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For Radio Communications
The ARRL Handbook
Eighty-Ninth Edition
Published by:ARRLthe national association for Amateur Radio™Newington, CT 06111 USA
EditorH. Ward Silver, NØAX
Contributing EditorsSteven R. Ford, WB8IMYMark J. Wilson, K1RO
Editorial AssistantMaty Weinberg, KB1EIB
Technical ConsultantsBob Allison, WB1GCMMichael E. Gruber, W1MGEdward F. Hare, Jr, W1RFIZachary H.J. Lau, W1VT
Cover DesignSue Fagan, KB1OKWBob Inderbitzen, NQ1R
ProductionMichelle Bloom, WB1ENTNancy G. Hallas, W1NCYElaine LengylCarol Michaud, KB1QAWJodi Morin, KA1JPADavid F. Pingree, N1NAS
Additional Contributors to the 2012 EditionAlan Bloom, N1ALDoug Grant, K1DGJoel R. Hallas, W1ZRCarl Leutzelschwab, K9LAMark Steffka, WW8MSJim Tonne, W4ENEPaul Wade, W1GHZ
Cover Info: Top to bottom: The impedance transformer designed by Phil Salas, AD5X, for matcing vertical antennas on 160 and 80 meters. (see Chapter 24) Joe Carcia, NJ1Q designed and built the automatic antenna relay control and display unit. (Also in Chapter 24) Amateurs with stacked HF Yagis can use this remote-switched matching transformer designed by George Cutsogeorge, W2VJN. (See Chapter 20)
2012
Copyright © 2011 by The American Radio Relay League, Inc.
Copyright secured under the Pan-American Convention
International Copyright secured
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ISBN: 978-0-87259-667-2 Softcover
ISBN: 978-0-87259-663-4 Hardcover
Eighty-Ninth Edition
Contents
A more detailed Table of Contents is included at the beginning of each chapter.
InTroduCTIon1 What is Amateur (Ham) radio? 1.1Do-It-YourselfWireless 1.2JoiningtheHamRadioCommunity 1.3AssemblingYourStation 1.4Hello, World!—GettingontheAir 1.5YourHamRadio“Lifestyle” 1.6PublicService 1.7HamRadiointheClassroom 1.8Resources 1.9Glossary
FundAmenTAl THeory2 electrical Fundamentals 2.1IntroductiontoElectricity 2.2ResistanceandConductance 2.3BasicCircuitPrinciples 2.4PowerandEnergy 2.5CircuitControlComponents 2.6ACTheoryandWaveforms 2.7CapacitanceandCapacitors 2.8InductanceandInductors 2.9WorkingwithReactance 2.10Impedance 2.11QualityFactor(Q)ofComponents 2.12PracticalInductors 2.13ResonantCircuits 2.14Transformers 2.15HeatManagement 2.16RadioMathematics 2.17ReferencesandBibliography
3 Analog Basics 3.1AnalogSignalProcessing 3.2AnalogDevices 3.3PracticalSemiconductors 3.4AnalogSystems 3.5Amplifiers 3.6OperationalAmplifiers 3.7Analog-DigitalConversion 3.8MiscellaneousAnalogICs 3.9AnalogGlossary 3.10ReferencesandBibliography
4 digital Basics 4.1DigitalvsAnalog 4.2NumberSystems 4.3PhysicalRepresentationofBinaryStates 4.4CombinationalLogic 4.5SequentialLogic 4.6DigitalIntegratedCircuits 4.7Microcontrollers 4.8PersonalComputerInterfacing 4.9GlossaryofDigitalElectronicsTerms 4.10ReferencesandBibliography
PrACTICAl desIgn And PrInCIPles5 rF Techniques 5.1Introduction 5.2Lumped-ElementversusDistributed Characteristics 5.3EffectsofParasiticCharacteristics 5.4FerriteMaterials 5.5SemiconductorCircuitsatRF 5.6ImpedanceMatchingNetworks 5.7RFTransformers 5.8Noise 5.9Two-PortNetworks 5.10RFTechniquesGlossary 5.11ReferencesandBibliography
