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Amateur (HAM) Radio

Last Updated: 20-Feb-2013

The following are suggested starting points for finding information on amateur (HAM) radio.

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Subjects

Engineering

Books and Handbooks

The ARRL handbook for the radio amateur.
Newington, Conn. : American Radio Relay League, [1984-
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TK9956 .R3 62ND 1985
Ham radio's technical culture / Kristen Haring.
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2007.
Green Library » Request at circulation desk » TK9956 .H3626 2007
Radio communication handbook.
9th ed. / Potters Bar, Herts [England] : Radio Society of Great Britain, 2007.
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » TK9956 .R216 2007 F
The technician's radio receiver handbook [electronic resource] : wireless and telecommunication technology / Joseph J. Carr.
Boston : Newnes, c2001.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)
The world of ham radio, 1901-1950 : a social history / Richard A. Bartlett.
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2007.
SAL1&2 (on-campus shelving) » Stacks » TK9956 .B34 2007

Databases

Engineering index.
New York [etc.]
SAL3 (off-campus storage) » Stacks » Z5851 .E62 V.95:PT.10 1996

Contains over 10 million records and references over 5,000 international engineering sources including journal, conference, and trade publications.

IEEE Xplore [electronic resource].
[Piscataway, N.J.?] : IEEE, c1998-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)

Provides full-image access to the publications of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE); includes all journals, magazines, standards and conference proceedings.

INSPEC [electronic resource].
[United States] : Institution of Electrical Engineers, INSPEC service, [19--]-
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)

Provides a comprehensive index to the published literature in physics, electrical/electronic engineering, computing, control engineering, information technology, production, manufacturing and mechanical engineering as well as materials science, oceanography, nuclear engineering, geophysics, biomedical engineering and biophysics. Coverage begins in 1898.

Web of science core collection.
Stanford University Libraries » Online resource » (no call number)

Web of Science provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.