Second edition. © 2010, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Also available: Matching ARES Patch (red, white and blue)

BONUS OFFER! FREE 2010 Field Day Pin with your purchase of The ARRL Field Day Handbook. Offer expires March 31, 2010. Valid on retail orders from ARRL, only.

ARRL Field Day is the largest on-the-air operating event in Amateur Radio. It draws tens of thousands of radio amateurs to the airwaves each year, bringing new and experienced ham radio operators together. Field Day is a radio operating activity, educational event, and public demonstration…all rolled-up in FUN! By setting up in parking lots, parks, malls, emergency centers, and at home, hams develop skills to better serve the Amateur Radio Service and their communities.

The ARRL Field Day Handbook is the ultimate guide for Field Day enthusiasts! This book features content from QST magazine and other ARRL publications, and includes everything you need to participate in this annual event: rules, log sheets, band charts, antenna projects and more. Use these tips and references to gear up for ARRL Field Day and join in the fun!

Also available: 2010 Field Day Supplies

© 2010, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Show off your support for ARRL Field Day with official T-shirts, participation pins, hats and coffee mugs available for order now!

The T-shirts, pins and other suppliesare a great way to recognize your involvement in this popular, annual operating event. Distinctive pins are also available to help identify GOTA (GET ON THE AIR) operators. Make sure you have these attractive keepsakes in time for Field Day!

Clubs, order early! Collect orders from members, and place a single order (only $12.50 shipping within the US for T-Shirt orders over $50).

How to order: select items to place in your "shopping basket." You can enter quantities during Check Out.

2010 Field Day T-Shirts--$12.95/ea. Coming Soon!
Soft, heavy weight cotton. Deep Marine (unisex sizes).
Imprint on back with "Amateur Radio...Goodwill, Service, Fun!"

Also available: The ARRL Field Day Handbook for Radio Amateurs

Complete your collection!
These Field Day pins from previous years are available for ordering.

Locate Repeaters On-the-Go!

• Handy indexing tabs on the cover
• Easy-to-read listings
• Key to "Repeater Notes" located right up front
• Icons to identify "Open" or limited access repeater systems.
• ALWAYS UPDATED with the latest listings each year!

Choose the traditional Pocket-sized directory or the easy-to-read Desktop Edition...or BOTH!
The best directory of frequencies for the thousands of repeaters around the country. An important tool every ham should have!

Includes:

Also Available:
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Desktop Edition)
TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM

Desktop edition (6 x 9 inches). © 2010, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

Limited Time Bonus! Pre-order TravelPlus and get a FREE ARRL Repeater Directory (pocket-sized). You get both for only $39.95.
Valid on pre-orders direct from ARRL, only.

Fast. Powerful. Flexible. Convenient.

Make TravelPlus for Repeaters™ your traveling companion, and you’ll never be alone on the road. Locate ham radio repeaters along US and Canadian travel routes using this map-based software. Its like having the power of The ARRL Repeater Directory^® on your COMPUTER!

Feature-Packed CD-ROM:

Minimum System Requirements: Pentium computer or comparable processor, Microsoft Windows™ XP or Vista , and a CD-ROM drive. 16 MB of RAM (32 MB or more recommended). Hard disk with at least 50 MB free (run from CD-ROM) or 260 MB free (run from hard drive). 640 x 480, High Color (16 bit) graphics supported.

Also Available:
TravelPlus Upgrade for previous customers
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Pocket-sized)
The ARRL Repeater Directory (Desktop Edition)

*Cable and adapter purchased separately (not supplied with TravelPlus)
Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc.

TravelPlus for Repeaters CD-ROM. 2010-2011 edition, version 14.0. © 2010, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The most practical guide on the two most popular data modes used today, RTTY and PSK31.

Contents:

CD included! The CD provides Amateur Radio data mode programs to get you started. Includes equipment reviews, reference material and web links.

Morse Code for Radio Amateurs is essential for anyone wanting to widen their horizons by adding Morse code to their skills.

32 pages. © 2009, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

By Brian Cake, KF2YN

A Rarely Presented View of Antenna Design-From Imagination to Aluminum

The ARRL Antenna Designer’s Notebook is certain to open a window into the mind of the antenna designer as the design is imagined, perfected, and finally constructed. This book provides a thorough description of new components of antennas–such as the FZ element and the C-pole–and practical antennas made from them. Explore the details of an improved tunable HF loop, theoretical analyses of linear loading and ground losses, and practical designs for beams and omnidirectional antennas.

CD-ROM included with EZNEC models for all the antennas in the book plus a bonus presentation on Boxkite Yagi antennas.

Contents:

© 2009. The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

ARRL's popular journals are available on a compact, fully-searchable CD-ROM. Every word and photo published during 2009 is included!

• QST The official membership journal of ARRL
• NCJ National Contest Journal
• QEX Forum for Communications Experimenters

In addition, the 2009 version includes source code for software projects and PC board patterns, Section News, Contest Soapbox and Results.

SEARCH the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs, names--any word.
SEE every word, photo (most in color), drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements.
PRINT what you see, or copy it into other applications.

Additional sets are available.

System Requirements: Microsoft Windows and Macintosh systems, using the industry standard Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader^® software. The Acrobat Reader is a free download at www.adobe.com.

CD-ROM requires Microsoft Windows or Macintosh. © 2009, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

The Pocket Ref features tables, charts, drawings, lists, and formulas especially useful for radio amateurs, contractors, students, travelers, electronics hobbyists, craftspeople, and engineers and technicians in virtually every field. It includes information on wire rope, hardware, tools, electric, construction, weights of materials and so much more. The cover is embossed with ARRL’s logo and logotype—making this a particularly special edition of this popular guide.

768 pages. Third edition, © by Sequoia Publishing, Inc.

At the radio...on the workbench...in the library

2010 ARRL Handbook. Includes Softcover Book and CD-ROM.
ARRL Order No. 1448 (ISBN 0-87259-144-1) $49.95
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Since it was first published in 1926, The ARRL Handbook has been a mainstay for the radio electronic experimenter. A core resource for radio amateurs, hobbyists, engineers, and scientists, The Handbook is the single most authoritative reference on practical communications topics. It is both reference book and tutorial—woven together with practical applications and solutions.

The “WOW” Factor!

More than 60 authors and reviewers contributed over 70% NEW or completely revised content, making this the biggest Handbook…ever (over 1,250 pages). Including all new treatments of digital communications technology, solid-state RF power amplifiers and switch-mode power supplies. Plus, even MORE NEW PROJECTS:

CD-ROM Included! Includes the fully-searchable book and new design software on CD-ROM.

System Requirements: Windows^® XP, Windows Vista^® or Windows^® 7, as well as Macintosh^® systems, using Adobe^® Acrobat^® Reader^® software. The Acrobat Reader is a free download at www.adobe.com. PDF files are Linux readable.

NEW Table of Contents: Electrical Fundamentals, Analog Basics, Digital Basics, RF Design Techniques, Computer-Aided Circuit Design, Power Supplies, Modulation, Oscillators and Synthesizers, Mixers, Modulators and Demodulators, RF and AF Filters, Receivers, Transmitters, Transceivers, DSP and Software Radio Design, Digital Modes, RF Power Amplifiers, Repeaters, Propagation of Radio Signals, Transmission Lines, Antennas, Component Data and References, Circuit Construction, Station Accessories, Test Equipment and Measurements, Troubleshooting and Repair, Electromagnetic Compatibility and Direction-Finding, Safety, Assembling a Station, Space Communications, Digital Communications, Image Communications

2010 ARRL Handbook. Includes Softcover Book and CD-ROM
ARRL Order No. 1448 (ISBN 0-87259-144-1) $49.95
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Edited by Mike Dennison, G3XDV and John Fielding, ZS5JF

Since it was first published in 1938, the RSGB Radio Communication Handbook has been one of the largest and most comprehensive guides to the theory and practice of Amateur Radio communication. Once again, the RSGB has recruited experts on a wide variety of subjects. This edition is now better than ever before, packed with over 1,700 illustrations, 26 chapters and two appendices. An essential for every shack!

Now includes the practicalities of taking your radio station into the great outdoors, LF including the use of higher power limit on 500 kHz, radio astronomy, soldering SMT components, and Software Defined Radio. This guide covers the entire spectrum from basic to advanced projects, for 136 kHz to 76 GHz, including many classic circuits.

BONUS CD-ROM INCLUDED! Search every page of the book at the touch of a button. This makes the book incredibly easy to navigate. Finding that important page has never been easier. Also includes bonus chapters not in the book, an SDR video, audio files, a huge selection of the latest amateur radio software, and more.

864 pages. Tenth edition, © 2009, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

The International QRP Collection is a compilation of the art and science of QRP. It contains articles from many well known Amateur Radio magazines such as RadCom, QST, Sprat, Break In, as well as brand new material. There is certain to be something of interest to all low-power enthusiasts within this book.

Includes:

QRP operating is widely practiced by radio amateurs all across the globe. With authors from Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania, the International QRP Collection is the best international reference on today's QRP construction and operating practices.

176 pages. © 2009, published by the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

by Cathleen Shamieh, Gordon McComb

You can make all sorts of things, once you understand what electronics is and how it works. With Electronics for Dummies you'll explore the basic concepts of electronics and how electricity functions. You'll learn how to harness it and put it to work, what tools you need to build circuits, what you can make with them, and how to do it safely. Begin building your electronics workbench, creating cool projects, and having fun with electronics projects right away!

Discover how to:

Also available:
Ham Radio for Dummies
Two-Way Radios & Scanners for Dummies

432 pages. Second edition. © 2009, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This guide covers the latest 2010 schedules of clandestine, domestic, and international broadcast stations worldwide. It was compiled by a new team of international top experts assisted by experienced collaborators and monitors from around the globe.

