Radio Amateur's Handbook ARRL#6, various editions. The Handbook is an annual publication of the ARRL begun in November 1926. They are about 6-1/2 X 9-1/2 inches and contain several hundred pages of theory, practical information, and construction details and schematics on ham radio receivers, transmitters, modulators, antennas, etc.

At the back of the 1971 and earlier editions is an advertising catalog section illustrating the products of component, accessory, receiver and transmitter manufacturers such as (depending on the year) Collins, National, Hallicrafters, etc.

The 1942 "Special Defense Edition" was printed for training purposes. It was not part of the sequentially numbered regular editions, and did not have an advertising section. There were three printings of this edition (February, April and September of 1942) at 40,000 copies each.

All of the early editions list the number of copies printed. The 20th edition (1943, third printing) was the last to give this information. (The scarcest printings were the first edition, the first printing of the second edition, and the fourth printing of the eighteenth edition, at 5,000 copies each.) However it can be extrapolated up through 1949, which was the last year to give the total number of handbooks printed from 1926 to date (it was then 1,928,250 copies). K8SMC lists this information on his collection page.

US shipping of one Handbook is $4.00 by media mail. Add $1.00 for each additional Handbook.

2010 87th edition includes CD-ROM. $35.00 (ARRL price $49.95) New, unused, still wrapped. #HB87A
1971 48th edition NA
1970 47th edition NA
1969 46th edition NA
1968 45th edition NA

QST Amateur Radio ARRL#1, published monthly. Illustrated articles on constructing transmitters, receivers and other equipment, designing antennas, new commercial products. etc. Includes advertising.
We may have complete year sets or single issues prior to 1950. We do not stock issues after 1949. Inquire with your wants.
Shipping is $7.00 for a complete year set, or $2.50 for a single issue. Inquire for multiple years or singles.

#1 December 1915: 40th anniversary reproduction by ARRL. 24 pages. Disbound from the December 1955 issue of QST. See photo. $39.00 postpaid US.

Operating an Amateur Radio Station ARRL#4. Paper, about 6 X 9 inches (+/- 1/2 inch depending on edition). Includes operating practices, emergency communications, ARRL field organization, amateur abbreviations and prefixes, FCC regulations, etc. Date refers to copyright.
1958, fortieth edition. 19 numbered pages. Photo of W1AW station on cover. Clean, unmarked. Cover worn on spine with 2-1/2" open. $9.00 #ARS-58A
1963. 19 numbered pages. Wider view of W1AW equipment. NA
1966. 19 numbered pages. Cover view of W1AM operating position shows a modern wrap-around desk. Unmarked, vertical crease in booklet. $8.00
1969, 52nd edition. 19 pages. Cover shows various photos of ARRL station. Cover damaged with three punctures and two 2" slits (looks OK closed). Text unmarked. $4.00 #ARS-69A
1971. 31 numbered pages. Cover shows a ham at his operating desk. Slight yellowing due to age; clean and unmarked. $6.00
1973. Light waterstain at top and bottom of back cover, otherwise very good. $6.00 #ARS-73A
1974, 55th edition. 31 pages. Cover shows various ARRL forms and awards. Shows age, light waterstain to front and back covers and several pages. $4.00 #ARS-74
1975, 56th edition. 31 pages. Cover shows various certificates and appointments. Very good condition, clean. $5.00 #ARS-75
1976, 57th edition. 31 pages. Cover shows various ARRL publications. Text unmarked, slight age tanning at spine, pencil name and call on back cover. $4.00 #ARS-76A
1976, 57th edition. 31 pages. Cover shows various ARRL publications. Very good condition, text unmarked. $5.00 #ARS-76B

Radio Amateur's Handbook ARRL#6 at top of page.

How to Become a Radio Amateur ARRL#8. Includes schematics and nice photos of vintage ham equipment. Softcover (paper wrap). 6-1/2 x 9-1/2" unless noted. Most have a photo of a ham at his station on the cover (see this page).
First edition, 1930 (1989 reprint). 29 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Clean, near new, very good condition. $12.00
Second edition, 1932, 29 numbered pages, 7-1/2 x 10-1/2 inches. Spine stapled, ink year on cover, creases on cover and edges worn, text clean. $59.00
Third edition, 1933, 26 numbered pages plus ads (National SW-3 etc). Spine taped, cover loose, text clean. $39.00
1962 21st edition. 97 + 23 pages of ads. Binding tight, text clean. Covers rubbed; spine and edges of front cover taped with red tape. $10.00 BRA62A
1964, 23rd edition, second printing. 106 + 22 pages of ads. A few small foxing spots on fore-edge, otherwise near fine condition. $15.00 #BRA-64C
1964 23rd edition second printing. 106 + 22 pages of ads. Binding tight, text clean. Front cover shows wear and has horizontal crease in center and erased name at top; spine taped. $8.00 BRA64D
1968, 25th edition. 117 pages, includes 22 pages of ads (Hallicrafters, Vibroplex, Ameco, etc). Near fine condition, no faults. $12.00 #BRA-68A
1971, 27th edition. 112 pages includes 12 pages of ads (James Millen, Heath, Henry Radio, etc). Near fine condition, has thin vertical line on cover. $12.00 #BRA-71A
1973, 28th edition. 84 pages plus 12 unnumbered pages of ads. Very good + condition, clean, unmarked. $12.00 #0828A

