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Athens County Amateur Radio Association Library
compiled by William McFadden, WD8RIF |
The books listed below are available to "check out" from their respective owners to members of the ACARA. If you would like to borrow a book, please contact the book's owner.
Please consider adding your books to this list. To do so, send an email to me at with the book title, edition or year, author or organization (ARRL, RSGB, etc.), and comments about how the book might be useful to others. Please note: the email addresses on this page are created within JavaScript and are safe from prying "robot" eyes.
| Title: | ARRL's HF Digital Handbook |
| Edition/Year: | 4th edition, 2010 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: |
Chapter 1: Welcome to the World of HF Digital Chapter 2: Assembling your HF Digital Station Chapter 3: RTTY Chapter 4: PSK31 Chapter 5: PACTOR Chapter 6: WinLink 2000 Chapter 7: Clover Chapter 8: Hellschreiber Chapter 9: MFSK Chapter 10: G-TOR, MT-63, Throb, Olivia, and DominoEX Chapter 11: HF Digital Contesting Chapter 12: HF Digital Voice and Image Chapter 13: Automatic Link Establishment Chapter 14: Resources |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | The Beam Antenna Handbook |
| Edition/Year: | 1990 |
| Author: | William Orr, W6SAI and Stuart Cowan, W2LX |
| Comments: | build beam antennas for HF and VHF, preparation of coaxial cables |
| Owner: | John McCutcheon, N8XWO |
| Title: | The ARRL Emergency Communication Handbook |
| Edition/Year: | 2007 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: |
a concise guide to emergency communications: Chapter 1: Amateurs as Professionals--The Served Agency Relationship Chapter 2: Network Theory and the Design of Emergency Communications Systems Chapter 3: Emergency Communication Organizations and Systems Chapter 4: Served Agency Communication Systems Chapter 5: Basic Communications Skills Chapter 6: Introduction to Emergency Nets Chapter 7: Basic Message Handling Chapter 8: Net Operating Guidelines Chapter 9: The Incident Command System Chapter 10: Preparing for Deployment Chapter 11: Equipment Choice for Emergency Communication Chapter 12: Emergency Activation Chapter 13: Setup, Initial Operations, and Shutdown Chapter 14: Operations and Logistics Chapter 15: Personal Safety, Survival and Health Considerations Chapter 16: Alternative Communication Methods Chapter 17: What to Expect in Large-Scale Disasters Chapter 18: Hazardous Materials Awareness Chapter 19: Marine Communications Chapter 20: Emergency Power Projects and Information from QST |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | Emergency Power for Radio Communications |
| Edition/Year: | 2008 |
| Author: | Michael Bryce, WB8VGE |
| Comments: |
a guide to keeping an amateur station on the air in the absence of commercial power: Chapter 1: Keeping Signals on the Air Chapter 2: Keeping the Lights On in the Ham Shack with Emergency Power Chapter 3: Solar Power Chapter 4: Charge Controllers for Photovoltaic Systems Chapter 5: Generators: Gas, Wind, and Water Chapter 6: Load Sizing Chapter 7: Holding Your Volts: Battery Systems and Storage Chapter 8: Systems for Emergency Power Chapter 9: Inverters Chapter 10: Station Instrumentation Chapter 11: Safety Chapter 12: Emergency Practices Appendix A: Wire Size Tables for 12V and 24V Photovoltaic Applications Appendix B: Installing Anderson Powerpole Connectors Appendix C: Selected QST Emergency Power Projects and Information |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | Practical Wire Antennas -- Effective HF Designs for the Radio Amateur |
| Edition/Year: | 1989 |
| Author: | John D. Heys, G3BDQ |
| Comments: | a cornucopia of wire antenna designs for both large and small lots |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications |
| Edition/Year: | 2006 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: |
