I have these 3 books, they are all first rate.
Pracitcal Antenna Handbook, by Josef Carr, is a fantastic first book for those interested in antenna theory, terminology, design, concepts, and issues. More oriented towards ham radio communications, but great primer on antennas all around....gets technical with heavy math in places but you can skim that and still follow along if that floats your boat.
Radio Shacks 2 books are good too, and less technical, I prefer the older one Introduction to Antennas, by Louis Dezettal, but the newer one is alright too....Antennas Selection and Installation (TV, FM, CB, Cellular, Satellite and Shortwave). Good basics!
I just got this one and this is the one I wanted to talk about. Its particularly concerned with TV antennas and their installation. Fantastic book.....TV Antennas, by Samuel L. Marshall, 1955.
Anybody read it?
It covers antenna design and theory very well without getting ultra ultra deep, as well as other system components like transmission wires (RG6, twinlead) and mounting. And it sticks to TV frequencies and antenna designs suited to and commonly found for those frequencies and wide bands, both UHF and VHF.
Pracitcal Antenna Handbook, by Josef Carr, is a fantastic first book for those interested in antenna theory, terminology, design, concepts, and issues. More oriented towards ham radio communications, but great primer on antennas all around....gets technical with heavy math in places but you can skim that and still follow along if that floats your boat.
Radio Shacks 2 books are good too, and less technical, I prefer the older one Introduction to Antennas, by Louis Dezettal, but the newer one is alright too....Antennas Selection and Installation (TV, FM, CB, Cellular, Satellite and Shortwave). Good basics!
I just got this one and this is the one I wanted to talk about. Its particularly concerned with TV antennas and their installation. Fantastic book.....TV Antennas, by Samuel L. Marshall, 1955.
Anybody read it?
It covers antenna design and theory very well without getting ultra ultra deep, as well as other system components like transmission wires (RG6, twinlead) and mounting. And it sticks to TV frequencies and antenna designs suited to and commonly found for those frequencies and wide bands, both UHF and VHF.
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