Ham And Shortwave Radio For The Electronics Hobbyist

Author : Stan Gibilisco
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071832920
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ham and Shortwave Radio for the Electronics Hobbyist written by Stan Gibilisco and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2014-10-06 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get up and running as a ham radio operator—or just listen in on the shortwave bands! Ham and Shortwave Radio for the Electronics Hobbyist shows you, step by step, how to set up and operate your own ham radio station. It’s also perfect for those interested in shortwave listening, without getting a ham radio license. This practical guide covers communications modes, assigned frequency ranges in the United States, details on fixed, mobile, and portable ham stations, antennas, and much more. Ham radio will work even when the Internet and other utilities fail. So get on the air and keep the lines of communication open in any situation! Inside, you’ll find out all about: Radio waves and how they travel Shortwave and allwave listening Communications modes for ham radio operators, including using the Internet as a supplement Ham radio licenses and assigned frequency ranges (bands) used in the United States Wave-propagation characteristics and tips on the bands best suited for use at different times of the day, year, and sunspot cycle Selecting and installing equipment for fixed ham radio stations Setting up mobile and portable ham radio stations Antennas and transmission lines for various frequencies and station types How to operate your station using popular voice and digital modes Schematic symbols and Q signals for ham radio operators

Author : Jerome S. Berg
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786451998
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Listening on the Short Waves, 1945 to Today written by Jerome S. Berg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents the histories of the major North American shortwave clubs and reviews the professional and listener-generated shortwave literature of the era. It also covers the DX programs and other listening fare to which shortwave listeners were most attracted and the QSL-cards they sought as confirmation of their reception."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Don Keith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781301884551
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Riding the Shortwaves written by Don Keith and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amateur or "ham" radio is enjoying a big resurgence, attracting a whole new generation to the excitement of worldwide communications. Many of those into the "maker" and "hacker" groups are discovering this hundred-year-old hobby has continued to not only keep up with the times but is still leading the way in many technical innovations. In this book, long-time ham radio operator and bestselling author Don Keith (call sign N4KC) uses both factual, easy-to-understand advice along with fictional short stories to show those interested just what the hobby is all about in the 21st century. Hams use their radios and antennas to bounce signals off the moon, explore digital communication modes, perform computer control of their stations from anywhere on the planet, talk with astronauts in the International Space Station, use satellites launched by amateur groups, talk to fellow members of the "tribe" all over the planet and more. You do not have to be a geek or electronics nut to get the most from the hobby, though it can be a great way to prepare for a technical career. Hams with all levels of technical skills enjoy the hobby, and Keith gives a number of ways in this fast-paced, easily read book. He details how the Internet, Facebook, smart phones and other technology pose no threat to amateur radio's popularity and, in fact, can be paired with the hobby in many exciting ways. Young, old, or in between, ham radio can be a thrilling hobby, and one that can be combined with other interests such as hiking, camping, weather watching, emergency communications, and more. Keith not only offers examples but uses interesting, well-written stories--sometimes funny or poignant--to illustrate. Whether you are considering exploring amateur radio as a hobby, are already licensed, or want to have a book to help others you know who may be developing an interest, Don Keith's "Riding the Shortwaves" is for you. Come explore the magical world of communications as you ride the shortwaves.

Author : Claude Jollet
Publisher : Claude Jollet
ISBN 13 : 0995027323
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amateur Radio HF Antennas written by Claude Jollet and published by Claude Jollet. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contents of this book are mostly aimed at the amateur radio beginner and aspiring ones. Therefore, this book provides answers to basic questions like: What is the best HF antenna for my needs and location? What type of stand-alone antenna tuner should I use and which should I avoid? How can I hide my HF antenna from the neighbors and still get acceptable performance from it? What about lightning protection? This book will supply immediately useful answers to the above questions and many more. A properly designed and installed amateur radio HF antenna system can potentially make the humblest ham radio equipment perform like stations worth thousands of dollars. We are confident that the antenna experimenter will find the information given here priceless. Furthermore, any ham radio operator, armed with the information this book contains, will become a much better informed buyer of commercially made HF antenna systems and accessories. This special compendium edition is published in response to ham radio operators who wrote to ask that all the basic information, on and related to amateur radio HF antennas, be made available in one book instead of four, arguing that it would be more convenient. The author and publisher agree. Therefore this edition contains the complete four-book series on Amateur Radio HF Antennas published by Claude Jollet, VE2DPE.

