Path: utzoo!utgpu!CUVMA!SWL-L Date: Fri, 23 Feb 90 11:33:50 EST Reply-To: Brian Daly Sender: Short Wave Listener's List Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was From: Brian Daly Subject: Re: antennas X-To: swl-l@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: UofToronto LAN redistribution Message-ID: <90Feb24.163205est.57362@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca> Newsgroups: bitnet.swl-l Distribution: ut Approved: devnull@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu In article <6177@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt1541b@prism.gatech.EDU (Boris Laffkin) writes: > Okay, everybody keeps talking about all these active and passive > antenna kits. What I'm looking for is a book that simply describes > how to build and tune them. I already have tons of wire and such, > but would simply like some antenna equations out of a book > to put them together properly. Preferably this would be a > "how-to" book, and not just some EE theory text. > > I know some EE's here at Tech, and even they are shaky on > hooking up active antennas to my DX440. > I'd suggest you try some of the ARRL publications: ARRL Handbook ARRL Antenna Book There are also other ARRL publications that go into antenna construction. See the latest issue of QST magazine -- there is usually an order form in each issue. -- Brian K. Daly WB7OML @ AG Communication Systems, Phoenix, Arizona UUCP: {...!ames!ncar!noao!asuvax | uunet!zardoz!hrc | att}!gtephx!dalyb Phone: (602) 582-7644 FAX: (602) 582-7111 ~