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ARRL Home ARRL Home Order Now The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 100th Edition Order Now Handbook 100 We have arrived at a milestone. The 100th edition of The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is here. Handbook 100. How do you celebrate the most widely used one-stop reference and guide to radio technology principles and practices? By continuing to fill the pages of another edition with the progress and achievement of radio amateurs. Handbook 100 is written for everyone with a desire to advance the pursuit of wireless technology. Here is your guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation. What’s Inside Each chapter is filled with the most up-to-date knowledge representative of the wide and ever-expanding range of interests among radio amateurs. There are practical, hands-on projects for all skill levels — from simple accessories and small power supplies to legal-limit amplifiers and high-gain antennas. Chapter 8 DSP and SDR Fundamentals 8.1 Introduction to the DSP 8.2 Introduction to the SDR 8.3 Analog-Digital Conversion 8.4 Data Converters for DSP and SDR 8.5 Digital Signal Processors 8.6 Digital (Discrete-time) Signals 8.7 The Fourier Transform Chapter 8 DSP and SDR Fundamentals 8.1 Introduction to the DSP 8.2 Introduction to the SDR 8.3 Analog-Digital Conversion 8.4 Data Converters for DSP and SDR 8.5 Digital Signal Processors 8.6 Digital (Discrete-time) Signals 8.7 The Fourier Transform Chapter 11 Modulation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Amplitude Modulation (AM) 11.3 Angle Modulation 11.4 FSK and PSK 11.5 I-Q Modulation 11.6 Applications of I/Q Modulation 11.7 Image Modulation 11.8 Spread Spectrum Modulation 11.9 Pulse Modulation 11.10 Modulation Bandwidth and Impairments Chapter 1 What is Amateur (Ham) Radio? 1.1. About This Book 1.2 Structure of Amateur Radio 1.3 Amateur Radio Licensing in the U.S. Chapter 15 Digital Protocols and Modes 15.1 Digital Modes” 15.2 Unstructured Digital Modes” 15.3 Fuzzy Modes 15.4 Structured Digital Modes 15.5 Networking Modes and Systems 15.6 Digital Mode Table Chapter 17 RF Power Amplifiers 17.1 High Power, Who Needs It? 17.2 Types of Power Amplifiers 17.3 Vacuum Tube Basics 17.4 Tank Circuits 17.5 Transmitting Tube Ratings 17.6 Sources of Operating Voltages 17.7 Tube Amplifier Cooling 17.8 Vacuum Tube Amplifier Stabilization 17.9 MOSFET Design for RF Amplifiers 17.10 Solid State RF Amplifiers 17.11 Solid-State Amplifiers and Intermodulation Distortion 17.12 Adaptive Predistortion Chapter 19 Propagation of Radio Signals 19.1 Fundamentals of Radio Wave Propagation 19.2 The Sun and Solar Activity 19.3 Sky-Wave or Ionospheric Propagation 19.4 VHF/UHF Non-Ionospheric Propagation 19.5 Propagation Predictions for HF Operation 19.6 VHF/UHF Mobile Propagation 19.7 Special Propagation Modes and Topics Chapter 21 Antennas 21.1 Antenna Basics 21.2 Dipoles and the Half-Wave Antenna 21.3 Vertical (Ground-Plane) Antennas 21.4 T and Inverted L-Antennas 21.5 Slopers and Verticals Dipoles 21.6 Yagi Antennas 21.7 Quad and Loop Antennas 21.8 HF Mobile Antennas 21.9 VHF/UHF Mobile Antennas 21.10 VHF/UHF Antennas 21.11 VHF/UHF Beams 21.12 Radio Direction Finding Antennas 21.13 Rotators 21.14 Antenna Material Tables Chapter 23 Construction Techniques 23.1 Electronic Shop Safety 23.2 AC and Power Connectors 23.3 Soldering Tools and Techniques 23.4 Surface Mount Technology (SMT) 23.5 Constructing Electronic Circuits 23.6 PCB CAD and Fabrication 23.7 Microwave Construction 23.8 Tools and Their Use 23.9 Mechanical Fabrication 23.10 3D Printing Test Equipment and Measurement 25.1 Measurement Fundamentals 25.2 Basic Test Meters 25.3 Frequency Counters 25.4 Signal Generators 25.5 Inductance and Capacitance Testers 25.6 Oscilloscopes 25.7 Spectrum Analyzers 25.8 Impedance, Antenna, and Network Analyzers 25.9 Testing Digital Modulation 25.10 Software-Based Instruments 25.11 RF and Microwave Test Accessories 25.12 Making Basic Measurements 25.13 RF