Overview:

This book gives an easy to read introduction into the fascinating hobby of amateur radio. It covers all the essential information required to get started and make the most of the hobby. These include information about what can be heard, the practical aspects of how to set up a station, techniques to use to hear stations from far away, the codes and jargon that are used, frequencies and frequency bands, receivers, and much more are all given. The book is written in a way in which the newcomer can understand. In fact this book gives the vital information necessary to get started in this enthralling hobby.

Contents:
Chapter 1: What is amateur radio?
Chapter 2: Types of transmission
Chapter 3: What you can hear
Chapter 4: Callsigns, codes and jargon
Chapter 5: Radio waves and propagation
Chapter 6: Bands and bandplans
Chapter 7: On the bands
Chapter 8: Radios
Chapter 9: Antennas
Chapter 10: Setting up a station
Chapter 11: Constructing your own equipment
Chapter 12: Getting the licence

Paperback, 210 by 146 mm, 146 pages, ISBN 1-872309-70-4