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ARRL's Small Antennas for Small Spaces
Projects and Advice for Limited-Space Stations 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! Tips to Get You Started the Right Way Optimizing your limited-space station is about more than just building an antenna. Learn important tips about feed lines, SWR, RF amplifiers, operating modes and RF safety. Indoor Antennas You Can Install this Weekend Design ideas and projects for VHF and HF antennas you can use inside your home. NEW! Outdoor HF Antennas System Projects 6 new projects, including a “privacy fence” stealth antenna, self-supporting inverted V dipole and the extended double Zepp dipole. Outdoor Antennas for VHF and Beyond Compact omnidirectional and directional antennas you can install anywhere. Creative Solutions A collection of limited-space antenna ideas from well-known amateurs, including the innovative Folded Skeleton Sleeve 40 and 20 Meter Dipole Antenna.
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382 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2011
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December 10, 2017
Well worth reading
If you’re interested in amateur radio, but live in an apartment or a home with an HOA, you will like this book. The author gives practical antenna solutions that don’t require your own personal tower.
I also appreciated the author’s sense of humor, especially when describing multi-band plain wire antennas. He gave the formula for calculating the ideal length as:
Antenna Length = W × R / FT
Where:
W = The amount of wire you have available
R = The amount of room available
FT = Family Tolerance factor
It’s corny, but I literally laughed out loud!
If you’re interested in amateur radio, but live in an apartment or a home with an HOA, you will like this book. The author gives practical antenna solutions that don’t require your own personal tower.
I also appreciated the author’s sense of humor, especially when describing multi-band plain wire antennas. He gave the formula for calculating the ideal length as:
Antenna Length = W × R / FT
Where:
W = The amount of wire you have available
R = The amount of room available
FT = Family Tolerance factor
It’s corny, but I literally laughed out loud!
March 26, 2016
I knew a lot of the information in this book, but that isn't the book's fault. It is a great overview of space-limited antennas including construction details.
The Kindle edition could use some work. There was at least one mysterious transition, probably because sidebar text was included in-line. It needs much finer chapter divisions for on-line reading. I'm fine with avoiding chapter divisions to save printing costs, but a book this long with only four chapters is awkward.
The Kindle edition could use some work. There was at least one mysterious transition, probably because sidebar text was included in-line. It needs much finer chapter divisions for on-line reading. I'm fine with avoiding chapter divisions to save printing costs, but a book this long with only four chapters is awkward.
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