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A p p e n d i x B : S u p p l i e r s a n d O t h e r R e s o u r c e s 733 The Ventenna Company, LLC (portable HF antennas) P.O. Box 2995 Citrus Heights, CA 95611 (888) 624-7069 www.ventenna.com E-mail: info@ventenna.com Ultimax <strong>Antenna</strong>s Inc. (HF/VHF wire antenna kits) 15085 SW 35th Circle Ocala, FL 34473 (352) 693-3932 www.ultimax-antennas.com E-mail: ultimaxantennas@hotmail.com WB4BCR.com (MF/HF receiving four-square controllers and phase switch units) 1001 Angell Road Mocksville, NC 27028 www.WB4BCR.com B.1.2 Analyzers, SWR/Wattmeters, Tuners, and Accessories ABR Industries (coaxial cable) 8561 Rayson Road, Suite A Houston, TX 77080 (713) 492-2722 www.abrind.com E-mail: info@abrind.com AEA Technology, Inc. (HF/VHF/UHF analyzers, TDRs, SWR meters) 5933 Sea Lion Place, Suite 112 Carlsbad, CA 92010 (760) 931-8979 www.aeatechnology.com E-mail: sales@aeatechnology.com AIM (Analyzers, VNAs) www.W5BIG.com E-mail: Bob@W5BIG.com Alpha Delta Communications, Inc. (surge protectors) (606) 598-2029 www.alphadeltacom.com Ameritron (remote coaxial switches, tuners, wattmeters, mobile screwdriver antennas) 116 Willow Road Starkville, MS 39759 (662) 323-8211 www.ameritron.com
734 A p p e n d i x B : S u p p l i e r s a n d O t h e r R e s o u r c e s Autek Research (analyzers, wattmeters, SWR bridges) P.O. Box 7556 Wesley Chapel, FL 33545 (813) 994-2199 www.autekresearch.com E-mail: mail@autekresearch.com Balun Designs LLC (baluns and ununs) 10500 Belvedere Denton, TX 76207 (817) 832-7197 www.balundesigns.com E-mail: info@balundesigns.com Cable X-perts, Inc. (custom and stock coaxial cable assemblies) 540 Zenith Drive Glenview, IL 60025 (800) 828-3340 www.CableXperts.com E-mail: info@cablexperts.com Champion Radio (towers and accessories, climbing equipment, Loos gauges, books) 16541 Redmond Way #281-C Redmond, WA 98052 (888) 833-3104 www.championradio.com E-mail: sales@championradio.com Coaxial Dynamics (HF/microwave wattmeters) 6800 Lake Abram Drive Middleburg Heights, OH 44130 (440) 243-1100 www.coaxial.com E-mail: sales@coaxial.com Elecraft, Inc. (low-power antenna tuner for 160-6 m) P.O. Box 69 Aptos, CA 95001-0069 www.elecraft.com E-mail: info@elecraft.com I.C.E.—Industrial Communication Engineers, Ltd. (lightning suppressors, grounding materials) www.iceradioproducts.com E-mail: support@iceradioproducts.com (Note: I.C.E. is now Morgan Manufacturing, www.morganmfg.us)
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Practical Antenna Handbook
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Practical Antenna Handbook Joseph J
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Contents Preface . . . . . . . . .
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C o n t e n t s vii 12 The Yagi-Uda
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C o n t e n t s ix Switched-Pattern
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Preface My paternal grandfather was
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Acknowledgments As with other field
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Background and History Part I Chapt
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Radio Com
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C h a p t e r 1 : I n t r o d u c t
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Fundamentals Part II Chapter 2 Radi
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CHAPTER 2 Radio-Wave Propagation To
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CHAPTER 3 Antenna Basics An antenna
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Chapter 5 Antenna Arrays and Array
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C h a p t e r 6 : D i p o l e s a n
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CHAPTER 7 Large Wire Loop Antennas
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CHAPTER 8 Multiband and Tunable Wir
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C h a p t e r 9 : V e r t i c a l l
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C h a p t e r 1 5 : H i d d e n a n
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