6 Computer-Aided Circuit design 6.1CircuitSimulationOverview 6.2Computer-AidedDesignExamples 6.3LimitationsofSimulationatRF 6.4CADforPCBDesign 6.5ReferencesandBibliography
7 Power supplies 7.1TheNeedforPowerProcessing
7.2AC-ACPowerConversion 7.3PowerTransformers 7.4AC-DCPowerConversion 7.5VoltageMultipliers 7.6CurrentMultipliers 7.7RectifierTypes 7.8PowerFiltering 7.9PowerSupplyRegulation 7.10“Crowbar”ProtectiveCircuits 7.11DC-DCSwitchmodePowerConversion 7.12High-VoltageTechniques 7.13Batteries 7.14GlossaryofPowerSupplyTerms 7.15ReferenceandBibliography 7.16PowerSupplyProjects
8 modulation 8.1Introduction 8.2AnalogModulation 8.3DigitalModulation 8.4ImageModulation 8.5ModulationImpairments 8.6ModulationGlossary 8.7ReferencesandBibliography
9 oscillators and synthesizers 9.1HowOscillatorsWork 9.2PhaseNoise 9.3OscillatorCircuitsandConstruction 9.4DesigninganOscillator 9.5QuartzCrystalsinOscillators 9.6OscillatorsatUHFandAbove 9.7FrequencySynthesizers 9.8PresentandFutureTrendsin OscillatorApplication 9.9GlossaryofOscillatorand SynthesizerTerms 9.10ReferencesandBibliography
10 mixers, modulators and demodulators 10.1TheMechanismofMixersandMixing 10.2MixersandAmplitudeModulation 10.3MixersandAngleModulation 10.4PuttingMixers,Modulatorsand DemodulatorstoWork 10.5ASurveyofCommonMixerTypes 10.6ReferencesandBibliography
11 rF and AF Filters 11.1Introduction 11.2FilterBasics 11.3Lumped-ElementFilters 11.4FilterDesignExamples 11.5ActiveAudioFilters 11.6QuartzCrystalFilters 11.7SAWFilters
11.8TransmissionLineFilters 11.9HelicalResonators 11.10UseofFiltersatVHFandUHF 11.11FilterProjects 11.12FilterGlossary 11.13ReferencesandBibliography
12 receivers 12.1Introduction 12.2BasicsofHeterodyneReceivers 12.3TheSuperheterodyneReceiver 12.4SuperhetReceiverDesignDetails 12.5ControlandProcessingOutsidethe PrimarySignalPath 12.6PulseNoiseReduction 12.7VHFandUHFReceivers 12.8UHFTechniques 12.9ReferencesandBibliography
13 Transmitters 13.1Introduction 13.2EarlyTransmitterArchitectures 13.3ModulationTypesandMethods AppliedtoTransmitterDesign 13.4ModernBasebandProcessing 13.5IncreasingTransmitterPower 13.6TransmitterPerformanceand Measurement 13.7ReferencesandBibliography
14 Transceivers 14.1TheTransceiverAppears 14.2EarlySSBTransceiverArchitectures 14.3ModernTransceiverArchitectureand Capabilities 14.4TransceiverControlandInterconnection 14.5TransceiverProjects 14.6References
15 dsP and software radio design 15.1Introduction 15.2TypicalDSPSystemBlockDiagram 15.3DigitalSignals 15.4DigitalFilters 15.5MiscellaneousDSPAlgorithms 15.6AnalyticSignalsandModulation 15.7Software-DefinedRadios(SDR) 15.8Glossary 15.9ReferencesandBibliography
16 digital modes 16.1Digital“Modes” 16.2UnstructuredDigitalModes 16.3FuzzyModes 16.4StructuredDigitalModes 16.5NetworkingModes 16.6Glossary 16.7ReferencesandBibliography
17 rF Power Amplifiers 17.1HighPower,WhoNeedsIt? 17.2TypesofPowerAmplifiers 17.3VacuumTubeBasics 17.4TankCircuits 17.5TransmittingDeviceRatings 17.6SourcesofOperatingVoltages 17.7TubeAmplifierCooling 17.8AmplifierStabilization 17.9DesignExample:AHighPower VacuumTubeHFAmplifier 17.10Solid-StateAmplifiers 17.11ANew250-WBroadband LinearAmplifier 17.12TubeAmplifierProjects 17.13ReferencesandBibliography
18 repeaters 18.1ABriefHistory 18.2RepeaterOverview 18.3FMVoiceRepeaters 18.4D-STARRepeaterSystems 18.5GlossaryofFMandRepeater Terminology 18.6ReferencesandBibliography
AnTennA sysTems And rAdIo ProPAgATIon19 Propagation of radio signals 19.1FundamentalsofRadioWaves 19.2Sky-WavePropagationandtheSun 19.3MUFPredictions 19.4PropagationintheTroposphere 19.5VHF/UHFMobilePropagation 19.6PropagationforSpaceCommunications 19.7NoiseandPropagation 19.8GlossaryofRadioPropagationTerms 19.9ReferencesandBibliography
20 Transmission lines 20.1TransmissionLineBasics 20.2ChoosingaTransmissionLine 20.3TheTransmissionLineasImpedance Transformer 20.4MatchingImpedancesinthe AntennaSystem 20.5BalunsandTransmission-Line Transformers 20.6UsingTransmissionLinesin DigitalCircuits 20.7Waveguides 20.8GlossaryofTransmissionLineTerms 20.9ReferencesandBibliography
21 Antennas 21.1AntennaBasics 21.2DipolesandtheHalf-WaveAntenna 21.3Vertical(Ground-Plane)Antennas
21.4TandInverted-LAntennas 21.5SlopersandVerticalDipoles 21.6YagiAntennas 21.7QuadandLoopAntennas 21.8HFMobileAntennas 21.9VHF/UHFMobileAntennas 21.10VHF/UHFAntennas 21.11VHF/UHFYagis 21.12RadioDirectionFindingAntennas 21.13Glossary 21.14ReferencesandBibliography
equIPmenT ConsTruCTIon And mAInTenAnCe22 Component data and references 22.1ComponentData 22.2Resistors 22.3Capacitors 22.4Inductors 22.5Transformers 22.6Semiconductors 22.7Tubes,Wire,Materials,Attenuators, Miscellaneous 22.8ComputerConnectors 22.9RFConnectorsandTransmissionLines 22.10ReferenceTables
23 Construction Techniques 23.1ElectronicShopSafety 23.2ToolsandTheirUse 23.3SolderingToolsandTechniques 23.4SurfaceMountTechnology(SMT) 23.5ElectronicCircuits 23.6MechanicalFabrication
24 station Accessories 24.1 A 100-W Compact Z-Match Antenna
Tuner24.2 A Microprocessor Controlled SWR
Monitor24.3 A 160- and 80-M Matching Network for
Your 43-Foot Vertical24.4 Switching the Matching Network for
Your 43-Foot Vertical24.5 An External Automatic Antenna Switch
for Use With Yaesu or ICOM Radios24.6 A Low-Cost Remote Antenna Switch24.7 Audible Antenna Bridge24.8 A Trio of Transceiver/Computer Interfaces24.9 A Simple Serial Interface24.10 USB Interfaces For Your Ham Gear24.11 The Universal Keying Adapter24.12 The TiCK-4 — A Tiny CMOS Keyer24.13 The ID-O-Matic Station Identification
Time24.14 An Audio Intelligibility Enhancer24.15 An Audio Interface Unit for Field Day
and Contesting
25 Test equipment and measurements 25.1 Introduction 25.2 DC Measurements 25.3 AC Measurements 25.4 RF Measurements 25.5 Receiver Measurements 25.6 Transmitter Measurements 25.7 Miscellaneous Measurements 25.8 Construction Projects 25.9 References and Further Reading 25.10 Test and Measurement Glossary
26 Troubleshooting and maintenance 26.1 Test Equipment 26.2 Where to Begin 26.3 Testing Within a Stage 26.4 Typical Symptoms and Faults 26.5 Troubleshooting Hints 26.6 Components 26.7 After the Repairs 26.8 Professional Repairs 26.9 Repair and Restoration of Vintage Equipment 26.10 References and Bibliography
27 rF Interference 27.1 Managing Radio Frequency Interference 27.2 FCC Rules and Regulations 27.3 Elements of RFI 27.4 Identifying the Type of RFI Source 27.5 Locating Sources of RFI 27.6 Power-line Noise 27.7 Elements of RFI Control 27.8 Troubleshooting RFI 27.9 Automotive RFI 27.10 RFI Projects 27.11 RFI Glossary 27.12 References and Bibliography
