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               There is Antenna Handbook from far 1936... The book 
                contains only 82 pages but the pages soak lots information relative 
                to antennas. Radio wave propagation, antenna theory and practice, 
                ATU and antenna feeding- all of this question were lighting on 
                the pages... 
               The book was prepared by engineering stuff of the 
                Radio Magazine (that was in circulation in the times) under direction 
                of J.N.A. Hawkins. The book was edited by W.W. Smith. 
                
               
                   
                   
                  
                   
                  
                   
                  
                 
                  
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              Antenna Handbook  
                 
              PREFACE 
               The 
                aim of The "Radio" Antenna Handbook is to present a 
                comprehensive and practical outline of the whole antenna problem 
                for the amateur and others using the high frequencies. It is not 
                generally realizes among amateurs that a given amount of time 
                and money spent on increasing antenna efficiency will do more 
                to increase the strength of the distant received signal than increasing 
                the power output of the transmitter several times. Antenna data 
                has been very incompletely presented in most common texts, and 
                as the need exists for a more complete presentation of the subject, 
                it is hoped that this work will prove a step in the right direction. 
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