K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>
> There are several books that you should have for your tower library.
> Probably the best one is a Rohn catalog. I don't think they publish the
> books
> anymore but you can get it on cd or the catalog is online in a couple of
> places. You can use the info to make educated guesses about other towers
> besides
> Rohn.
>
> Another one is Physical Design of Yagi Antennas by Dr. Dave Leeson,
> W6NL, ex-W6QHS. Unfortunately it's been out of print for awhile but I saw
> where
> there are a couple available on amazon.com. And you won't believe the prices
> -
> a new one is going for $179.50 and a couple of used ones are $159.10!
> Unbelievable. You can also get a "collectible" copy for $300.00! Maybe the
> ARRL
> can be coerced to make another print run if there's enough interest.
>
Another resource, online and free, is Sophocles Orfanidis's texbook
"Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas" at
http://www.ece.rutgers.edu/~orfanidi/ewa/
While it ain't Kraus, it's pretty useful. It has some real handy
appendices, and if you have Matlab or Octave (the latter being free),
there's a whole toolbox full of useful routines to calculate stuff
(including Yagi designs).
Jim, W6RMK
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