sTATIon AssemBly And mAnAgemenT28 safety 28.1ElectricalSafety 28.2AntennaandTowerSafety 28.3RFSafety
29 Assembling a station 29.1FixedStations 29.2MobileInstallations 29.3PortableInstallations 29.4RemoteStations 29.5ReferencesandBibliography operating supplement (Cd-rom only) SpaceCommunications DigitalCommunications ImageCommunications 2012HFTransceiverSurvey
Advertiser’s Index
Index
Project Index
Author Index
Foreword
TechnologyisatthecoreofAmateurRadiowhetherappliedtoemergencycommunications,ex-perimentationanddevelopment,competitiveeventsandawards,orcasualoperating.Thepaceoftechnologicalchangeaccelerateseveryyearandthenumberoftopicsinvolvedcontinuestoexpand.Thechallengeofprovidingacomprehensivetechnicalreferencefortheamateurinasinglebookisgrowing,too.
The2012 ARRL Handbookisaddressingthatchallengebycontinuingtoprovideupdatedmaterialandsupplementstopreviousmaterial.Simultaneously,itisnecessarytoapplyeditorialdiscretionlestthephysicalsizeofthebookbecomeexcessive.Tothatend,youwillfindanincreasedamountofmaterialonthebook’saccompanyingCD-ROM,includinganewOperatingSupplementthatcontainsthespace Communications,digital Communications,andImage Communicationschaptersofpreviouseditions.Theeditorsanticipatetheexpansionofoperatinginformationinthiselectronicformatinfutureeditions.TheannualHFtransceiversurveyhasalsobeenupdatedandreworkedtobecomeafeatureoftheCD-ROM.
Thisedition’slargestchangeisabrandnewchapteronTest equipment and measurementbyAlanBloom,N1ALwhopreviouslyupdatedthemodulationanddsP and softwareradio designchapters.Thebasicsreceiveafreshnewtreatmentandseveralnewtopicsareincludedforthefirsttime.Awholenewsetoftestequipmentconstructionprojectsisincluded,aswell.
Inaddition,anewintegratedtreatmentofNoisebyPaulWade,W1GHZreplacesthepreviousedition’streatmentofnoisethatwasdistributedacrossseveraldifferentchapters.ThematerialonBackgroundNoisebyJoeTaylor,K1JTisincludedinthiscomprehensivetreatmentofthesubjectandisalsoretainedintheOperatingSupplement'smaterialonEarth-Moon-Earthcommunications.
Thesoftwareprovidedwiththebookcontinuestobeupdated—thiseditionincludestheverylatestversionof JimTonne,W4ENE’sprofessional-qualityELSIEfilter-design software andhisbrand-newPDFmanualforMeterBasic,agraphicsprogramfordesigningjusttherightfaceandscaleforanalogmeters.
Inthethirdyearofthecurrentcycleofrenewalandupdates,the2012 ARRL Handbookrisestothechallengeoftechnologicalchangebycontinuingtodrawontheexpertiseoftheamateurcommunity.TheseauthorsandreviewersrepresentandcontinueAmateurRadio’sbesttraditionsofself-helpandtutoring.Theeditorsareexpandingtheuseofelectronicmedia,supplementingtheprintedmate-rialanddevelopingnewmeansofprovidinginformationtothereader.WhiletheFCC’sBasisandPurposefortheAmateurServicehasnotchanged,The ARRL Handbook—nowinitseighty-ninthedition—continuestoevolvealongwithtechnologyandAmateurRadio.
DavidSumner,K1ZZ ChiefExecutiveOfficer Newington,Connecticut September2011
The Amateur’s CodeThe Radio Amateur is:
CONSIDERATE…never knowingly operates in such a way as to lessen the pleasure of others.