Author : Harry L. Helms
Publisher : Universal Radio Research
ISBN 13 : 9781878707116
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shortwave Listening Guidebook written by Harry L. Helms and published by Universal Radio Research. This book was released on 1993 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the listeners of shortwave radio. This new edition of "Shortwave Listening Guidebook" is a ticket to the world in direct, non-technical language and helps in selecting the right shortwave radio, how reception conditions vary throughout the day and year, how to correctly operate the radio, and provides information on frequencies used by stations around the world.

Author : Danny Gregory
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568982816
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hello World: A Life in Ham Radio written by Danny Gregory and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To an outsider, the world of ham radio is one of basement transmitters, clunky microphones, Morse code, and crackly, possibly clandestine, worldwide communications, a world both mysterious and geeky. But the real story is a lot more interesting: indeed, there are more than two million operators worldwide, including people like Walter Cronkite and Priscilla Presley. Gandhi had a ham radio, as do Marlon Brando and Juan Carlos, king of Spain. Hello World takes us on a seventy-year odyssey through the world of ham radio. From 1927 until his death in 2001, operator Jerry Powell transmitted radio signals from his bedroom in Hackensack, New Jersey, touring the worlds most remote locations and communicating with people from Greenland to occupied Japan. Once he made contact with a fellow ham operator, he exchanged postcards known as QSLs cards with them. For seven decades, Powell collected hundreds of these cards, documenting his fascinating career in amateur radio and providing a dazzling graphic inventory of people and places far flung. This book is both an introduction to the fascinating world of ham and a visual feast for anyone interested in the universal language of graphic design.

Author : Harry L. Helms
Publisher : LLH Technology
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All about Ham Radio written by Harry L. Helms and published by LLH Technology. This book was released on 1992 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Rutledge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521646451
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Electronics of Radio written by David Rutledge and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-08-13 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book provides a stimulating introduction to analog electronics by analysing the design and construction of a radio transceiver. Essential theoretical background is given along with carefully designed laboratory and homework exercises. The author begins with a thorough description of basic electronic components and simple circuits and goes on to describe the key elements of radio electronics, including filters, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, and antennas. Laboratory exercises lead the reader through the design, construction, and testing of a popular radio transceiver (the NorCal 40A). A diskette containing the widely known circuit simulation software, Puff, is included in the book. This was the first book to deal with elementary electronics in the context of radio. It can be used as a textbook for introductory analog electronics courses, for more advanced undergraduate classes on radio-frequency electronics, and will also be of great interest to electronics hobbyists and radio enthusiasts.

Author : Ronald Quan
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071799710
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build Your Own Transistor Radios written by Ronald Quan and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A DIY guide to designing and building transistor radios Create sophisticated transistor radios that are inexpensive yet highly efficient. Build Your Own Transistor Radios: A Hobbyist’s Guide to High-Performance and Low-Powered Radio Circuits offers complete projects with detailed schematics and insights on how the radios were designed. Learn how to choose components, construct the different types of radios, and troubleshoot your work. Digging deeper, this practical resource shows you how to engineer innovative devices by experimenting with and radically improving existing designs. Build Your Own Transistor Radios covers: Calibration tools and test generators TRF, regenerative, and reflex radios Basic and advanced superheterodyne radios Coil-less and software-defined radios Transistor and differential-pair oscillators Filter and amplifier design techniques Sampling theory and sampling mixers In-phase, quadrature, and AM broadcast signals Resonant, detector, and AVC circuits Image rejection and noise analysis methods This is the perfect guide for electronics hobbyists and students who want to delve deeper into the topic of radio. Make Great Stuff! TAB, an imprint of McGraw-Hill Professional, is a leading publisher of DIY technology books for makers, hackers, and electronics hobbyists.

Author : Anita Louise McCormick
Publisher : TAB/Electronics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shortwave Radio Listening for Beginners written by Anita Louise McCormick and published by TAB/Electronics. This book was released on 1993 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the world of international shortwave radio listening - covering history, equipment, terminology, station profiles, broadcast schedules, resources and more. Shortwave radio bands in the US and abroad are a source of alternative news, information, music and commentary, all refreshingly free of routine commercial formatting. Shortwave Radio Listening for Beginners aims to show how to listen in on today's most unusual radio broadcasts from across the country and around the world.