CD-ROM Included! CD-ROM features computer computations using Mathcad® software, which can be read and used by persons without prior computer programming knowledge.

Hardcover. 524 pages. © 2009, by SciTech Publishing.

All About: POWER-LINE and ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE with New Insights into Causes & Effects, and Locating & Correction of Interference Sources.

"This easy to read, very practical book, is a must for anyone responsible for solving interference problems."--Vern Chartier, past chairman, IEEE T&D Committee.

3rd edition, revised, © 2007. Distributed by American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Published by Percival Technology.

Test equipment is among the most important tools that can be used by electronics hobbyists and professionals. Not only does test equipment help you while constructing or troubleshooting electronics, building your own test equipment can carry you a long way toward understanding electronics in general. In addition, building your own allows you to customize the equipment to your actual needs.

Build Your Own Test Equipment contains information on how to build several pragmatic testing devices. Each and every device is designed to be highly practical and space conscious, and use commonly-available components.

Projects include:

286 pages. © 1998, published by Delmar Publishers.

Twenty low-power (LP) transmitter projects, perfect for the electronics hobbyist and radio experimenter. Applications for broadcasting of AM, SSB, TV, FM Stereo and NBFM VHF-UHF signals with equipment the reader can build for thousands of dollars less than similar equipment sold on the retail market. The authors also fully explore the legal limits and ramifications of using the equipment as well as how to get the best performance for optimum range. The key advantage is referencing a low-cost source for all needed parts, including the printed circuit board, as well as the kit. Projects in the book include: LP FM stereo transmitter; digitally synthesized PLL FM stereo transmitter; LP AM transmitter for 150-1710 kHz; radio control transmitter/receiver; carrier current transmitter and AM and FM receivers; LP VHF one-way and two-way audio links; 1-watt 40-meter CW transmitter for ham radio use; SSB LP transmitter for 10-meter ham radio use; 2-meter VHF FM ham radio transmitter; FM video link for 900 MHz NTSC/PAL operation; 2-watt TV transmitters for 440, 900 and 1300 MHz amateur TV NTSC/PAL transmissions; linear amplifier for 440 MHz, 10-15 watt NTSC/PAL operation; Downconverters for 440, 900 and 1300 MHz with VHF channel 3 or 4 output; TV video receiving systems and AM-FM IF systems; LP video link for UHF channels 14-18; 1-watt CW beacon transmitter for Part 15 LF radio experimentation; CW identifier for transmitters; test equipment projects for LP transmitters; as well as an RF power meter and modulation monitor.

Complete source information is included to help readers find kits and parts for building these fascinating projects.

320 pages, © 2001, published by Newnes

This book is about getting people online using wireless network technology. The 802.11b standard (also known as WiFi) makes it possible to network towns, schools, neighborhoods, small business, and almost any kind of organization. All that's required is a willingness to cooperate and share resources. The first edition of this book helped thousands of people engage in community networking activities. This revised and expanded edition adds coverage on new network monitoring tools and techniques, regulations affecting wireless deployment, and IP network administration, including DNS and IP Tunneling.

182 pages. Second edition, © 2003, published by O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.

Have you ever wanted to build your own electronic device? Put together a thermostat or an in-line fuse, or repair a microphone cable? This is the book for you! Inside you'll find the tools and techniques you need to build circuits, with illustrated, step-by-step directions to help accomplish tasks and complete projects.

As you accomplish the tasks throughout the book, you'll construct many projects while learning the key circuitbuilding principles and techniques. Find out about measuring and testing, maintenance and troubleshooting, cables, connectors, how to test your stuff, and more.

Discover how to:

About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

390 pages. © 2008, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

by Ulrich L. Rohde, KA2WEU/DJ2LR and Jerry C. Whitaker

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"A nice mix of theoretical and practical information. Many useful detailed circuits are shown and system analyses and trade-off studies are included."

From reception basics to cutting-edge software radio design Communications Receivers, Third Edition brings you a storehouse of task-simplifying and task-clarifying information, examples, and tips. Written by well-known experts Ulrich Rohde and Jerry Whitaker, this guide covers everything from front end systems to frequency generators and controllers. Topics are thoroughly illuminated for you with hundreds of illustrations, diagrams, and mathematical equations. You’ll learn the principles and practices involved in receivers and receiver systems, antennas and antenna coupling, amplifiers and gain control, mixers, frequency, oscillators, demodulation and demodulators, digital signal processing, and much more. Discover for yourself why this resource has been prized through two editions by professionals and hobbyists for its ready-to-use insights on the theory and design of all types of communications receivers -- including shortwave, military, broadcast, and direction-finding.

This newly revised edition features:

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656 pages, hardcover, 200 illus. Third edition. © 2001, published by McGraw-Hill.

One of the most popular DX books ever written!

Covers nearly every significant aspect of DXing. Learn how to REALLY listen, how to snatch the rare ones out of the pile-ups, the excitement of landing the newone, and the agony of defeat.

Since first publication in 1983, The Complete DX'er has become the guidebook for the rising DX hunter. This third edition fully retains the approach and feel of this all time classic. It is a highly entertaining diary of a serious DX chaser, and at the same time full of lessons for DX'ing success!

