Subj : Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio To : ARRL de WD1CKS From : Ed Vance Date : Mon Oct 28 2024 16:27:41 My 1976 ARRL Handbook has 681 pages. And is soft cover. 73 de Ed W9ODR . . > 10/25/2024 > ARRL­ The National Association for Amateur Radio­[1] is pleased to announce > the next generation of The ARRL Handbook. > The ARRL Handbook is your complete guide to wireless technology, > experimentation, practice, and development - capturing the state of radio > science and technology in one authoritative work for nearly 100 years. Use > its more than 1,200 pages of amateur radio know-how to delve into radio > electronics, circuit design, digital modulation techniques, and equipment > construction. > The 101st edition proudly introduces a new editor, Gregory D. Lapin, Ph.D., > PE, N9GL. Greg and his team of subject matter experts in the community bring > a fresh perspective and new outlook on the future of amateur radio. They have > revised entire chapters on radio fundamentals, transmission lines, general > safety, assembling a station, and more. Major updates to Handbook 101 > include: > o Information on electromagnetic analysis and inexpensive tools for > modeling circuits, antennas, and propagation. > o New material on higher-level modeling of transmitters and receivers. > o A new section on preparing your station for emergency operations. > o Radio astronomy receiver and antenna design information. > o A new section on batteries and battery safety. > o A new section on NEC4 and the antenna modeling software built on it. > o New material on SWR meters and related tests. > o The latest on RF safety and compliance with FCC exposure regulations. > Handbook 101 comes with a bonus e-Book download. The download contains a > wealth of online content and includes the fully searchable digital edition of > the printed book, plus expanded supplemental content, software, PC board > templates, and other support files. > Whether you're an experienced ham or new to the hobby, you'll find > information you can use in The ARRL Handbook. Like Handbook editor Gregory > Lapin, N9GL, said about the first Handbook he owned, "That edition was half > the size of the current Handbook and I was never able to read it from cover > to cover. I have had many editions since then and ... have never read every > word in [it] until this year. Regardless, it has always been one of the great > references on my bookshelf; I refer to it often... I hope you enjoy the 101st > edition and gain lots of knowledge to help our hobby continue moving forward > into the next century and beyond." > The ARRL Handbook is available in a six-volume set[2] and softcover book[3] > from the ARRL Store or your ARRL dealer. Handbook 101 six-volume book set, > ARRL Item No. 2073, ISBN 978-1-62595-207-3, is $69.95 retail. Handbook 101 > softcover book, ARRL Item No. 2011, ISBN 978-1-62595-201-1, is $69.95 retail. > To order by phone, call (860) 594-0200 or, toll-free in the US, (888) > 277-5289. Contact ARRL Publication Sales for more information. > [1] https://www.arrl.org/ > [2] https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2018947717 > [3] https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2018947704 > --- > ­ Synchronet ­ Whiskey Lover's Amateur Radio BBS --- ­ Synchronet ­ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTP .