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.

System Requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11; Windows Vista or Windows XP, as well as Macintosh systems, using Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Acrobat Reader is a free download at adobe.com. PDF files are Linux readable. Other software is Windows compatible, only.


Product Details
Softcover: 1120 pages. Hardcover and Four-Volume Set also available.
Publisher: The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Copyright: 25th Edition, First Printing (2023)
Language: English
ISBN: 878-1-62595-176-2
Shipping Weight: 5 pounds