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| Reviews Summary for Low Band DXing by ON4UN |
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Reviews: 17
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Average rating: 4.8/5
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MSRP: $28
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Description: Antennas, Equipment and Techniques for 160, 80, and 40 meters. This 600 page third edition covers all the practical information you need to operate a highly successful station on the low bands.
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More info: http://www.arrl.org/catalog/7040/
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AL7B
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 17, 2004 11:51
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All In One Reference
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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This edition is a wealth of information about propagation and antennas. I bought the book with reservation thinking it would never apply to my small city lot. But it did get me to thinking about how I can make the most of what I have to build a useful antenna for the lower frequencies.
It compiles bits and pieces into one book. Some of the ideas also can be applied to higher frequencies.
I cannot speak to earilier editions, but the 3rd is very well done.
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VE9VIC
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 16, 2004 20:42
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very good book
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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ok it is not for everybody 160 and 80 meter
antenna are quit big and to be dxing on the
low band can be quit a job but I like the book
very helpful and even with my small backyard
there a few things I can use ,also make me better
understand propagation on the low band,that's
very important,specialy with 100 watts and less
than optimum antenna,nice job.
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AA2CB
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Rating: 2/5
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Feb 11, 2004 16:06
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I dont like it.
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I have the second edition that I bought about eight years ago. I really feel bad giving this book a bad review for two reasons; first all the other reviews are glowing, and second, for the right person this probably is a good book. Here is why this book is not for me: Maybe I am just an uneducated CW pounder but Ill be damned if I could understand a single thing in this book. Even the chapter on dipoles was so complicated I just closed the book disgusted.
You need three things going for you in order to make good use of this book:
1) you need an advanced knowledge of mathamatics and engineering, and Im talking advanced here, not simple algebra. Some of the formulas in here make brain surgery or rocket science look like kids games.
2)You need a huge piece of real estate to put up these massive beverage like arrays.
3) You need a lot of money. Im not sure why but something just tells me these projects in this book are going to cost money one way or another.
The 160 antenna I did put up came out of my favorite antenna book "Wire Antennas" by Bill Orr. This book is much more my intellectual speed and is a great enjoyable read with a lot of simple low cost projects that work!
On my small city lot (100'x55') I put up a full size dipole by attaching a W2AU 1:1 balun to my rain gutter. I have one leg of the dipole up and out into the trees bent up like a pretzel.
The other leg is wrapped around my house about two feet off the ground. Thats right two feet off the ground. I always get a chuckle when I tell that to guys on the air. They cant believe it. I have a 1.4 to 1.6 swr from 1.800 to 1.8450
Over the past few years Ive worked just over 150 countries and WAS with this antenna and 100 watts from my Omni V on CW.
So thats my review.
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IK1LBL
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 29, 2004 15:57
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Excellent book, you must have !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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A complete source of information for all ham.
Propagation, antennas, operations tips and so on...
One of the best book!
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K4IA
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 16, 2003 12:52
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More than just low band
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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Gotta add my endorsement and say that this book taught me a lot. Even if you never work "low band" there is a wealth of information about antennas, feedlines, towers, etc. All of it can be scaled and applied to HF. Very practical, not too technical but very authoritative. I think this is one of the best books in Ham Radio.
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K6SDW
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 16, 2003 11:14
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Excellent!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Easily the best technical book I've ever read on the subject of DXing the lower bands. The author doesn't sugar-coat the bottom line and sez it like it is: it takes real antennas to be an effective DXer on these bands and he provides a wealth of knowledge and experience in this area.
73...
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WZ7I
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Rating: 5/5
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Nov 3, 2002 17:02
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Absolutely essential to the HF enthusiast
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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If you operate 40, 80, or 160 meters, and if you have never read this book, you have a real treat in store! Get your hands on a copy, shut off the rig, and find an easy chair. Just remember to put the book down and go to bed in time to get to work in the morning!
Want to know how many of the top 40 meter contesters use 2 element yagis, and how many use 4 squares? What rigs do the “big pistols” use? Look it up! And how does WA2WVL’s EWE receiving antenna compare to K9AY’s loop? Or what if I build an array of EWE’s? Must I have Beverages to be competitive? The amount of work that has gone into this latest edition is simply “mind boggling”.
An excellent investment!
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