Ham Radio Portable Antennas for Beginners: Step-by-Step Setups for POTA, SOTA, and Portable Ops — Choose the Right Antenna, Deploy Fast, Tune SWR with Confidence by Walt McKinney

Do you want to finally build a portable antenna setup that actually works — without drowning in formulas or spending hundreds on equipment you don’t need? If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by antenna theory, frustrated by confusing diagrams, or burned by books that promise “easy setups” but bury you in engineering jargon… you’re not alone. Like many ham radio operators, you just want one thing: clear, no-nonsense instructions to choose, deploy, tune, and use portable antennas with confidence. That’s exactly what Ham Radio Portable Antennas for Beginners delivers — and nothing else. In this book, you’ll discover: Simple, step-by-step setups for dipoles, verticals, end-fed antennas, and portable field systems — explained like a friend would explain them. Read more