ARRL Handbook 2020

Six-Volume Set

The multi-volume set is workbench friendly. It consists of six softcover volumes shrink-wrapped together. Grab the volume you need without having to retrieve the entire Handbook.

In 1926, ARRL introduced the first edition of The Radio Amateur’s Handbook, written by F. E. Handy. Since then, each edition has been recognized as a benchmark for radio communications learning and applied knowledge. This 97th edition of The ARRL Handbook is your complete guide to radio experimentation, discovery, and innovation. It is the Handbook -- written by radio amateurs for everyone with a desire to advance the pursuit of wireless technology.

Who Reads The Handbook?

Amateur Radio operators, or “hams;” professional wireless communication engineers and system designers; electrical engineers; students and instructors of engineering, physics, and geoscience.

Download Included: eBook And Supplemental Content

Download the fully searchable digital edition of the printed book, plus expanded supplemental content, software, PC board templates, and other support files.

System Requirements

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

Key Features

Major Topics

Volume 1	Introduction & Fundamental Theory
Volume 2	Practical Design & Principles PART 1
Volume 3	Practical Design & Principles PART 2
Volume 4	Antenna Systems & Radio Propagation
Volume 5	Equipment Construction & Station Accessories
Volume 6	Test Equipment, Troubleshooting, RFI and Index

Key Topics

Radio electronics theory and principles

Circuit design and equipment

Radio signal transmission and propagation

Digital and analog modulation and protocols

Antennas and transmission lines

Construction practices

New Content

System Fusion update by Cory Sickles, WA3UVV

Solar Cycle 24 update by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA

Rotator ratings and application by Don Daso, K4ZA, and Ward Silver, NØAX

Generator RFI choke by James Brown, K9YC, and Glen Brown, W6GJB

Annual transceiver survey by Joel Hallas, W1ZR

Switchmode HV supply by Ralph Crumrine, NØKC

Universal MMIC preamp by Paul Wade, W1GHZ Tunable RF preamp by George Steber, WB9LVI

2304 MHz amp by William Koch, W2RMA, and John Brooks, N9ZL

Overshoot protection by Phil Salas, AD5X

Receiver measurements by Robert Sherwood, NCØB

Antenna analyzer tricks by Paul Wade, W1GHZ

Audio splitter by Glenn Loake, GØGBI

10 W audio amp by Helmut Berka, DL2MAJ

Bistable transfer relay by DJ7XO

Updated design software from Tonnesoft by James Tonne, W4ENE

Specifications

General

Six-Volume Set	1280 pages
Publisher	The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Copyright	Ninety-Seventh Edition/First Printing (October 2019)
Language	English
ISBN	978-1-62595-113-7

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