223 pages. © 2003, published by Idiom Press.

Some of the defining leaps in technology in the twentieth century occurred during the Second World War, from radar to nuclear energy. A fascinating and often overlooked contribution to the Allied victory and post-war development was the quartz crystal. The successful collaboration of the quartz crystal led to the rapid manufacture and frontline deployment of technically superior radios, and later became the core of some of the most basic devices of the post-war era.

Crystal Clear relates the story of the quartz crystal oscillator-from its early days as a curiosity for Amateur Radio enthusiasts to its use by the United States Armed Forces. It follows the intrepid group of scientists and engineers from the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. Army as they raced to create an effective quartz crystal unit. They had to find a reliable supply of radio-quality quartz; devise methods to reach, mine, and transport the quartz; find a way to manufacture quartz crystal oscillators rapidly; and then solve the puzzling "aging problem" that plagued the early units. Ultimately, the development of quartz oscillators became the second largest scientific undertaking in World War II after the Manhattan Project.

Bringing to light a little-known aspect of WWII, Crystal Clear offers a glimpse inside one of the most significant efforts in the annals of engineering.

Hardcover. 230 pages. © 2007, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Digital Communication Systems Using SystemVue is designed for technicians, professionals, and students with a basic knowledge in analog communications, looking to acquaint themselves with modern digital communications in the SystemVue simulation environment. An extensive discussion of the precepts of digital communications is coupled with simulation models and observed results. With clear and concise descriptions this is an essential guide for anyone wishing to understand digital communication systems through simulations using SystemVue.

Contents:

CD-ROM Included!
The Textbook Edition of the SystemVue software allows you to view block diagrams of digital communication systems on your computer screen and to analyze performance. The application software executes the simulation models in the text.

365 pages. © 2006, by Charles River Media.

This book provides an introduction to modern methods of discrete-time and discrete-frequency signal analysis and design, which are rapidly becoming an important approach in electronics projects. It helps experimenters, radio engineers and students to move beyond traditional continuous-signal pencil-and-paper methods.

Designed for classroom learning as well as individual at-home study, the book employs undergraduate-level mathematics. It's written in an easy-to-follow, conversational style, with occasional re-examination and reinforcement of important basic concepts.

Contents:

CD-ROM Included!
The book’s CD ROM provides a complete, unabridged copy of the world-famous and very sophisticated Mathcad Program, version 14.0, which has no time limitation for its use. The book includes many complete and fully explained examples, using Mathcad’s Worksheets and excellent graph-plotting capabilities. This software will be permanently available to the owner for a very wide range of applied-math calculations.

See supplemental material and corrections to Discrete-Signal Analysis and Design.

Hardcover book with CD-ROM. 174 pages. © 2008, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This book traces the life of Don Wallace, W6AM, and the early history of Amateur Radio. Don's experience with wireless in 1909 preceded government regulations or any form of licensing. Naval stations, commercial stations, ships at sea, and the first wireless experimenters all shared the same wavelengths.

Born in 1898, Don took an interest in wireless at the age of ten when the industry was just in its infancy. The timing was right for a bright and dedicated man to come along and make a lasting imprint on the wireless community. Over the years, he would be the radio operator for a President, build the best Amateur Radio station in the country, write a shortwave book, set the standards of operating achievement for many amateurs, share the podium with the most prominent amateurs of the era, build the largest and most powerful Amateur Radio station in the world, and be the role model for many of the young men entering the hobby. It was the latter that he enjoyed the most. Don held an annual open house and would go to great lengths to encourage newcomers to the hobby.

Although always a hobby to Don, many of the leaders of the radio industry came to know and respect him. The word always used to describe Don and his attitude toward the wireless hobby was "enthusiasm."

Hardcover. 288 pages. © 1991, published by Vestal Press Ltd.

These DXpedition video excerpts tell compelling stories of fear, frustration and sheer joy as DX traveler Bob Allphin, K4UEE recounts the highlights (and lowlights) of his most heralded trips, all named "DXpeditions of the Year".

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

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.

Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer, hobbyist, or student, this book will turn you on to real-world electronics. It quickly covers the essentials, and then focuses on the how-to instead of theory. It covers:

This book really connects with readers! With lots of photos and step-by-step explanations, this book will have you connecting electronic components in no time! In fact, it includes fun ideas for great projects you can build in 30 minutes or less. You’ll be amazed! Then you can tackle cool robot projects that will amaze your friends! (The book gives you lots to choose from.)

Students will find this a great reference and supplement to the typical dry, dull textbook. So whether you just want to bone up on electronics or want to get things hooked up, souped up, or fixed up,...whether you’re interested in ham radio, fixing old electronic equipment, understanding guitar fuzz amps, or tinkering with robots, Electronics For Dummies is your quick connection to the stuff you need to know.

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

After reading this book, you'll want Basic Radio.

432 pages. © 2005, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

If you love building gadgets, this book belongs on your radar. It helps you build fun gadgets and gain knowledge of how various electronic parts work along the way. It covers:

Electronics Projects for Dummies will have you building projects in no time. In fact, it includes step-by-step directions for ten cool creations - a weird microphone, remote control gizmos, talking toys, and more. With full parts and tool lists, saftey guidelines, and writing schematics this book is a great guide to build-it-yourself electronics projects.

Also available:
Ham Radio for Dummies
Electronics for Dummies

428 pages. © 2006, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

by Phillip H. Smith

The legendary Smith Chart inventor's original, classic reference book describing how the chart is used for designing lumped element (inductors and capacitors) and transmission line circuits (coaxial, waveguide, stripline or microstrip lines). Includes tutorial material on transmission line theory and behavior, circuit representation on the chart, matching networks, network transformations and broadband matching. Includes example designs and a description of the winSMITH software accessory (available separately from the publisher).

263 pages. Second edition. © 1995, by SciTech Publishing.

An introduction to analog electronics in the context of radio, and through the design and construction of a radio transceiver (the NorCal 40A QRP rig). A structured (college-level) approach describes basic electronic components and simple circuits, filters, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, and antennas. Includes circuit simulation software (diskette), Puff.

See ARRL Review

With the Technician Class Card Set you get the Actual Test Questions that will appear on the Technician Class License Exam. Simply read the question, decide on an answer, and flip the card over for the correct answer. The flashcards allow you to break up the learning task into smaller, more manageable segments. Save time by focusing only on the questions you don't know. When you've mastered all of the cards, you're ready to take the test!

Also available:
General Class Flash Card Set
Extra Class Flash Card Set

© 2008 Flash and Pass LLC

With the General Class Card Set you get the Actual Test Questions that will appear on the General Class License Exam. Simply read the question, decide on an answer, and flip the card over for the correct answer. The flashcards allow you to break up the learning task into smaller, more manageable segments. Save time by focusing only on the questions you don't know. When you've mastered all of the cards, you are ready to pass your test!

Also available: Extra Class Flash Card Set

© 2008, Flash and Pass LLC

With the Extra Class Card Set you get the Actual Test Questions that will appear on the Extra Class License Exam. Simply read the question, decide on an answer, and flip the card over for the correct answer. The flashcards allow you to break up the learning task into smaller, more manageable segments. Save time by focusing only on the questions you don't know. When you've mastered all of the cards, you're ready to take the test!

Includes the new Extra Class License Pool that goes into effect July 1, 2008.

© 2008, Flash and Pass LLC

The Story of the Enigma is the complete story of the Enigma cipher machine, the primary device used by the German Military during WWII to produce what they believed were secure coded messages. Organized in a logical sequence of topics it begins with the history of codes and progresses through the development of code machines, the Enigma, and other cipher machines.

Includes:

CD-ROM. Fourth edition. © 2006, Tom Perera Ph.D

With HamCall CD-ROM, you can look up hams by call, name, street address, city, state, postal code, county, and country. View photographs, edit records to change addresses, add new records, delete edited records, add e-mail addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, and add your own text notes. US data includes: call sign, class, name, address, license issue date, expiration date, birth date (for the 664,000+ US birth dates still in the database), previous call(s), previous class, grid square, time zone, area code, county, QSL manager, e-mail address, WWW URL and FAX numbers. Displays precise latitude/longitude for almost every US and DX call. Supported by over two dozen logging programs--including Buckmaster’s own HCLog--and packet BBS systems. Calculates beam heading and distance from your home QTH automatically (distance is measured in miles and kilometers).

Now includes a Buckmaster Rotor Control feature which allows automatic rotator control with Hy-Gain/MFJ and Yaesu SDX/DXA control boxes equipped with an Idiom Press Rotor-EZ board. Your purchase gives you FREE full access to the Internet Online HamCall Search Service for a full 6 months, at no additional charge. Enhanced label-printing capabilities for Windows. You can pick the printer and font, and print almost any size labels. Label size, margins, columns, and rows are fully configurable. Requires Windows. Updated regularly.

CD-ROM. © 2003-2008, by Buckmaster.

You can be a lifesaver while you make new friends.
Find out about ham radio and join the fun!

Hams do cool things like talking to folks around the world and helping with communications during emergencies. Here’s the scoop, including licensing requirements and how to set up a station. And if you’re already licensed, this book will help you start sounding (and feeling) like a pro!

The Dummies Way

Discover how to:
o Understand ham jargon
o Communicate on the air
o Prepare for the license exam
o Set up a radio shack
o Help in an emergency or natural disaster
o Be a ham on the go

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About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

380 pages. © 2004, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

NEWS FLASH! FCC Drops Morse Testing for All Amateur License Classes (More Information)

The Latest Question Pools!
Includes the new Extra Class License Pool that goes into effect July 1, 2008.

Ham University contains the questions for all three FCC written exams. You can browse the questions, quiz yourself on your weak areas, or give yourself a mock exam. Select either the old or the new question pools. Includes three years of free upgrades from the date you activate it.

Complete 100% of your Morse Code Training! Learn Morse code at 5 words-per-minute, and increase your copying speed with Ham University! This CD-ROM includes 3 great ways to learn Morse code. First, there are formal lessons which introduce the code one letter at a time. Then there are exercises -- a set of typical transmissions to practice on (you set the speed). And finally there is Pentode -- a highly motivating game which makes learning the code effortless.

Free Trial Demo: Download Now. [Note: The demo version times out after 5 minutes. Order from ARRL and receive a fully-licensed version on CD-ROM.]

Also available: Ham University--Technician/General Edition, covers only the Technician exam material. Great for beginners, or anyone preparing for their first ham radio license!

Instructors! Print the special installation instructions for Amateur Radio instructors.

System Requirements: You will need a PC with a 386 or higher running Win95, Win98, Win-ME, WinNT, Win-2000/2003, WinXP, or Windows Vista plus a sound card. PLEASE NOTE, this software will not work on 64 bit computers running 64-bit editions of Windows Vista. It will, however, work on 64 or 32 bit computers running 32-bit editions of Windows Vista.

Version 2.008 for Win95-XP. Licensed "per household" with free upgrades for 3 years. © 1995-2008, by Michael F. C. Crick.

Includes:

You can browse the questions, quiz yourself on your weak areas, or give yourself a mock exam. Prepare to Pass the Test!

After you've earned your Technician or General license, this software can be easily upgraded to include the Extra Class question pool, and Morse code lessons and exercises.

Free Trial Demo: Download Now. [Note: The demo version times out after 5 minutes. Order from ARRL and receive a fully-licensed version on CD-ROM.]

Also available: Ham University--Complete Edition, covers all three Amateur Radio question pools and Morse code training.

Instructors! Print the special installation instructions for Amateur Radio instructors.

System Requirements: You will need a PC with a 386 or higher running Win95, Win98, Win-ME, WinNT, Win-2000/2003, WinXP, or Windows Vista plus a sound card. PLEASE NOTE, this software will not work on 64 bit computers running 64-bit editions of Windows Vista. It will, however, work on 64 or 32 bit computers running 32-bit editions of Windows Vista.

Ham University--Technician/General Edition. Version 2.006 for Win95-XP. Licensed "per household" with free upgrades for 3 years. © 1995-2006, by Michael F. C. Crick.

Includes:

You can browse the questions, quiz yourself on your weak areas, or give yourself a mock exam. Prepare to Pass the Test! Bonus Morse code training!

Free Trial Demo: Download Now. [Note: The demo version times out after 5 minutes. Order from ARRL and receive a fully-licensed version on CD-ROM.]

Also available: Ham University--Complete Edition, covers all three Amateur Radio question pools and Morse code training.

Instructors! Print the special installation instructions for Amateur Radio instructors.

System Requirements: You will need a PC with a 386 or higher running Win95, Win98, Win-ME, WinNT, Win-2000/2003, WinXP, or Windows Vista plus a sound card. PLEASE NOTE, this software will not work on 64 bit computers running 64-bit editions of Windows Vista. It will, however, work on 64 or 32 bit computers running 32-bit editions of Windows Vista.

Ham University--Extra and Morse Code Edition. Version 2.007.01 for Win95-XP. Licensed "per household" with free upgrades for 3 years. © 2007, by Michael F. C. Crick.

A comprehensive reference book for the design of high frequency communications systems and equipment. Formerly published as Single Sideband Systems & Circuits, this revised edition has been retitled to more accurately describe the wide range of its content. It covers a wealth of information from system definition and performance requirements down to the individual circuit elements that make up radio transmitters and receivers. Thorough attention is given to key circuits like oscillators, synthesizers, filters and amplifiers, plus more advanced topics such as speech processing, AGC systems, high linearity amplifiers, and solid state power amplifiers. Accompanying software contains utilities on filters, matching networks, and receiver analysis.

652 pages. Revised 2nd edition. © 1998, by SciTech Publishing.

by Kevin Jeffrey

ARRL Note For Hams: This book is a unique resource for understanding and managing power systems. Covers fixed, portable, and mobile energy systems; DC charging sources and AC power systems, including solar panels, wind- and water-powered generators, engine-driven alternators, portable generators, AC-to-DC battery chargers, inverters, and more.

Energy Independence and more!

Use the Independent Energy Guide to plan the ideal independent power system for your home, boat or RV. You'll understand how a power system works, be able to talk intelligently with equipment suppliers about your needs, and have the necessary tools to make and manage your own electricity.

Beyond the efficient production and consumption of electrical power, this book offers a window to the world of independent living, a world that encompasses elements such as shelter, food, health, education and recreation. These elements of an independent life-style come together in the home, whether the home exists in a house on land or a boat at sea, or temporarily in a recreational vehicle.

The author shows that living independently does not mean being isolated or doing without, but rather having the opportunity and the ability to take control of your life, to live simply yet elegantly, and to have the courage to follow your own path when convention defies common sense. More and more people are realizing that independence of this nature tends to empower individuals, strengthen families and rejuvenate small communities.

Independent Energy Guide helps you achieve an element of independence in your life. It supersedes Boatowner's Energy Planner, a previous work by Kevin Jeffrey.

288 pages. © 1995 by Kevin Jeffrey, and published by Orwell Cove Press.

written and illustrated by H. P. Friedrichs

Are you interested in building sensitive audio amplifiers from magnets, a shoe-polish tin and a couple of carbon rods? How about a working triode vacuum tube built from candle holders and old glass ashtrays? Perhaps you’d like to construct your own transistor from plumber’s fittings, glass beads, and a tiny crystal. If so, you’ve come to the right place.

Instruments of Amplification is jam-packed with history, science background, basic theory, and hard-to-find hands-on details pertaining to the construction of an amazing array of homebrew amplifying devices. Rooted in the same ‘build-it-from-scratch’ philosophy that made his first book, The Voice of the Crystal, a success, Instruments of Amplification reduces complex devices to their essential elements and then shows how they can be constructed from commonly available materials.

In the process of building, you’ll also learn secrets that will find application to the other projects. Learn to drill a hole in a glass, generate high voltages, or create and measure a high vacuum. Learn how to dismantle a light bulb, harvest carbon from old batteries, or deposit a layer of metal onto a glass so thin that it is transparent! How about creating your own primitive semiconductor materials from garden-shed chemicals? The list goes on and on!

The wealth of information contained in this book is augmented by 150 photos, illustrations, and engravings, in addition to numerous charts, tables, and formulas. Readers interested in further exploration will appreciate the 120+ references to period books, magazines, CD-ROMs and Web sites.

302 pages. © 2003, by H. Peter Friedrichs.

If you like CW and keys, you will love KEYS II: THE EMPORIUM. This book is filled with detailed photos and descriptions of rare and unique CW instruments of all kinds. Reading it is like visiting a Morse museum, collector's exchange post and new products showroom all-in-one. Includes fine points of each key, production dates, availability, value and more.

Contents:

Also available: KEYS III: THE WORLD OF KEYS

About the author: World-renown author and CQ magazine columnist, Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, is one of the most well-known and respected figures in Amateur Radio today. He has been intensely active in all areas of Amateur Radio for over 30 years. In addition to teaching electronics and broadcast engineering, Dave has written over 800 articles and 25 books on Amateur Radio.

77 pages. © 1995, Dave Ingram, K4TWJ

This unique book contains ultra high resolution pictures plus full descriptions of over 100 of the world's most glamorous keys, bugs and paddles--new and old. Dave's overwhelming enthusiasm for keys and CW is vividly apparent in every description and has inspired radio amateurs of all ages to enjoy CW.

Includes:

Also available:
KEYS II: THE EMPORIUM
KEYS III with Morse Code for Radio Amateurs

About the author: World-renown author and CQ magazine columnist, Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, is one of the most well-known and respected figures in Amateur Radio today. He has been intensely active in all areas of Amateur Radio for over 30 years. In addition to teaching electronics and broadcast engineering, Dave has written over 800 articles and 25 books on Amateur Radio.

78 pages. © 2005, Dave Ingram, K4TWJ.

Recognizing the recent upsurge of interest in Morse code and keys, this special bundle includes two of today's top books on CW:

• Keys III: The World of Keys--By Dave Ingram, K4TWJ
  
• Morse Code for Radio Amateurs--By Roger Cooke, G3LDI

Keys III: The World of Keys features high resolution pictures and descriptions of the world's most glamorous keys, bugs and paddles-new and old. It contains an array of telegraphic treats and has inspired radio amateurs of all ages to enjoy CW to the max.

Morse Code for Radio Amateurs is essential for anyone wanting to widen their horizons by adding Morse code to their skills. It describes the proud history and legacies of Morse code plus explains code sounds, CW abbreviations, perfecting your CW abilities and more. Includes a free dual purpose computer/audio CD for improving or practicing your CW speed.

Also available: KEYS II: THE EMPORIUM

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

This book is designed for casual, serious and upcoming QRPers past, present and future. It's filled with details of today's popular QRP clubs, contents, rigs, kits, accessories and homebrew projects. In particular, the operating strategies and secrets for successful DXing is beneficial to high and low power operators alike. Get on top of the action!

88 pages. © 2009, Dave Ingram, K4TWJ

Learn how to setup your station for PSK operation. Using the very popular DigiPan software as a basis, a simple approach is utilized for configuring your interface hardware, software and computer system. Separate chapters are devoted to the installation and setup of three different PC-to-radio interfaces. You'll also explore the pros and cons of building a home-brew interface or purchasing several types of commercial interfaces.

This book is designed to help you get PSK31 up and running quickly and easily. Light on theory, it concentrates on the practical issues of getting things connected and making PSK31 QSOs. With this step-by-step guide you'll experience the fun of PSK!

70 pages. © 2008, by Nifty Ham Accessories

Experience the excitement of D-STAR!

Using easy to understand explanations and illustrations, this book is an ideal resource for discovering the full range of operating modes and opportunities available to D-STAR users. You'll learn the background information and radio programming procedures needed to route calls to remote repeaters and reflectors. Includes detailed how-to information for digital text messaging, file transfers and DV Dongle operation. A must-have for both beginning and experienced D-STAR users!

Also available:
ARRL's VHF Digital Handbook
Nifty E-Z Guide to PSK31 Operation

104 pages. © 2009, by Nifty Ham Accessories

Features:

System requirements: Pentium or similar processor; 256 colors (or more) graphics; Sound card; Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP; at least 32 MB RAM; 19 MB free hard disk drive space.

CD-ROM, ver 2.2. © 2005, Northern Lights Software Associates.

Shortwave Listeners (SWL-ers) have long enjoyed this most popular guide to World Band Radio! Passport explains it all - how to get started, what to buy, where to tune. There are more than 100 countries reaching out every day with news, music, sports and entertainment. With Passport as your guide, you'll have the world at your fingertips.

Includes:

2009 edition. © 2008, published by International Broadcasting Services, Ltd.

Written by the leading expert, Perera's Telegraph Collectors Guide is the most complete source of information for all those interested in telegraph keys from beginner to avid collector. Learn the historical background of telegraph keys and details of keys available from the early 1830’s through today. Includes tips on restoring telegraph keys, current prices, and a valuable cross referenced-index of the material.

Covers:

Also available: Perera's Telegraph Collectors Reference CD

Third edition. © 2008, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

This CD is a complete source of information for all those interested in telegraph keys from beginner to avid collector. It explains the history and technology of telegraph keys and even gives their current values. Designed for easy, convenient, fast access to over 7,000 photographs and a vast array of descriptions, prices, books, maps, vidoes and lists.

Also available: Perera's Telegraph Collectors Guide

CD-ROM. Second edition. © 2007, Tom Perera Ph.D

by Marty Brown

ARRL Note: This book is a useful resource for radio amateurs interested in circuit design, and with a basic knowledge of electronics.

A practical, "start-to-finish" design reference. It is organized to allow both seasoned and inexperienced engineers to quickly find and apply the information they need. Features of the new edition include updated information on the design of the output stages, selecting the controller IC, and other functions associated with power supplies, such as: switching power supply control, synchronization of the power supply to an external source, input low voltage inhibitors, loss of power signals, output voltage shut-down, major current loops, and paralleling filter capacitors. It also offers coverage of waveshaping techniques, major loss reduction techniques, snubbers, and quasi-resonant converters.

Contents:
Power System Organization, Power Supply Technology, Power Supply Design, Basic Linear Regulator Operation, Elementary Discrete Linear Regulator Designs, 3-Terminal Regulator Designs, Fundamentals of PWM Switching Power Supplies, Generalized Design Flow of Magnetic Elements, Rectification and Filtering, Synchronous Rectifiers, The Power MOSFET, Laying Out the Printed Circuit Board, PWM Switching Power Supply Design Examples, Fundamentals of Quasi-Resonant Operation, Uses of Resonant Techniques within Switching Power Supplies, Major Parasitic Influences within High Frequency Switching Power Supplies, Efficiency and EMI Performance of a Switching Power Supply (including traditional areas of significant loss, zero voltage and zero current transition switching techniques, Lossless passive snubbing, minimizing losses in the magnetics), and related Appendices

Paperback, 278 pages, Line Illustrations: 180. © 2001, published by Butterworth-Heinemann.

This book provides you with all the knowledge you need to understand and make power supplies of various types. It covers

Power Supply Handbook gives you confidence in building, maintaining, and using power supplies. Its approachable style makes it a useful guide for everyone from the novice constructor to the more experienced.

About the author: John Fielding is an electronics engineer who first became licensed in 1972 as G8FPH. In 1984 he immigrated to South Africa where he joined a military contractor as Chief Engineer, upgraded his license, and became ZS5JF. Over the years John has served on several South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) committees for radio communication standards.

288 pages. © 2006, published by Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB).

The aim of this book is to introduce the general area of Digital Signal Processing from a practical point of view with a working minimum of mathematics. The emphasis is placed on the practical applications of DSP: implementation issues, tricks and pitfalls. Intuitive explanations and appropriate examples are used to develop a fundamental understanding of DSP theory, laying a firm foundation for the reader to pursue the matter further. The reader will develop a clear understanding of DSP technology in a variety of fields from process control to communications.

Contents:
Introduction; Converting Analog to Digital Signals and Vice Versa; Time Domain Representation; Frequency Domain Representation; DSP Application Examples; FIR Filter Design; Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) Filter Design; Digital Filter Realisations; Digital Signal Processors; Hardware and Software Development Tools; Appendix A: Binary Encoding; Appendix B: Comparison Table; Appendix C: Specification Sheets; Appendix D: Practical Sessions.

Also available: Digital Signal Processing Technology, published by ARRL.

304 pages. © 2004, by Newnes.

Learn the basics of performing tests and measurements used in radio-frequency systems installation, proof of performance, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Provides immediate applications, test set-ups, procedures, and interpretation of results. Contents: RF electronic measurements; RF components for test and measurement; the Smith Chart; signal sources and signal generators; spectrum and network analyzers; power measurement; time, frequency and period measurements; receiver measurements; transmitter measurements (AM, SSB, FM, PM); RF amplifier measurements; antenna pattern measurement; antenna and transmission line measurements; L-C measurements; time domain reflectometry.

348 pages. © 1999, published by Newnes.

Filled with projects!

Also available: QRP Quarterly CD-ROM

DVD, requires Microsoft Windows. 2005, published by QRP Amateur Radio Club International.

In 1923, after learning Morse code and setting up his own Amateur Radio station, a twelve-year-old boy sends a message that leads to the rescue of a family stranded by a hurricane in Florida. Based on experiences of the author’s father, Robert J. Marx.

In this book, author/illustrator Lynne Barasch tells the story of one boy and how he became an Amateur Radio operator just for fun, but also got to use his skill for something more important.

© 2000 by Lynne Barasch. Frances Foster Books * Farrar, Straus and Giroux * New York

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

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.

Summer 2009 edition. © 2009, by Radio Amateur Callbook

Originally published in 1962, this book remains a classic for its clear and concise explanation of antennas, transmission lines and RF networks from the perspective of electromagnetic field theory. Suitable for the beginning engineer or the engineer who wishes to expand his/her knowledge of radio frequency concepts, the book is also appropriate for the professional who has never studied calculus but wants to become skilled in RF fields.

The Fundamentals are discussed in four major parts:

Read the QEX Review, by Doug Smith, KF6DX, QEX Editor

650 pages. Second edition. © 2000 (First edition 1962), by SciTech Publishing.

This comprehensive and well-written reference presents a systematic discussion of the characteristics of individual receiver components and their interaction in cascade. Numerous practice examples and exercises serve as an integral part of each component’s specification. Radio Receiver Design focuses on useful and proven concepts that can be used by working engineers and radio communication experimenters. For those involved with the design of radio receivers and systems, this new volume offers the most exhaustive discussion of basic concepts, techniques, and design implications.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Read the ARRL Review, by Paul Danzer, N1II ARRL Technical Advisor
Read the QEX Review, by Doug Smith, KF6DX, QEX Editor

796 pages, hardcover. © 2000 by SciTech Publishing.

A comprehensive introduction to designing and understanding RF circuits.

RF Components and Circuits covers the practicalities of designing and building circuits, including fault-finding and use of test equipment.

The RF circuits covered in this book are the heart of the electronic design of TV sets, personal mobile radios, remote control systems, mobile phones, and digital TV and radio, making it essential reading for radio and electronics engineers, students and advanced electronics hobbyists.

Joe Carr demystifies the RF design process, presenting real-world design principles, tips and rules-of-thumb with a minimum of mathematics. By explaining how different circuit types work, and how they can be modified, Joe provides a masterclass for electronics experts and newcomers to RF design alike.

Some basic knowledge of electronics is assumed, but the essential features of RF are fully described, including the important topic of receiver dynamics which is often overlooked in basic textbooks. The theory and circuit descriptions are geared toward genuine design applications rather than the oversimplifications and skeleton circuits of many college texts.

During his career, the late Joe Carr was one of the world’s leading writers on electronics and radio, and an authority on the design and use of RF systems. Whether you are looking for a complete self-study course in RF Technology, or a concise reference to dip into, this book has the solution.

"There never was, in the whole history of wireless, a bigger role for the amateur wireless enthusiast."--author Geoffrey Pidgeon

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Possibly the most important UK wireless traffic in World War II was handled by a unit formed in 1938 as part of the communications division of Britain's Secret Intelligence Services (SIS). The Secret Wireless War offers a history of the SIS, its growing use of wireless in the 1930's, its involvement in the dissemination by wireless of Enigma (Ultra) intelligence, and a whole range of secret uses of wireless as part of the successful prosecution of the war.

The Secret Wireless War documents the personal tales of those who were part of this most secret of units, and events that helped to win the war: secret agents abroad, wireless operators handling "Ultra" and agent's traffic, wireless engineers, interceptors, and administrators; the story of Churchill's personal wireless operator; a fleet of 70+ Packard motor cars and converted Dodge ambulances used as mobile wireless stations; and hams listening to the Abwehr (German secret service) and the Gestapo.

This is an extraordinary story that includes hams among those patriots that undoubtedly helped the allied war effort.

© 2008, By Geoffrey Pidgeon. 194 illustrations including pictures of secret agent's wireless sets! 422 pages, high-quality paper, paperback. Published by Arundel Books. ARRL is the exclusive US distributor.

by Enrico Stumpf-Siering, DL2VFR

Designed to bring various aspects of DX closer to experienced radio amateurs and newcomers, this handy reference will find its place on that mini-expedition and in the shack. Generations of DXers have contributed to it with their experience and expertise. Now, all the relevant knowledge and data a DXer needs is available in one book. It covers:

Shortwave DX Handbook provides an easy way into the fascinating world of DX. This book will become a trusty companion for all radio amateurs interested in DX and enable them to take part in all kinds of DX activities.

419 pages. © 2005, by DARC Verlag GmbH.

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.

This guide covers the latest 2009 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.

2009 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!

Thirteenth edition. © 2008, 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. Fifteenth edition. © 2008, by Klingenfuss Publications, Germany.

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

Communications Par-Excellence!
An Exciting Glimpse at an American Corporate Success Story

Ten Tec's vision was to become a leader in Amateur Radio, radio communications, and manufacturing. This book details the first 40 years of their journey. You'll discover their evolutionary development as they strived to become a leader in the world of communications.

• Founder Al Kahn's childhood and interest in communications and sound systems Ten-Tec's connection to Electro-Voice
• Small incremental developments that have led to evolutionary changes in manufacturing
• The development of digital communications
• The human element within the corporation
• The company's high standards of service and quality

Hardcover. 132 pages. © 2008, published by Springflower Publishing.

This fourth edition contains all the valuable information from earlier editions: the classic techniques of Guanella and Ruthroff as well as hundreds of real transformers constructed and measured to establish the practical levels of bandwidth and loss performance that can be obtained with transmission transformer techniques. This new edition expands the coverage of what is already the most comprehensive book on this subject.

Three new chapters cover:

The new information includes observations and analyses by Jerry Sevick intended to clarify the principles behind the operation of these transformers. An entirely new chapter presents the family of equal-delay transformers that enable designers to obtain the benefits of transmission line transformer performance with a wider range of transformation ratios. Written by Gary Breed, K9AY, this chapter maintains Sevick’s practical tone with construction details and performance evaluation of a 50–to–75-ohm equal-delay transformer.

Also available:
Sevick's Theory and Practice of Transmissions Line Transformers CD-ROM tutorial.

312 pages, hardcover. Fourth edition. © 1996-2001, by SciTech Publishing.

This tutorial introduces the theory and practice of transmission line transformers (TLT). The TLT, which was first introduced by Guanella in 1944, was meant to match the high impedance of a 960-ohm push-pull vacuum tube amplifier to the low impedance of a 60-ohm coaxial cable in the high-frequencyband. Although Guanella's objective could never be realized, his goal remains useful today. With the advent of the transistor, the TLT can be applied to matching low impedances to coaxial cable of up to 50 ohms. Understanding transmission line theory is a prerequisite to understanding TLTs because they transmit energy from input to output by a transmission mode. In an innovative approach to the subject, Sevick divides TLTs into four classes: TLTs with ratios of 1:1, 1:4, less than 1:4 and greater than 1:4. The first two sections in this course cover 1:1 baluns and 1:4 baluns and ununs, as discussed by Guanella and Ruthroff. Additional sections review TLTs with ratios less than 1:4 and greater than 1:4, such as 1:6, 1:9, 1:12. The course concludes with a discussion of information on diode mixers and power combiners\splitters.

The material covered in this course provides incentive to investigate:

This course allows you to move through each session at your own speed and requires no extra work books.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP or higher
Pentium II 333 MHz or faster
64 MB of available RAM (128 MB recommended)
CD-ROM drive
sound card

NAVIGATING
Navigation is similar to any computer-based information application. Clearly designated sections with an intuitive layout leave no frustrating distractions.

1) The CD-ROM can be started from any PC that has Windows 95 (or higher), at least 64 MB of RAM, a sound card and speakers.
2) The material may be accessed by either choosing to view the course start to finish, or by choosing individual pages of interest.
3) Once the course is started, no interaction is required. The course can be paused at any point, and can be viewed page by page like a book.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Also available:
Sevick's classic Transmissions Line Transformers. Now in its fourth edition, this title remains the definitive text on TLTs for higher requencies.

CD-ROM. Course material and instruction by Jerry Sevick. © 2002, by SciTech Publishing.

By Joseph Moell, K0OV and Thomas Curlee, WB6UZZ.

All the information you need about equipment and techniques for HF and VHF radio direction finding. Transmitter Hunting is both practical and fun. Using the information in this book, you can not only locate jammers and other sources of malicious interference, but you can also locate downed aircraft, engage in sport hunting, even help search-and-rescue groups save lives!

326 pages. First edition. © 1987, published by McGraw-Hill.

Are you new to radio? This book will help you discover a fun new hobby with helpful possibilities. Get directions, talk to folks around town, or find out whether the fish are biting. Want to check out the morning news in London, help out in emergencies, or tune in to the big race? Radio opens up a world of possibilities—literally. This handy guide tells you about the equipment you need, fills you in on radio etiquette, shows you how to stay legal, and gives you lots of cool ideas for family-friendly radio activities.

Already a licensed ham or scanner user? Learn about alternate types of radio, such as FRS or MURS--what are the rules, really? Here is the information you need on other radio services such as Aviation, Military, and Land Mobile. Put the wideband receive capabilities of your ham rigs to work! Not found in Amateur Radio, trunking radio systems can be quite mysterious, but this book shows you how to listen in using a scanner. You’ll also find lots of references to Web sites with frequency information for local businesses and government agencies.

Are you involved in emergency communications or in training emergency volunteers? This book will broaden your understanding of the radio services that are available to the emcomm responder. Volunteers can use the book as a training manual for radio use. The frequency lists and reference Web sites are invaluable for designing a communications plan.

Discover how to

About the author: Ward Silver is an electrical engineer who’s been a licensed ham for 31 years. His ham radio call sign is N0AX. He is a contributing editor and columnist for QST, the monthly magazine for ham operators published by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL--The national association for AMATEUR RADIO).

384 pages. © 2005, by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

DVD. Produced by Bob Allphin, K4UEE.

As seen on KDKA and heard on The American Entrepreneur Radio Show...WWII Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion is a story about ham radio operators and others alerting families of POWs during a time of war. The book features more than 30 letters and postcards sent to the author’s family in 1943, notifying them of her grandfather’s capture and status as a prisoner of war. Upon discovering these letters, Ms. Spahr, began researching the people who did this, and why, and reached out to find them or their next of kin, more than 60 years after the fact. Her journey is detailed in WWII Radio Heroes.

76 pages. © 2008, Intrigue Publishing