ARRL Antenna Book for Radio Communications 25th Edition – The Ultimate Reference for Antennas, Transmission Lines, and Propagation

New and Time-Tested Antenna Projects!

The ARRL Antenna Book for Radio Communications is a single resource covering antenna theory, design and construction, and practical treatments and projects. It includes everything you need to construct your own antenna system, and provides useful advice on selecting, designing, building, testing, and installing antenna systems for every band. From simple dipoles and verticals for portable operation and inverted Ls for 80 and 160 meters, to slot antennas for VHF and dishes for observing the star-forming regions of space, The ARRL Antenna Book has it all for the active radio amateur.

Radio amateurs continue to make contributions to the state of the art in antenna design and construction. Updated to reflect the latest advances and technologies, the 25th edition of The Antenna Book is full of material pioneered by dozens of radio amateur experts.

New Projects:
Set of HF OWA and 50 MHz OWA Yagi designs
Slot antennas
Portable satellite antennas
Portable antenna systems for POTA and SOTA
Transmitting chokes for VHF/UHF

New Information:
Expanded coverage of monopole (verticals) basic operation
New sections on model optimizers and advanced techniques
Shunt-feeding tower guidelines and adjustments
Updated material on direction-finding antennas
New section on antennas for amateur radio astronomy

Download Included: Your purchase includes eBook and supplemental content. Download the fully searchable digital edition of the printed book, as well as nearly 350 supplemental articles and projects, software, and other support files. Download instructions are included in the beginning of the book. For assistance contact ARRL customer service at 1-860-594-0200 or email .

Companion Book Available: The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications

From the Publisher

Publisher ‏ : ‎ ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio®
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 16, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 1120 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1625951760
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1625951762
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.66 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 3 x 2.7 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #53,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Antenna Engineering #7 in Radio Operation #9 in Radio Communications
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