Measurements 25.14 Using a Spectrum Analyzer 25.15 Antenna System Measurements 25.16 Receiver Measurements 25.17 Transmitter Measurements Chapter 8 DSP and SDR Fundamentals 8.1 Introduction to the DSP 8.2 Introduction to the SDR 8.3 Analog-Digital Conversion 8.4 Data Converters for DSP and SDR 8.5 Digital Signal Processors 8.6 Digital (Discrete-time) Signals 8.7 The Fourier Transform Chapter 8 DSP and SDR Fundamentals 8.1 Introduction to the DSP 8.2 Introduction to the SDR 8.3 Analog-Digital Conversion 8.4 Data Converters for DSP and SDR 8.5 Digital Signal Processors 8.6 Digital (Discrete-time) Signals 8.7 The Fourier Transform Chapter 11 Modulation 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Amplitude Modulation (AM) 11.3 Angle Modulation 11.4 FSK and PSK 11.5 I-Q Modulation 11.6 Applications of I/Q Modulation 11.7 Image Modulation 11.8 Spread Spectrum Modulation 11.9 Pulse Modulation 11.10 Modulation Bandwidth and Impairments Chapter 1 What is Amateur (Ham) Radio? 1.1. About This Book 1.2 Structure of Amateur Radio 1.3 Amateur Radio Licensing in the U.S. Chapter 15 Digital Protocols and Modes 15.1 Digital Modes” 15.2 Unstructured Digital Modes” 15.3 Fuzzy Modes 15.4 Structured Digital Modes 15.5 Networking Modes and Systems 15.6 Digital Mode Table Chapter 17 RF Power Amplifiers 17.1 High Power, Who Needs It? 17.2 Types of Power Amplifiers 17.3 Vacuum Tube Basics 17.4 Tank Circuits 17.5 Transmitting Tube Ratings 17.6 Sources of Operating Voltages 17.7 Tube Amplifier Cooling 17.8 Vacuum Tube Amplifier Stabilization 17.9 MOSFET Design for RF Amplifiers 17.10 Solid State RF Amplifiers 17.11 Solid-State Amplifiers and Intermodulation Distortion 17.12 Adaptive Predistortion Chapter 19 Propagation of Radio Signals 19.1 Fundamentals of Radio Wave Propagation 19.2 The Sun and Solar Activity 19.3 Sky-Wave or Ionospheric Propagation 19.4 VHF/UHF Non-Ionospheric Propagation 19.5 Propagation Predictions for HF Operation 19.6 VHF/UHF Mobile Propagation 19.7 Special Propagation Modes and Topics Chapter 21 Antennas 21.1 Antenna Basics 21.2 Dipoles and the Half-Wave Antenna 21.3 Vertical (Ground-Plane) Antennas 21.4 T and Inverted L-Antennas 21.5 Slopers and Verticals Dipoles 21.6 Yagi Antennas 21.7 Quad and Loop Antennas 21.8 HF Mobile Antennas 21.9 VHF/UHF Mobile Antennas 21.10 VHF/UHF Antennas 21.11 VHF/UHF Beams 21.12 Radio Direction Finding Antennas 21.13 Rotators 21.14 Antenna Material Tables Chapter 23 Construction Techniques 23.1 Electronic Shop Safety 23.2 AC and Power Connectors 23.3 Soldering Tools and Techniques 23.4 Surface Mount Technology (SMT) 23.5 Constructing Electronic Circuits 23.6 PCB CAD and Fabrication 23.7 Microwave Construction 23.8 Tools and Their Use 23.9 Mechanical Fabrication 23.10 3D Printing Test Equipment and Measurement 25.1 Measurement Fundamentals 25.2 Basic Test Meters 25.3 Frequency Counters 25.4 Signal Generators 25.5 Inductance and Capacitance Testers 25.6 Oscilloscopes 25.7 Spectrum Analyzers 25.8 Impedance, Antenna, and Network Analyzers 25.9 Testing Digital Modulation 25.10 Software-Based Instruments 25.11 RF and Microwave Test Accessories 25.12 Making Basic Measurements 25.13 RF Measurements 25.14 Using a Spectrum Analyzer 25.15 Antenna System Measurements 25.16 Receiver Measurements 25.17 Transmitter Measurements Key Topics: Radio electronics theory and principles Circuit design and equipment Signal transmission and propagation Digital modulation and protocols Antennas and transmission lines Construction practices Updated With New Projects And Content, Including: An all-new chapter on radio propagation covering a wide range of bands and modes New and updated sections on electronic circuit simulation New cavity filter and high-power HF filter projects New coverage on digital protocols and modes New material on RFI from low-voltage lighting and other sources Revised sections covering new RF exposure limits New content on portable station equipment, antennas, power, and assembly New material on ferrite uses and types New section on how to use portable...