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Appendix 1: Publications

Appendix 2: Manufacturers and Vendors

Appendix 1: Publications

A selected bibliography list follows. It is not inclusive. ISBN numbers and publication dates, when known, are included. Some publications are out of print, but you may find them in your local library or a local amateur radio club. Your local library, bookstore or radio store is a good source for beginning your research.

• Carr, Joseph J. Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook. Hightext Publications, Solana Beach, CA, ISBN 1-878707-07-8, 1993. NEW

• Gray, Jim. "The G5RV: an all purpose antenna". Ham Radio Horizons, June 1977, page 36.

• Hall, Gerald, Editor. The ARRL Antenna Handbook, 17th Edition. American Radio Relay League, Newington, CT, ISBN 0-87259-473-4, 1994. UPDATED

• Hughes, Frank P. Easy Shortwave Antennas. Tiare Publications, Lake Geneva, WI, ISBN 0-936653-29-9, 1992.

• Jacobs, George; Cohen, Theodore; and Rose, Robert. The NEW Shortwave Propagation Handbook. CQ Communications, Inc., Hicksville, NY, ISBN 0-943016-11-8, 1995. UPDATED

• Leinwoll, Stanley. Shortwave Propagation. John F. Rider Publisher Inc., New York, 1959.

• Marks, Jonathan, and Bos, Willem. "Hard Facts About Active Antennas". World Radio TV Handbook, Amsterdam, ISBN 0-8230-5919-7, 1988, page 565. Also see follow-up "Antenna Update" articles by Marks and Bos appearring in subsequent editions of the WRTH.

• Marks, Jonathan and Bos, Willem. "Hard Facts About Active and Passive Antennas". WRTH Equipment Buyers Guide: 1993 Edition. Billboard Books, NY, ISBN 0-8230-5949-9, 1993, page 38.

• Marks, Jonathan, and Bos, Willem. "The T2FD Antenna: Construction Details". World Radio TV Handbook, Amsterdam, ISBN 0-8230-5920-7, 1989, page 566.

• Nelson, William R. Interference Handbook. Radio Publications, Lake Bluff, IL, ISBN 0-933616-01-5, 1981.

• Noll, Edward M. Easy-Up Antennas for Radio Listeners and Hams. MFJ Publishing, Mississippi State, MS, 1988.

• Noll, Edward M. 73 Dipole and Long-Wire Antennas. Howard W. Sams, Indianapolis, IN, 1977.

• Noll, Edward M. 73 Vertical, Beam and Triangle Antennas. Howard W. Sams, Indianapolis, IN, 1977.

• Noll, Edward M. Shortwave Listener's Guide for Apartment/Condo Dwellers. MFJ Publishing, Mississippi State, MS, 1987.

• Orr, William I. Simple, Low-Cost Wire Antennas for Radio Amateurs. Radio Publications, Lake Bluff, IL, 1972.

• Orr, William I., and Cowan, Stuart D. The Radio Amateur Antenna Handbook. Radio Publications, Lake Bluff, IL, 1978.

• Hirman, Joseph W., and Rosenthal, David A. "A Radio Frequency User's Guide to the Space Environment Services Center Geophysical Alert Broadcasts". NOAA Technical Memorandum ERL SEL-80. Revised May 1992. Order from: Space Environment Services Center (SESC), R/E/SE2, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303, USA. Free upon request.

• Sundstrom, Thomas R. "About the Beverage". 73 Magazine, June 1981, page 68.

• Sundstrom, Thomas R. Infodutch 5.0: INFormation Of Direct Use To Computer Hobbyists. Radio Netherlands, 1995. UPDATED

• Swearington, Paul. "Winning the Coax War". 73 Magazine, December 1982, page 90.

