Radio Amateurs Handbook 58ED

by American Radio Relay League

"The standard manual of amateur radio communication." Sorry about the page count - 602 is the last numbered page. After it come an index of vacuum tubes and semiconductors (32 pages), and index (14 pages) and a catalog section (56 pages)

Genres: Science

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1964

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first acquaintance with this book was an edition from the 1950's which was given to me by a neighbor when I expressed an interest in Ham Radio. It took me years to finally pursue a license, but I used this book to build my first transmitter from scavanged parts and a few 80 meter crystals. I paired it was a military BC-648 receiver (WW-II era) and a power supply built around some old TV parts and a rectifier tube. Radio shack provided the key and Agway sold the electric fence wire I used to build a dipole antenna. This book covers everything and is regularly updated to keep current of technology and the desire of Hams to further the radio art. Any aspiring Ham can learn the elements of electronic circuits, radio propagation, antenna design and the characteristics of various modes and frequencies of operation from this book. Thanks to fellow hams who mentored me and shared their particular expertise, and publications like this, I have been able to drive my dear wife to distraction with my rattling teletypes, odd squeaks and squeals from shortwave receivers, sudden bursts of activity from UHF monitors and my endless quest for the perfect wire antenna strung through the trees in our yard. It all started with an innocent question to that man so long ago, "What do I need to do to be a radio operator like you."