ARRL Handbook 2020 (Softcover)
In 1926, ARRL introduced the first edition of The Radio Amateur’s Handbook, written by F. E. Handy. Since then, each edition has been recognized as a benchmark for radio communications learning and applied knowledge. This 97th edition of The ARRL Handbook is your complete guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation. It is the Handbook -- written by radio amateurs for everyone with a desire to advance the pursuit of wireless technology.
Key Topics
Radio electronics theory and principles
Circuit design and equipment
Radio signal transmission and propagation
Digital and analog modulation and protocols
Antennas and transmission lines
Construction practices
Who reads The Handbook?
Amateur Radio operators, or “hams;” professional wireless communication engineers and system designers; electrical engineers; students and instructors of engineering, physics, and geoscience.
Always Updated! New Projects and Content
System Fusion update by Cory Sickles, WA3UVV
Solar Cycle 24 update by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA
Rotator ratings and application by Don Daso, K4ZA, and Ward Silver, NØAX
Generator RFI choke by James Brown, K9YC, and Glen Brown,
W6GJB Annual transceiver survey by Joel Hallas, W1ZR
Plus, new supplemental content
Switchmode HV supply by Ralph Crumrine, NØKC
Universal MMIC preamp by Paul Wade, W1GHZ Tunable RF preamp by George Steber, WB9LVI
2304 MHz amp by William Koch, W2RMA, and John Brooks, N9ZL
Overshoot protection by Phil Salas, AD5X
Receiver measurements by Robert Sherwood, NCØB
Antenna analyzer tricks by Paul Wade, W1GHZ
Audio splitter by Glenn Loake, GØGBI
10 W audio amp by Helmut Berka, DL2MAJ
Bistable transfer relay by DJ7XO
Updated design software from Tonnesoft by James Tonne, W4ENE
Download Included: eBook and Supplemental Content
Download the fully searchable digital edition of the printed book, plus expanded supplemental content, software, PC board templates, and other support files
System Requirements: Windows 7, 8, or 10; Windows Vista or Windows XP, as well as Macintosh systems, using Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Acrobat Reader is a free download at www.adobe.com. PDF files are Linux readable. Other included software is Windows compatible, only.
Product Details
Softcover: 1280 pages. Six-Volume Set also available.
Publisher: The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Copyright: Ninety-Seventh Edition/First Printing (October 2019)
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-62595-107-6
Shipping Weight: 5.45 pounds