Can anyone recommend a good antenna book that is primarily advanced
theory and less practical construction -- a book that is currently
available, say, from Amazon? I have the ARRL Antenna Handbook, and
John Kraus's 1st (1950) and 3rd (2001) editions of Antennas (looking
for 2nd edition (1988) if anyone knows about one). One can never have
too many antenna books....

Al, WA4GKQ

A very complete book (4 volumes), with both theory and practical
information, is Lee & Lo, _Antenna Handbook_. It should be in print. For
theory, one I particularly like for clarity and insight is King, Mimno,
and Wing, _Transmission Lines, Antennas, and Wave Guides_. There's a
1965 Dover paperback reprinting of the 1945 original, that's pretty easy
to come by. Another theory book is Jordan and Balmain, _Electromagnetic
Waves and Radiating Systems_. And if you really like math and want to
get at some fundamentals, try King and Harrison, _Antennas and Waves_.
(It'll give you an appreciation for the subtle complexity of even a
humble dipole, and a real appreciation for today's modeling programs.)
I'm quite sure that all but Lee and Lo are out of print, but it's
getting pretty easy to find older books on the web. Amazon has a deal
with a lot of small dealers, so you can order older books from Amazon --
I just got a 1965 book on numerical methods from a bookstore in Colorado
that I ordered through Amazon.

If you really want to dig into antenna theory, you're really studying
electromagnetics. There are a number of good textbooks in that field, also.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

alhearn wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good antenna book that is primarily advanced
theory and less practical construction -- a book that is currently
available, say, from Amazon? I have the ARRL Antenna Handbook, and
John Kraus's 1st (1950) and 3rd (2001) editions of Antennas (looking
for 2nd edition (1988) if anyone knows about one). One can never have
too many antenna books....

Al, WA4GKQ

alhearn wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good antenna book that is primarily advanced
theory and less practical construction -- a book that is currently
available, say, from Amazon? I have the ARRL Antenna Handbook, and
John Kraus's 1st (1950) and 3rd (2001) editions of Antennas (looking
for 2nd edition (1988) if anyone knows about one). One can never have
too many antenna books....

"Antenna Theory" by Constantine A. Balanis is pretty good - good
enough for me to have it. :-)
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73, Cecil, W5DXP



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Al, check Aamazon for anything by Maxwell - he's pretty much the man.

The other great source is RSGB - they put out some great antenna books - you
can buy them through the ARRL Book shop...

73,
Mike KI6PR
El Rancho R.F., CA

"alhearn" wrote
Can anyone recommend a good antenna book that is primarily advanced
theory and less practical construction -- a book that is currently
available, say, from Amazon? I have the ARRL Antenna Handbook, and
John Kraus's 1st (1950) and 3rd (2001) editions of Antennas (looking
for 2nd edition (1988) if anyone knows about one). One can never have
too many antenna books....

Al, WA4GKQ

Just the guys whose opinions I would hope for. Thanks Roy, Cecil.

I'm off to search for the books you suggested. The web is certainly
the place to find the old books, and the new books for the best
prices. I found both my Kraus books on eBay.

Thanks again.

Al, WA4GKQ

Antenna Engineering Handbook ,by Henry Jassic, 1961 (could be newer too) is
a good one if you can find it.

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Can anyone recommend a good antenna book that is primarily advanced
theory and less practical construction -- a book that is currently
available, say, from Amazon? I have the ARRL Antenna Handbook, and
John Kraus's 1st (1950) and 3rd (2001) editions of Antennas (looking
for 2nd edition (1988) if anyone knows about one). One can never have
too many antenna books....

Al, WA4GKQ

Antenna Engineering Handbook ,by Henry Jassic, 1961

It's spelled Jasik. That might make it easier to find ;-)

73, John - K6QQ

The newer editions of that book (at least from the third edition) are
edited by Richard C. Johnson. It's an excellent reference, but I didn't
include it in my recommendations because Al specifically asked for books
on antenna theory. Jasik/Johnson has a lot of qualitative explanation of
antenna operation and a wealth of practical information for making
antennas, but I wouldn't characterize it as one that goes very deeply
into antenna theory. It does, though, have a very good treatment of
phased arrays of a few elements that you won't find many other places. I
do recommend it for any antenna library, but not as a source of
fundamental antenna theory.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

John Moriarity wrote:
Antenna Engineering Handbook ,by Henry Jassic, 1961


It's spelled Jasik. That might make it easier to find ;-)

73, John - K6QQ

Thanks for the correction on "Jasik", my fingers get dyslectic.
I agree with Roy below, it is like a survey book, not as deep math wise as
it could go, then some good sections. Usally It or Krause have something on
an antenna.
Krause has another "book" out, on astromonical antennas, (about 1958?) not a
hardback, and was sold in the back of Sky and Telescope magazine a few years
ago. Excellent book, I cant find it right now, I think it was Astrominical
Antennas, some discussion of the giant antennas he built on campus. Not
amateur radio stuff.

I would like to find a good antenna book on Log periodic below 1 GHz. I
have other antenna books in microwave region, most are all math, waveguides,
feedhorns and so on. But a lot of it scales.

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
...
The newer editions of that book (at least from the third edition) are
edited by Richard C. Johnson. It's an excellent reference, but I didn't
include it in my recommendations because Al specifically asked for books
on antenna theory. Jasik/Johnson has a lot of qualitative explanation of
antenna operation and a wealth of practical information for making
antennas, but I wouldn't characterize it as one that goes very deeply
into antenna theory. It does, though, have a very good treatment of
phased arrays of a few elements that you won't find many other places. I
do recommend it for any antenna library, but not as a source of
fundamental antenna theory.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

John Moriarity wrote:
Antenna Engineering Handbook ,by Henry Jassic, 1961


It's spelled Jasik. That might make it easier to find ;-)

73, John - K6QQ

The Kraus book you're probably referring to is, I believe, "Big Ear",
which I don't have, but have heard about. Among his other books, Kraus'
_Electromagnetics_ is one of my most-used texts on that subject.

For antenna books on specialized topics like log periodics, you might
check Artech House.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

John Smith wrote:

Thanks for the correction on "Jasik", my fingers get dyslectic.
I agree with Roy below, it is like a survey book, not as deep math wise as
it could go, then some good sections. Usally It or Krause have something on
an antenna.
Krause has another "book" out, on astromonical antennas, (about 1958?) not a
hardback, and was sold in the back of Sky and Telescope magazine a few years
ago. Excellent book, I cant find it right now, I think it was Astrominical
Antennas, some discussion of the giant antennas he built on campus. Not
amateur radio stuff.

I would like to find a good antenna book on Log periodic below 1 GHz. I
have other antenna books in microwave region, most are all math, waveguides,
feedhorns and so on. But a lot of it scales.