ARRL Handbook 2020 (Six-Volume Set)

Pre-Order Begins September 3, 2019. Shipping early October!

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. The six volumes are divided by major topic areas:

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

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.

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

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.

Always Updated! New Projects and 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

Plus, new supplemental content

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

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.