LOYAL…offers loyalty, encouragement and support to other amateurs, local clubs, and the American Radio Relay League, through which Amateur Radio in the United States is represented nationally and internationally.
PROGRESSIVE…with knowledge abreast of science, a well-built and efficient station and operation above reproach.
FRIENDLY…slow and patient operating when requested; friendly advice and counsel to the beginner; kindly assistance, cooperation and consideration for the interests of others. These are the hallmarks of the amateur spirit.
BALANCED…radio is an avocation, never interfering with duties owed to family, job, school or community.
PATRIOTIC…station and skill always ready for service to country and community.
—The original Amateur’s Code was written by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA, in 1928.
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INTERESTED IN BECOMING A HAM?
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Technology
14 September 2010
TheseedforAmateurRadiowasplantedinthe1890s,whenGuglielmoMarconibeganhisexperimentsinwirelesstelegraphy.Soonhewasjoinedbydozens,thenhundreds,ofotherswhowereenthusiasticaboutsendingandreceivingmessagesthroughtheair—somewithacommercialinterest,butotherssolelyoutofaloveforthisnewcommunicationsmedium.TheUnitedStatesgovernmentbeganlicensingAmateurRadiooperatorsin1912.
By1914,therewerethousandsofAmateurRadiooperators—hams—intheUnitedStates.HiramPercyMaxim,aleadingHartford,Connecticutinventorandindustrialist,sawtheneedforanorganizationtobandtogetherthisfledglinggroupofradioexperimenters.InMay1914hefoundedtheAmericanRadioRelayLeague(ARRL)tomeetthatneed.
TodayARRL,withapproximately155,000members,isthelargestorganizationofradioamateursintheUnitedStates.TheARRLisanot-for-profitorganizationthat:•promotesinterestinAmateurRadiocommunicationsandexperimentation•representsUSradioamateursinlegislativematters,and•maintainsfraternalismandahighstandardofconductamongAmateurRadiooperators.
AtARRLheadquartersintheHartfordsuburbofNewington,thestaffhelpsservetheneedsofmembers.ARRLisalsoInternationalSecretariatfortheInternationalAmateurRadioUnion,whichismadeupofsimi-larsocietiesin150countriesaroundtheworld.
ARRLpublishesthemonthlyjournalQST,aswellasnewslettersandmanypublicationscoveringallaspectsofAmateurRadio.Itsheadquartersstation,W1AW,transmitsbulletinsofinteresttoradioamateursandMorsecodepracticesessions.TheARRLalsocoordinatesanextensivefieldorganization,whichincludesvolunteerswhoprovidetechnicalinformationandothersupportservicesforradioamateursaswellascommunicationsforpublic-serviceactivities.Inaddition,ARRLrepresentsUSamateurswiththeFederalCommunicationsCommissionandothergovernmentagenciesintheUSandabroad.
MembershipinARRLmeansmuchmorethanreceivingQSTeachmonth.Inadditiontotheservicesalreadydescribed,ARRLoffersmembershipservicesonapersonallevel,suchastheTechnicalInformationService—wherememberscangetanswersbyphone,emailortheARRLwebsite,toalltheirtechnicalandoperatingquestions.
FullARRLmembership(availableonlytolicensedradioamateurs)givesyouavoiceinhowtheaffairsoftheorganizationaregoverned.ARRLpolicyissetbyaBoardofDirectors(onefromeachof15Divisions).Eachyear,one-thirdoftheARRLBoardofDirectorsstandsforelectionbythefullmemberstheyrepresent.Theday-to-dayoperationofARRLHQismanagedbyanExecutiveVicePresidentandhisstaff.
NomatterwhataspectofAmateurRadioattractsyou,ARRLmembershipisrelevantandimportant.TherewouldbenoAmateurRadioasweknowittodaywereitnotfortheARRL.Wewouldbehappytowelcomeyouasamember!(AnAmateurRadiolicenseisnotrequiredforAssociateMembership.)Formoreinforma-tionaboutARRLandanswerstoanyquestionsyoumayhaveaboutAmateurRadio,writeorcall:
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