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Antenna Toolkit

This book and software package provides the complete design toolkit (only wire not included). Joe Carr's expertise in the area of antenna design is legendary. This package includes… Read more

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Description

This book and software package provides the complete design toolkit (only wire not included). Joe Carr's expertise in the area of antenna design is legendary. This package includes a comprehensive handbook for the antenna designers and experimenters of the world. It also includes a suite of powerful software on CD-ROM.This book and software toolkit will provide a complete solution bar the hardware for anyone constructing or using an antenna. The software will calculate the critical lengths and other parameters of the antennas in the book by having the user select the antenna type and set the frequency. The main menu screen is in the form of tabs, one for each chapter of the book plus other topics. Also included is a Windows freeware package, from the Voice of America organization, called VOACAP. This is an HF propagation predictor which some commercial sources have offered unmodified for hundreds of dollars.

Key features

CD/book package put this ahead of the competitionFor both beginners and advanced professionalsWell known author in the field

Readership

Amateur radio enthusiasts; radio engineers and designers

Table of contents

Preface; Radio Signals On The Move; Antenna Basics; Wire, Connections, Grounds And All That; Marconi and Other Unbalanced Antennas; Doublets, Dipoles And Other Hertzian Antennas; Limited Space Antennas; Large Loop Antennas; Wire Array Antennas; Impedance Matching; Simple Antenna Instrumentation & Measurements

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About the authors

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Joseph Carr

Joe Carr devoted his life to furthering a wider understanding of electronics and spreading his passion for radio, becoming one of the USA’s best known technical authors with over 25 books and hundreds of magazine articles to his name. Newnes is proud to have published a number of his recent titles, including his last book, RF Components and Circuits.
Affiliations and expertise
US Defense Department

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Joe Carr

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Electronics Engineer (avionics) with US Defense Department and leading electronics author for Newnes and Prompt.