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You can't know it all, that's why there a reference books out there. For global / general info to more specialized references. You just need them one in a while.

When your a starting hamradio operator I would recommend the ARRL or RSGB  Radio communication handbook. Lot's of good info in there and even when your a advanced hamradio operator it's still a good reference to grep once in a while. 

 

Note : these pages are work in progress, you may only see pictures, but I working on it to add meta data like : title, author, publisher, year of publication and ISBN. And also a short note why I have it and what I like about it (if I don't like a book, it won't get space on my bookshelf).   

  

The ARRL Handbook for radio communications 2016 edition

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  • Author : Various
  • Publisher : ARRL
  • ISBN : 978-1-62595-042-0
  • Year : 2016
  • Personal note : I would highly recommend it for starting hamradio operators. Good general reference about antennes, feedlines, safety, propagation etc.  
    Comes with a CDROM with the book in PDF format. So you can search the index and search for text more easily.  

 

The ARRL Antenna book for radio communications 23rd edition.

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  • Author : Various
  • Publisher : ARRL
  • ISBN : 978-1-62595-039-0
  • Year : 2015 
  • Personal note : I would highly recommend it for starting hamradio operators (or the RSGB one). Good general reference which also includes some rig designs, electronics formulas and tables and a lot of general hamradio related info. Comes with a CDROM with the book in PDF format. So you can search the index and search for text more easily.  

 

Rothammels Antennen buch 13 auflage 

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  • Author : Alois Krischke, DJ0TR
  • Publisher : DARC
  • ISBN : 978-3886920655
  • Year : 2013 
  • Personal note : When you a more advanced hamradio operator or antenna builder this is the next step after the ARRL antenne book. This is the ultimate Antenna reference book.
     Also available in English now a days. I owned various publications of this book (9e, 10e, 11e, 12e) but sold them or gave them away to fellow hams and stick to the latest one. 

 

 

RSGB Radio communication handbook

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  • Author : Various
  • Publisher : RSGB
  • ISBN : 9781-9050-8674-0
  • Year : 2011 
  • Personal note : I would highly recommend it for starting hamradio operators (or the ARRL one). Good general reference which also includes some rig designs, electronics formulas and tables and a lot of general hamradio related info. Comes with a CDROM with the book in PDF format. So you can search the index and search for text more easily.  

 

 

RSGB VHF/UHF Manual

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  • Author : Evans G3RPE, Jessop G6JP;
  • Publisher : RSGB
  • ISBN : unkown
  • Year : 1976 
  • Personal note : Maybe a bit outdate at some points, but it could be the ultimate hardcore book about VHF/UHF. Lots's of background information, formulas, mechanical drawings etc.   

 

RSGB Radio communication handbook Fifth edition - Vol 1  

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  • Author : Various
  • Publisher : RSGB
  • ISBN : 090061290 (vol 1)
  • Year : 1976 
  • Personal note :Although a older publication it contains a lot of technical information still usable today.

 

 

RSGB Radio communication handbook Fifth edition - Vol 2  

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  • Author : Various
  • Publisher : RSGB
  • ISBN : 090061304 (vol 2)
  • Year : 1976 
  • Personal note : Although a older publication it contains a lot of technical information still usable today.

 

Polytechnisch zakboekje

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  • Author : various
  • Publisher : Koninklijk technicum PBNA
  • ISBN : unkown
  • Year : 1970 
  • Personal note : Owned by my father who got it when he passed his finals for the in-house Philips education. Contains lots and lots of formulas for math, physics, chemistry, mechanical, electronics, material knowledge etc. Used to be the live saver and brains for every engineer in the time that calculations where made by hand or on arithmetic ruler. And not found by entering a query in google. Those where the days.  

 

PHILIPS 1974 pocket book

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  • Publisher : PHILIPS
  • ISBN : None
  • Year : 1974 
  • Personal note : Lots and lots of information about tubes, semiconductors, passive components and materials. When you can get you hands on one, get it.  

 

Veron vademecum 2016

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  • Author : varkious
  • Publisher : VERON
  • ISBN : none
  • Year : 2016 
  • Personal note : A must have hamradio reference regarding bandplans, codes, rules and regulations etc. for the Dutch hamradio operator.  

 

Veron vademecum 2010

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  • Author : various
  • Publisher : VERON
  • ISBN : none
  • Year : 2010 
  • Personal note : A must have hamradio reference regarding bandplans, codes, rules and regulations etc. for the Dutch hamradio operator. Replace by the 2016 editoin.

  


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