[Amps] LaPort text

John T. M. Lyles jtml at lanl.gov
Thu Sep 29 10:15:43 EDT 2005


John

Thanks for the tip! I owe you a beer someday. I am looking at the 
book on my screen now.
I posted some papers by LaPort on the AM Window website a few years 
ago, on various details of the AM transmitters that RCA was producing.

73
John
K5PRO


>I have often been asked where to get a copy of Laport's Radio Antenna
>Engineering.
>
>A classic antenna book, published in 1952 by McGraw-Hill.  Edmund Laport was
>chief engineer of RCA's international division and this book has some
>WONDERFUL
>old-time antenna photos.
>
>I have treasured my copy since I obtained it in the early 1960s.  Once again
>today someone asked me where they could find a copy of the book so I did
>a web search and low and behold you can now buy a reprint for $16.03.
>
>--  OR  --  You can download a FREE copy.  It is a 32.1 MB pdf file and is a
>pretty good reproduction of all 574 pages.
>
>You can't be an antenna guy without a copy of this classic.  Did you 
>notice the
>word FREE above???
>
>http://books.lulu.com/content/159004
>
>I expect free beer from anyone who downloads this book as a token of
>appreciation
>for finding the site!    ;-)
>
>15 minute download with DSL.  Dial-up can expect a few hours.
>
>73--John   W0UN
>


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