'Ioad!ing coils and antenna tuners Short vertkals that cover 40-1eo m,eters. How to use your tower as a vertk=al antenna,. --- compact verticals for restricted 10 cations How to meks an efficient radioground!"
'Ioad!ing coils and antenna tuners Short vertkals that cover 40-1eo m,eters. How to use your tower as a vertk=al antenna,. --- compact verticals for restricted 10 cations How to meks an efficient radioground!"
'Ioad!ing coils and antenna tuners Short vertkals that cover 40-1eo m,eters. How to use your tower as a vertk=al antenna,. --- compact verticals for restricted 10 cations How to meks an efficient radioground!"
All About
VERTICAL
ANTENNAS
Theory, design, construction, operation
The secrets of making verticals work
Verticals and “slopers” for the best DX
How to use your tower as a vertical antenna
Compact verticals for restricted locations
How to make an efficient “radio ground”
All about loading coils and antenna tuners
Short verticals that cover 40-160 meters
WILLIAM |. ORR, W6SAI
STUART D. COWAN, W2LXAll About
_ VERTICAL
ANTENNAS
William |. Orr, W6SAI
Stuart BD. Cowan, W2LK
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AAUIO AMATEUR CALUBOORGaution: Werking on antennas er towers can be dangerous. All
swemings on the equipment end ell cperating and use
instructors should be adhered te. Make sure that tne entering
is disconnected from the station equipment before you bagin io
work on it. Make sure that your atenna is nol closs to power
linge, and that itcannst drop on a powar line # wires or
supports tail, Do not attempt te climb a tower withouta salety
belt. It ls best to werk on your antenna with someane who can
assist you with tools and wil be able to help in the event of &
problem or an emergency.
‘Copyright & 1986 by Radio Publications, Ina.
Published in 1994 by Rado Amateur Calbook
{an imprint of Watson-Guptill Publicalions,
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Likrary of Congress Catalog Card Number: #6-061489
ISBN 0-8230-8710-7
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE REAL-LIFE VERTICAL ANTENNAssseresaeee?
How vertical antennas work.
THE RADIO GROUND. eeseeesresseeseeeeteasedd
How ground affects antenna operation,
PRACTICAL MARCONE ANTENNAS ss:eareeaseaaed?
DX antennas for the "low bands",
ANTENNA MATCHING DEVICES. scessusneeeeeaaD?
Matching the antenna to the transmitter.
GROUND PLANE ANTENNAS sssss0e0seee cece e 11D
Popular designs for the hf-vhf bands.
PHASED VERTICAL ARRAYS
"Gain antennas" for DX operation
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MULTIBAND VERTICAL ANTENNAS.....--+000+157
Antennas for the space-limited amateur.
ANTENNA ROUNDUP... . see ee eee eee el TF
Ideas to make your antenna work better.