An ideal first step for learning about ham radio. Beyond operating wirelessly, today's ham radio operators can transmit data and pictures; use the Internet, laser, and microwave transmitters; and travel to places high and low to make contact. This hands-on beginner guide reflect…
Before there was e-mail or Facebook, there was ham radio-- used to talk to people around the globe and to communicate during disasters and emergencies. Today they can also transmit images, use the Internet, and take advantage of the most powerful wireless communications capacity…
This guide reflects the operational and technical changes to amateur radio over the past decade and provides an updated licensing requirements and information, changes in digital communication (such as the Internet, social media, and GPS), and how to use e-mail via radio.
Before there was e-mail or Facebook, there was ham radio-- used to talk to people around the globe and to communicate during disasters and emergencies. Today they can also transmit images, use the Internet, and take advantage of the most powerful wireless communications capacity…
Microcontrollers control virtually everything we use in our everyday lives, from microwave ovens, remote controls, heating thermostats, entertainment systems, and clocks, to electronic toothbrushes. In recent years radio amateurs have become interested in the extraordinary poten…
ARRL handbook 2014
ARRL handbook 2014
Offers a review of the subjects covered in the ARRL extra class exam along with questions currently used and an answer key.
"Contesting is one of the most exciting aspects of amateur radio. It's called 'radiosport' because it really is a sport--a competetion to see who can contact the most stations in a given amount of time. Regardless of the size of your station, you can compete, too!"--