ARRL antenna book for vhf and uhf

On Aug 22, 2016 12:22 PM, "Neil" <picdude3@narwani.org> wrote:

> I know, right? :)
>
> Seriously though -- I need to learn more about RF stuff.  Any
> recommendations on *small* books that can get me some rudimentary info?
> By "small", I mean not several hundreds of pages, as I know I won't get
> around to reading it anytime soon.
>
> Cheers,
> -Neil.
>
>
>
> On 8/22/2016 1:59 PM, Van Horn, David wrote:
> > :)  Who would have suspected a counterpoise would help significantly...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On
> Behalf Of Neil
> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2016 11:53 AM
> > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> > Subject: Re: [EE] Any good tips/ideas on increasing 433Mhz comms range?
> >
> > Alrighty, I'm back with some updates.  The straight-wire counterpoise
> worked well.  Well enough to not warrant any other changes.  It's in its
> final place and working fine.
> >
> > However, I did first lower the UART comms baud rate, which should've
> lowered the over-the-air transmission bit rate, but I didn't really see a=
ny
> improvement with that.
> >
> > I do need to keep a good wireless transmission link in my arsenal, so I
> will investigate LoRa.
> >
> > Much thanks for the help!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/4/2016 7:42 PM, Bob Blick wrote:
> >> Microchip has LoRa modules that already have FCC and IC modular
> approval, RN2903 for the 915 MHz version.
> >> About $15 each in singles.
> >>
> >> But if you already have something that's almost working...
> >>
> >> BB
> >>
> >> ________________________________________
> >> From: John La Rooy <piclist.jlr@larooy.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 3:56 PM
> >> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> >> Subject: Re: [EE] Any good tips/ideas on increasing 433Mhz comms range=
?
> >>
> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:06 PM, David VanHorn <microbrix@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Any clues on how to get better distance?  I'm looking for 433Mhz
> >>>> amplifiers, but they're a bit pricey.  I'm short on time, so hoping
> >>>> to find a ready-made solution (if an amp is necessary), rather than
> >>>> having to build one.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>> -Neil.
> >> Would you consider different radio tech? LoRa will cover your
> >> distances easily
> >>
> >> http://www.semtech.com/apps/product.php?pn=3DSX1276
> >>
> >> There are even modules that claim to work as uarts, but I haven't
> >> tried them
> >>
> >> http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=3Dsx1276+passthrough+ua=
rt
> >>
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