[TowerTalk] ARRL Handbooks...

[Bill Aycock]

Tom- I agree that it is an essential reference for Hams, especially me. ( I 
need all the help I can get).
However, one of the main limitations of any reference is the index; if it's 
not listed there, information is lost.  The new CD versions make up for the 
bad indexing because they are searchable; That feature does not depend on 
the  personal whims of editors.
Bill

At 04:50 PM 10/17/2004 -0400, Tom Rauch wrote:

> > I just got my copy of the new ARRL Handbook- While I have

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>not had time to
> > look at it much, I can tell you that the indexing is as
>bad as ever, and---
> > the name "Beverage"  is not even in the index.  (for
>years, "coax" or
> > "coaxial" was not there, either).
> > The thing that might save the index problem is the fact
>that they included
> > the CD, which is searchable.
>
>As far as technical content, the ARRL Handbooks are among
>the better references available to amateurs. They are
>reviewed for technical content and the  editors correct
>mistakes when called to their attention if the error is
>valid.
>
>That makes the ARRL Handbooks a good reference for antennas,
>since they are self-correcting over time. Once in a while
>something cheesy gets in, but it usually disappears. That
>makes them
>a good reference overall. I think they do an exceptional job
>with the Handbooks.
>
>On the other hand the compendiums, at least when I looked at
>them years ago, seem to print much more of what is found in
>publications without a technical review process.
>
>73 Tom
>
>
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Bill Aycock - W4BSG
Woodville, Alabama