• Villard, Jr., O.G. "Combatting Interference in Shortwave Reception with Compact Indoor Directive Antennas". World Radio TV Handbook, Amsterdam, ISBN 0-8230-5919-7, 1990, page 547. WRTH Equipment Buyers Guide: 1993 Edition, Billboard Books, NY, ISBN 0-8230-5949-9, 1993, page 84.

• Yoder, Andrew. Build Your Own Shortwave Antennas, 2nd Edition. Tab Books, ISBN 0-076534-0, 1994. NEW

Appendix 2: Manufacturers and Vendors

The company name, address and telephone number(s) appear in a normal typeface. Internet addresses, where known, are included as well. The product(s) appear in italics. The listing is sorted by company name.

Joseph R. Ahlgren

2218 North Tuckahoe Street
Arlington, VA 22205, USA
BBS +1 (703) 241-7980
Internet 70461.2340@compuserve.com

Geoclock (PC DOS & Windows 3.1)

American Radio Relay League

225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111-1494
+1 (203) 666-1541 | Fax +1 (203) 665-7531
Internet 2155052@mcimail.com
URL http://www.arrl.org/
BBS +1 (203) 594-0306

USA National Amateur Radio Socieity. Books; ask for the ARRL Publications Catalog (see Appendix 1).

Doeven Elektronics

Schutstraat 58
7901 EE Hoogeveen
The Netherlands.
Tel: +31 528 268816 | Fax: +31 528 272221

Antennas and antenna accessories; manufacturer and vendor.
RF Systems Antenna Products. In the US, Gilfer Shortwave, New Jersey, Universal Radio, Ohio, and Electronic Equipment Bank, Virginia, carries RF Systems products. Lowe Electronics distributes them in the UK and SSB Electronics does so in Germany.

Electronic Equipment Bank

323 Mill Street NE
Vienna, VA 22180, USA
+1 (703) 938-3350 | Fax +1 (703) 938-6911

Antennas and antenna accessories, books; vendor

Gilfer Shortwave UPDATED

52 Park Avenue
Park Ridge, NJ 07656, USA
+1 (201) 391-7887 | Fax +1 (201) 391-7433
Internet gilfer@haven.ios.com
URL http://www.pics.com/gilfer/

Antennas and antenna accessories, books; vendor

Grove Enterprises, Inc.

300 South Highway 64 West
Brasstown, NC 28902, USA
+1 (704) 837-9200 | Fax +1 (704) 837-2216
URL http://www.grove.net/

Antennas and antenna accessories; vendor

Industrial Communications Engineers, Ltd.

PO Box 18495
Indianapolis, IN 46218-0495
+1 (317) 545-5412 | Fax +1 (317) 545-9645

Antenna and antenna accessories; manufacturer. Active antennas, Beverage Antenna Resistive Load, AC Power Mains Impulse Supressor/Noise & RF Filters, Bandpass Filters, TV-Telephone-Stereo Filters, Antenna Feedline Surge Suppressors, and more.

Lowe Electronics UPDATED

Chesterfield Road, Matlock
Derbyshire, DE4 5LE, UK
+44 1629 580800 | Fax +44 1629 580020
URL http://www.demon.co.uk/lowe/

Manufacturer, receivers and pre-selectors. The Lowe PR-150 pre-selector price range is around US$350. In the USA, Lowe's main distributors are EEB, Gilfer Shortwave and Universal Radio.

Rohde & Schwarz

Mühldorferstrasse 15
D-81671 Munich, Germany
Fax: +49 89 4129 3115

Antenna manufacturer

MFJ Enterprises, Inc.

Box 494
Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
+1 (601) 323-5869 | Fax +1 (601) 323-6551

Antenna and antenna accessories (instruments and tuners) manufacturer, book publisher (see Appendix 1). There are 14 international dealerships, 12 in Europe and two in the Far East.

Universal Radio, Inc.

6830 Americana Parkway
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068, USA
+1 (614) 666-4267 | Fax +1 (614) 866-2339

Antenna and antenna accessories, books; vendor