Radio Amateur's License Manual ARRL#9. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. See the covers here.
1933 Second edition. 30 numbered pages. Spine taped, a few tick marks in text. $35.00
1940 12th edition with rubber stamp correction at bottom of inside front cover. 34 numbered pages plus 5 pages of ads (Candler code system with McElroy, Hallicrafters Skyrider 23, National SW-3, etc). Near fine condition, cover shows only lightest use. $20.00 #RALM-40A
1953 31st edition with Nov. 53 changes inside front and back covers. 109 pages + index (includes 25 ad pages, + ad on back cover). Very good, tight, clean text, small year "53" on front cover. $20.00 #LM53A
1954 32nd edition. 112 pages including 28 pages of ads (National, Vibroplex, Harvey-Wells, Hallicrafters, Johnson, etc). Very good condition, clean and unmarked (possibly unused), cover wrap has a slight curl at the fore-edge. $20.00
1957 38th edition. 120 pages including 39 pages of ads. Several pencil arrows in text pages, "1957" on cover, otherwise very good. $15.00 #RALM38A
1960 45th edition. 124 pages including 40 pages of ads (RME 6900 receiver, Cosmophone 1000, Gonset G-76, Technical Materiel Corp, etc). Text clean, cover worn and chipped at edges and oper 2" at lower spine. $12.00 #RALM-60A
1959 43rd edition. 128 pages including 45 pages of ads. Clean and complete, but the binding has been removed and it is three-hole punched for a binder. $6.00 #LM59A
1964 52nd edition. 82 + 26 pages of ads (Heathkit, National Radio, Johnson Viking, etc). Very good condition, dog-ear on cover, light crease at left side of cover, one sentence circled in ink. $15.00 #RALM-64A
1964 53rd edition. 84 + 24 pages of ads. Text clean, crease at left side of cover, small damage at top of spine. $12.00 #RLM-64B
1965 55th edition. 112 pages including 26 pages of ads (SBE, Vibroplex, Hammarlund, etc). Text clean, cover rubbed at left side and has light wear at edges. $15.00 #RALM-65A
1967 57th edition. 112 pages including 28 pages of advertisements (Collins, Johnson, Vibroplex, Hammarlund, etc). Clean, only light wear. $15.00 #RLM-67X
1967 58th edition. 112 pages including 26 pages of advertisements (Ameco, Heathkit, Millen etc).
--- Clean text, average wear to cover. $10.00 #RALM-67AN
--- 2 small items circled in ink on pg 64 and pg 68, two pages have small dogears, 1" tear in back cover, front cover worn with small damage on fore-edge, ink name at top. $10.00 #RALM-67B
--- Very good, bottom corner of back cover chipped, light vertical crease. $12.00 #RLM-67C
--- Very good+, small year "67" on front cover. $20.00 LM67D
1968 60th edition with yellow NEW banner on cover. 112 pages including 26 pages of ads. Very good, text clean, small "68" on cover. $15.00 #LM68C
1968 60th edition with yello NEW banner on cover and May 1968 changes inside cover. 112 pages including 26 pages of ads (Vibroplex, Drake, National HRO-500, Hallicrafters, etc). Clean text, light wear to cover. $10.00 #LM68A
1968 61st edition with green REVISED banner on cover and with Dec. 1968 changes inside cover. 120 pages including 27 pagesof ads. Very good, text clean, small spot and year "68" at top of cover, call written on fore edge. $15.00 LM68B
1969 62nd edition with blue REVISED banner on cover. 120 pages including 23 pages of ads (Instructograph, Yaesu FTdx400, Ameco, Heathkit, etc). Bottom half of one ad page clipped, cover has sticker removal damage, 1" x 2" ink crosshatching at top, general wear and rtubbing, back cover has small ink note. $5.00 #RALM-69A
1969 63rd edtion with yellow REVISED banner on cover and Jan. 1970 corrections inside cover. 120 pages including 22 pages of ads. Cover rubbed, edges worn, a few small notes and underlining in the Novice section. $10.00 RALM-69B
1970 64th edition with red REVISED bnner on cover and changes to May 1970, with September 1970 changes inside cover. Clean text, address stamp on first page, cover rubbed. $12.00 #RALM64C
1971 65th edition. 100 + 12 pages of ads. Small doodles on back cover, otherwise very good + condition. $12.00 #RLM-71A
1973 69th edition with green REVISED banner on cover. 114 pages plus 14 pages of ads. Very good condition, small spot (cofee?) and date "73" on cover. $12.00 #LM73A
1973 70th edition with purple REVISED banner on cover. 115 numbered + 4 pages + 17 pages of ads. Very good+ condition, no marks. $20.00 #LM73B
1974 72nd edition. 120 numbered pages + 15 pages of ads (NRI showing SONAR rigs, Heathkit, ICOM, etc). 1-1/2" tape on one page, edges of pages age-toned (cheaper paper), name and call in ink at top of cover, name and call stamp on cover and title page, cover rubbed, usual wear, small damage bottom of spine. $7.00 #RALM-74A
1975 74th editon. 116 numbered pages + 20 pages of ads etc + ARRL reply envelope. Ink address stamp on first page, otherwise very good condition and unmarked. $12.00 #RALM-74B
1976 75th edition with gray REVISED banner on cover and Feb. 76 notes inside cover. 117 pages plus 19 pages of ads. Good+ Ink date on title page, cover rubbed. $12.00 #LM76B
1976 75th edition "2nd printing" with gray REVISED banner on cover and Aug. 76 notes inside cover. 120 pages (no ads). Very good condition. Text clean. Cover rubbed and has light crease on left side. $10.00 #RALM-76A

