THE DEFINITIVE ANTENNA REFERENCE--FULLY REVISED AND EXPANDED!br/br/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 mathematicsbr/br/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.br/br/boldNEW TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:/boldbulletlistbulletCharacteristics of all-driven and parasitic arraysbulletBeverages and small MF/HF receiving loopsbulletTop-loaded shunt-fed towers and other verticalsbulletTheory and design of Yagi beamsbulletEffect of real ground on propagation and antenna patterns, impedance, and efficiencybulletLightning protection and four kinds of ground systemsbulletZoning and restrictive covenants/bulletlistbr/br/boldCOVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF ANTENNAS:/boldbulletlistbulletDipoles and inverted-VsbulletQuads, delta, and NVIS loopsbulletWire arrays (bobtail curtain, half-square, rhombic)bulletVerticals and shunt-fed towersbulletRotatable Yagi beamsbulletMF/HF receiving antennas (flag, pennant, K9AY, Beverage)bulletMobile and portable antennasbulletVHF/UHF/microwave antennasbulletAnd many more/bulletlistbr/br/boldGO TO WWW.MHPROFESSIONAL.COM/CARR5 FOR:/boldbr/* 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