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HF Antennas for Everyone

The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has always published the very best antenna designs available to the radio amateurs. From the most complex to the very basic, these antennas have provided radio amateurs with much food for thought and practical designs to build. "HF Antennas for Everyone" draws on 90 of these RadCom and Radio Communication articles from the last 40 years, providing a comprehensive collection of HF antennas, with something for everyone.

The selection in this book is a deliberate mix of the traditional and more recent designs. Sub-divided into broad sections, including horizontal, vertical and loop antennas, there's much variety to be found here. Looking back at the earlier decades, it's amazing to see how many of the aerial giants, such as Louis Varney, G5RV, have written for the RSGB. There is, however, much more than this. Conventional wisdom of HF antennas says you'll need lots of space and money in order to put up suitable aerials. "HF Antennas for Everyone" shows that no matter the size of the available space, you'll find antenna designs that will help you get your signals in and out. Feeders are also not forgotten, with a section devoted to this fascinating and often overlooked topic. But what if your local regulations prohibit the erection of antennas? That needn't get in your way, because this book even contains a section on Stealth antennas that are essentially invisible or disguised as something quite different.

It's often said that there is nothing new in aerials, but "HF Antennas for Everyone" proves this isn't so. This 336-page paperback demonstrates a considerable number of developments from the last 20 years, in particular, that show designers are starting to find innovative solutions to the age-old problems. Whichever bands you want to work on, whatever the state of the sunspot cycle, and however large or small your garden, in "HF Antennas for Everyone" you'll find an antenna that will get you heard.

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