2010 Shortwave Frequency Guide features a gigantic broadcast frequency list with thousands of entries, and a superb alphabetical list of stations as well. Even more entries cover utility stations worldwide (Red Cross, United Nations and more).

With cearly arranged frequency and schedule tables, year after year, these famous databases are totally revised from scratch. This is the most up-to-date worldwide shortwave radio handbook available today!

Fourteenth edition. © 2009, by Klingenfuss Publications, Germany.

Use this CD-ROM to find shortwave broadcast stations worldwide, plus utility stations from 0 to 30 MHz!

Broadcast database: Thousands of entries with the latest schedules of clandestine, domestic and international broadcasting services on shortwave. Compiled by top experts in this field with the assistance experienced collaborators and monitors worldwide.

Utility database (Red Cross, United Nations and more): Thousands of special frequencies from the international bestseller "Guide to Utility Radio Stations." Plus abbreviations and formerly active frequencies, all on one CD-ROM. Browse through all that data in milliseconds, and search in next to no time -- even combined! -- for specific frequencies, countries, stations, languages, call signs and times. It can't get faster than this!

Easily connects to leading receiver control programs: Controlling your equipment by means of this frequency database is now only a mouse-click away! A powerful concurrent full text word search is included, too.

Great for the international radio listener, a businessperson or a tourist traveling worldwide, a professional monitoring service or a circumnavigator sailing around the globe. This is the way -- just a few keystrokes and you have it all!

CD-ROM for Windows. Sixteenth edition. © 2009, by Klingenfuss Publications, Germany.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering reflects the most recent developments in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), noise reduction and their practical applications to the design of analog and digital circuits in computer, home entertainment, medical, telecom, industrial process control, automotive equipment, and military and aerospace systems. The concepts covered are applicable to analog and digital circuits operating from below audio frequencies to those in the GHz range, with an emphasis is placed on cost-effective EMC designs.

This comprehensive book equips readers with the knowledge needed to design electronic equipment that is compatible with the electromagnetic environment and compliant with national and international EMC regulations. It is an essential resource for practicing engineers who face EMC and regulatory compliance issues and an ideal textbook for EE courses at the advanced undergraduate and graduate levels.

Includes:

About the author: Henry W. Ott, WA2IRQ is President and Principal Consultant of an EMC/ESD training and consulting organization in Livingston, New Jersey and is considered by many to be the nation's leading EMC educator. He is a member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

Hardcover. 843 pages. © 2009, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Solly’s dream is for his son Teddy to one day become a concert violinist. Eventually he comes to understand and to endure the heartbreak of knowing that the dream never will be realized. As Solly watches, life takes Teddy from gifted violin student to adult engineer and scientist. In the end, there emerges the essence of redemption as Teddy returns to the violin late in life and fulfills his and his father’s vision.

Full Circle is a work of fiction based on real events, which will fascinate readers from ages ten to one hundred who are interested in radio, communications, and music. You'll see how it was to grow up in a family whose members trace their heritage to that great wave of immigrants that crashed onto America’s shores in the mid to late 1800s.

About the author: Theodore J. Cohen, N4XX, has been an engineer and scientist for more than 40 years. He received his first amateur radio license in 1952. He has published more than 350 papers, articles, columns, essays, and interviews in the technical, scientific, ham radio, and popular literature. Ted is a life member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

216 pages. © 2009, Theodore J. Cohen (published by Authorhouse)

The K5D Dxpedition video, entitled, "Desecheo---so near, yet so far" is full of exciting footage of helicopter trips, the island from the air, camp set-up and takedown, pileups, and an inside look into the logistics of a big DXpedition.

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

Travel along with the team as they move 2,000 pounds of equipment 600 miles overland with two AK-47-toting guards. Watch them put up eight antennas for the CQ World-wide CW contest in November 2000, hear their massive pileups, and more.

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

Published since 1920. More than 1,600,000 licensed radio amateurs! Includes United States and International call sign listings covering more than 250 countries, islands and dependencies.

Winter 2010 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

Mini-Manuals
Mini-Manuals are fully laminated and spiral bound booklets, 4.5 x 8 inches, providing simplified step-by-step set-up instructions for all your radio’s features. Easy to read and color-coded to quickly find the information you need. These short-form pocket guides are smaller, more durable and easier to use than manuals normally supplied with a radio.

Kenwood:

Pocket Reference Cards
HT Pocket Reference Radio Cards are professional quality three-page foldout cheat sheets the size of a credit card. They are easy to use and convenient for carrying in a wallet or purse.

Kenwood:

Easy Guide Series

• QST The official membership journal of ARRL
• NCJ National Contest Journal
• QEX Forum for Communications Experimenters

SEARCH the full text of every article by entering titles, call signs, names--almost any word.
SEE every word, photo (including color images), drawing and table in technical and general-interest features, columns and product reviews, plus all advertisements.
PRINT what you see, or copy it into other applications.

New 2009 Edition!

Additional sets:

System Requirements: