First edition, © 2005, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

When all else fails...how will you communicate?

Tools for...
Emergency or Backup Power!
Energy Independence!
Portable Energy!

With Emergency Power for Radio Communications, you will explore the various means of electric power generation—from charging batteries, to keeping the lights on. This book covers the foundation of any communications installation--the power source. Use this book to plan ways to stay on the air when weather or other reasons cause a short-term or long-term power outage. Find ways to reach beyond the commercial power grid. Identify methods for alternative power generation that will work best in your particular situation, perhaps taking advantage of possibilities already on hand.

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Also includes selected emergency power projects and information from the pages of QST.

Also available: The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook

© 2005. Published by American Radio Relay League (ARRL).

More and more ham radio operators are faced with installing equipment and antennas amid a flurry of modern day limitations. The need to operate a low profile Amateur Radio station may be imposed by the confines of a small home or apartment. Other hams are restricted by deeds or leases that regulate the size of the antenna they can install.

First edition readers will find this second edition contains ALL NEW material.

Low Profile Amateur Radio, second edition, includes the information you need to operate your station under many types of restrictive situations. Follow the easygoing discussions of Al Brogdon, W1AB, as he provides details for many real-life examples and techniques for a variety of low profile circumstances.

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Second edition. © 2006, The American Radio Relay League, Inc.

When you're miles offshore, and the nearest vessel is somewhere over the horizon, you need a fast, reliable, easy-to-operate communication system. Marine Amateur Radio provides all the information you need to select, install, and operate an inexpensive and completely dependable ham radio system on any boat, power or sail.

Ham radio gives you the advantages of a single-sideband system at a fraction of the cost. This well-illustrated guide succinctly explains how to use your radio for voice or Morse code communications and how to check and send e-mail, link up with onshore signal repeaters to extend your range, and even make personal phone calls. Designed to open flat for easy use onboard, this manual also shows you how to:

Frame fits most standard license plates used on automobiles throughout the United States.

QST‘s popular column, Hints & Kinks, brings together the best of Amateur Radio tips and techniques--antennas, weekend projects, shack accessories and operating. This 17th edition of Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur includes all of those contributions published from 2003 and 2004 QSTs. In addition, you’ll find articles included from the columns The Doctor is IN and Hands-On Radio. Use these items to learn more about a new mode, or to find your next construction project!

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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.

Order two signs and affix one to each side of your car, truck or other emergency response vehicle.

Size 8 x 18-inches. Produced exclusively for ARRL, The national association for AMATEUR RADIO.

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.

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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).

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