the 2006 version of the "standard" reference for radio amateurs: Chapter 1: What is Amateur Radio? Chapter 2: Activities in Amateur Radio Chapter 3: Safety Chapter 4: Electrical Fundamentals Chapter 5: Electrical Signals and Components Chapter 6: Real-World Component Characteristics Chapter 7: Component Data and References Chapter 8: Circuit Construction Chapter 9: Modes and Modulation Sources Chapter 10: Oscillators and Synthesizers Chapter 11: Mixers, Modulators, and Demodulators Chapter 12: RF and AF Filters Chapter 13: EMI/Direction Finding Chapter 14: Receivers and Transmitters Chapter 15: Transceivers, Transverters, and Repeaters Chapter 16: DSP and Software Radio Design Chapter 17: Power Supplies Chapter 18: RF Power Amplifiers Chapter 19: Station Layout and Accessories Chapter 20: Propagation of RF Signals Chapter 21: Transmission Lines Chapter 22: Antennas Chapter 23: Space Communications Chapter 24: Web, Wi-Fi, Wireless, and PC Technology Chapter 25: Test Procedures Chapter 26: Troubleshooting and Repair |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications |
| Edition/Year: | 1994 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: |
the 1994 version of the "standard" reference for radio amateurs: Chapter 1: Amateur Radio Chapter 2: Electrical Fundamentals Chapter 3: Radio Design Technique and Language Chapter 4: Solid-State Basics Chapter 5: Vacuum-Tube Principles Chapter 6: Power Supplies Chapter 7: Audio and Video Chapter 8: Digital Basics Chapter 9: Modulation and Demodulation Chapter 10: Radio-Frequency Oscillators and Synthesizers Chapter 11: Radio Transmitting Principles Chapter 12: Radio Receiving Principles Chapter 13: Radio Transceivers Chapter 14: Repeaters Chapter 15: RF Power Amplifiers Chapter 16: Transmission Lines Chapter 17: Antenna Fundamentals Chapter 18: Voice Communications Chapter 19: Digital Communications Chapter 20: Image Communications Chapter 21: Special Modulation Techniques Chapter 22: Radio Frequencies and Propagation Chapter 23: Space Communications Chapter 24: Construction Techniques Chapter 25: Test Equipment and Measurements Chapter 26: Troubleshooting and Repair Chapter 27: Power Supply Projects Chapter 28: Audio and Video Equipment Chapter 29: Digital Equipment Chapter 30: HF Radio Equipment Chapter 31: VHF Radio Equipment Chapter 32: UHF and Microwave Equipment Chapter 33: Antenna Projects Chapter 34: Station Accessories Chapter 35: Component Date Chapter 36: Assembling a Station Chapter 37: Operating Aids Chapter 38: Monitoring and Direction Finding Chapter 39: Interference |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | The Radio Amateur's Handbook |
| Edition/Year: | 1926 (2006 facsimile edition) |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: | This is a reproduction of the first edition of the ARRL Radio Amateur's Handbook. It is an intriguing look back at how things used to be |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | ARRL's Low Power Communications - The Art and Science of QRP |
| Edition/Year: | 2012 |
| Author: | Rich Arland, K7SZ |
| Comments: |
Chapter 1: Just the FAQs Chapter 2: The Advantages of QRP Chapter 3: Getting Started Chapter 4: QRP Equipment Chapter 5: QRP Operating Strategies Chapter 6: Antennas for QRP Chapter 7: HF Propagation for the QRPer Chapter 8: QRP Station Accessories Chapter 9: Specialized QRP Modes Chapter 10: Emergency Communication and QRP Chapter 11: Vintage Radio / MilCom and QRP Chapter 12: QRP Workbench Projects Appendix A: QRP Calling Frequencies Appendix B: Commercial QRP Radio Equipment & Kit Manufacturers Appendix C: MFJ Cub Transceiver Assembly Manual |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | QRP Power |
| Edition/Year: | 1996 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: | "The best articles from QST and QEX" on operating with low power and building low-power transmitters, receivers, transceivers, and accessories" |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | QRP Classics |
| Edition/Year: | 1990 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: | operating with lower power and build low-power transmitters, receivers, transceivers, and accessories |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | W1FB's QRP Notebook |
| Edition/Year: | 1991 |
| Author: | Doug Demaw, W1FB / ARRL |
| Comments: | build low-power transmitters, receivers, transceivers, and accessories |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | The HW-8 Handbook |
| Edition/Year: | Second Edition, 2003 |
| Author: | Michael Bryce, WB8VGE |
| Comments: | provides circuit descriptions, schematics, board layouts, alignment instructions, Heathkit service bulletins, and modifications for the HW-7, HW-8, and HW-9 QRP transceivers |
| Owner: | Eric McFadden, WD8RIF |
| Title: | Single Sideband for the Radio Amateur |
| Edition/Year: | 1970 |
| Author: | ARRL |
| Comments: | |
| Owner: | Athens County Public Libraries (catalog listing) |
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