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CONTENTS
Antennas, Transmission Lines and Propagation
Getting your signal from here to there isn't all that difficult--if you've got a decent antenna system and a rudimentary knowledge of how radio signals travel.
The Station--Installation and Operation
If your station layout and operating skills are still a work in progress (and whose aren't!), you'll find the answers here.
Mobile, Portable, Repeaters
Whether it's on the road or on a mountaintop, you'll enhance your enjoyment of ham radio away from home with the answers you'll find in this chapter.
Batteries
When you can't be on ac, you'll be on battery power. You'll find powerful answers to your mobile and portable power questions in this chapter.
Grounding and Lightning
Why do hams ground their stations? Why do some of us ignore the threat that lightning can cause sensitive electronic equipment--until it's too late?
References
All kinds of useful reference material you can put to good use right away: Addresses, telephone numbers, Web sites, lists of tools every ham should have--and much, much more.
