This book provides the current antenna theory and a wealth of practical, how-to-construct projects, and includes contributions from leading antenna experts. Topics covered are: "safety first ; antenna fundamentals ; the effects of the Earth ; antenna modeling and system planning ; loop antennas ; low-frequency antennas ; multiband antennas ; multielement arrays ; broadband antennas ; log periodic arrays ; HF Yagi arrays ; quad arrays ; long wire and traveling wave antennas ; direction finding antennas ; portable antennas ; mobile and maritime antennas ; repeater antenna systems ; VHF and UHF antenna systems ; antenna systems for space communications ; antenna materials and accessories ; antenna products suppliers ; antenna supports ; radio wave propagation ; transmission lines ; coupling the transmitter to the line ; coupling the line to the antenna ; transmission-line and antenna measurements ; and Smith chart calculations.