Amateur Radio Publications: Magazines, Books, and Guides
Find a variety of ham radio publications, including magazines, technical books, operating guides, and historical content for operators.
Amateur radio operators often rely on various publications to deepen their understanding of the hobby, improve their station operations, and stay current with technical advancements. These resources cover a wide range of topics, from fundamental electronics and radio theory to specialized operating techniques and historical perspectives. Many hams find these materials essential for learning new modes, building antenna projects, or preparing for contests.
This category features publications that cater to diverse interests within ham radio. Operators can find technical magazines like Funkamateur and Electric Radio Magazine, which focus on vintage radio restoration, AM operations, and homebrew equipment. There are also specialized guides, such as the EchoLink E-Z Guide for digital mode operation, and resources for contesters like The National Contest Journal. Additionally, some publications offer practical tools like the Ham Radio DX Prefix Map, useful for tracking DXCC entities and planning QSOs across different bands.
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A short adventure book which introduces the reader to the hobby of Ham Radio through the experiences of 14 year old Oscar. -
Great resource wth reviews, articles, and other fun CB information. -
Book on CW paddles, history of keyers, keyboards, oscillators, and all things related to automatic Morse code. -
Nifty E-Z Guide to EchoLink Operation A comprehensive guide for installing and operating EchoLink. -
Vintage Ham radio restoration, AM operations, radio history, and the largest vintage-only classified ad section. -
German CB monthly magazine -
German magazine about Ham radio, electronics and Computers. -
Amateur Prefix Maps by UT0UM updated with ARRL DXCC and ITU changes, available for download in PDF -
Monitoring Times, SWL, BCL, montly reports, Broadcast band, satellite television, long-wave coverage, Reviews of new products and radio-related software. -
CB Radio guide by International Radio Dx Group. Only available for members of this group. -
From the Publishers of EPE, this specialist niche publication is of interest to vintage radio enthusiasts, offering step-by-step rebuilds of selected receivers and helpful ideas and advice. Published every other month, each issue contains articles on radio restoration and repairs, histories, circuit diagrams, nostalgic memories and adverts by specialists. -
Italian magazine mainly dedicated to homebrew and parts -
Repeater, an independent Dutch ATV magazine -
Ebook by Akira Matsuzawa Tokyo Institute of Technology, Building blocks in RF system and basic performances, Device characteristics in RF application , Low noise amplifier design, Mixer design and Oscillator design -
Training books and study guides for the UK Licence -
Microwaves articles, The Technology Voice of the Wireless World , need registration to access -
The National Contest Journal (NCJ) is a bimonthly publication by ARRL, offering articles from top contesters, statistics, and scores for various events. -
Coax Publications is the publisher of books and CDROMs in support of Amateur Radio and ham radio study guides in Canada. -
Independently published since 1987, home power magazine and homepower.com are resources dedicated to small-scale renewable energy and sustainable living technologies. -
Free PDF book to start learning morse code and to improve your proficiency, freely available in four languages english, german french and italian.