource for radio amateurs who live in apartments, condominiums, or houses on small lots. Filled with practical advice, this book guides you to finding the right antenna design to fit whatever space you have available. In Small Antennas for Small Spaces you ll find ideas and projects that will get you on the air regardless of where you live!

ARRL's Small Antennas for Small Spaces – Projects and Advice for Limited Space Stations

Steve Ford WB8IMY

For more than a decade, Joel Hallas, W1ZR, has been offering ideas and advice to radio amateurs in QST magazine s The Doctor is In column. Each month he educates, dispenses cures for troublesome problems, and indulges in more than a little technical mythbusting. 
 In Volume 1 of this series, we ve gathered the most frequently asked questions, as well as Joel s detailed answers, on the topic of antenna systems. Many answers include comprehensive illustrations. You ll find helpful information about... VHF/UHF Antennas, HF Wire Antennas, HF Vertical Antennas, HF Yagi Antennas, Transmission Lines 
 If you re puzzling over how to improve your station antennas, or solve a problem with your antenna system, chances are someone else has shared the same questions with and received helpful answers from The Doctor. Having ARRL's Best of The Doctor is In at hand is the next best thing to a visit from W1ZR himself!

ARRL's Best of The Doctor is In – Practical Advice about Antennas and Transmission Lines

Joel Hallas W1ZR

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