Hints & Kinks for the Radio Amateur ARRL#10. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Includes equipment tips and modifications, portable stations, construction hints, antennas, test gear, and more.
1954, volume 5. 125 pages plus index. Text unmarked, cover loose from spine, worn at edges, stained (1") at right edge. $12.00 #HK-54A
1968, volume 8. 128 pages. Very good + condition, left side of cover rubbed. $15.00 #HK-68A
The following newer editions are 8-1/4 x 11 inches.
13th edition, 1992. 171 pages. Very good condition, some ink underlining and notes. $6.00

Two Hundred Meters and Down ARRL#13 by Clinton DeSoto, first edition 1936. NA

The ARRL Antenna Book ARRL#15 Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Covers wave propagation, antenna fundamentals, feeder systems, and the various antenna types for single or multi-band use.
1974 13th edition 1st printing 336 pages including index. Good, clean text, cover average with small date in ink. $12.00 AB13A
1974 13th edition 2nd printing 336 pages including index. Very good, cover slightly rubbed, clean and unmarked. $12.00 #AB13B

Learning the Radiotelegraph Code ARRL#18. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches.
1942 First edition. "By John Huntoon." 34 pages plus 14 pages of ads (Echophone, 7 pp McElroy, etc). Prepared during WWII to encourage learning the code. Clean and unmarked, vertical crease in book is obvious on cover. $40.00 #LRT-42
1942 First edition. 34 text pages; 10 of the ad pages (5 leafs) have been cut out leaving 4 ad pages. covers and all pages somewhat wrinkled from moisture. $17.00 #LRC42B
1946, third edition. By John Huntoon. 34 pages + 14 pages of ads (6 pp McELroy, Echophone, National HRO, etc). No cover, otherwise clean, VG+. $12.00 #LRT-46A
1951, sixth edition. 32 pages. Very good condition, small ink name at top of front and back covers, faint vertical crease. $12.00 #LRT-51B
1951 sixth edition. 32 pages. Very good condition but for light vertical crease in book, and three-hole punched at left side. $10.00 #LRT51C
NOTE 1955 has more pages than 1951 due to different format and other information, but neither have advertising.
1955, 7th edition. 48 pages. Text clean and unmarked. Cover open at spine 3/4 of the way; small ink name and call on cover. $12.00 #LRT-55A
1957, 8th edition, second printing. 48 pages. Very good condition, unmarked, 2X2" waterstain bottom of last leaf and back cover. $12.00 #LRT-57A
1963, 10th edition, second printing. 48 pages. Very good + condition, light rubbing at left side of cover. $12.00 #LRT-63A
1968, 11th edition. 48 pages. Very good condition, some rubbing of cover, clean, unmarked. $12.00 LRT68A
1968 11th edition. 48 pages. Good condition, cover worn at edges, address sticker on title page. $9.00 #LRT68B
1970 12th edition. 48 pages. name address and callsign stamp on title page, otherwise near mint. $12.00 #LRT12A
1970 12th edition second printing. 48 pages. Very good+ condition, nice and clean but for small price sticker (30c) over original cover price (50c). #LRT70A
Note, the 12th and 13th editions have the same cover photo and look the same.
1970 13th edition. 48 pages. Very good ++, clean, light rubbing at left edge of cover. $14.00 #LRT1108A
1970 13th edition. Very good, clean, cover slightly rubbed. $10.00 #LRT70B
1970, 13th edition. Very good + condition, clean, unmarked. $12.00 #0813A
1970, 13th edition. Two pages torn and taped (old repair), otherwise very good. $8.00 #0813B

Your Novice Accent. Paper, undated, four page folder, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches. Vintage reprint of a QST article with "dear OM" intro from John Huntoon. A classic article on good operating procedure. Paragraphs indicated with brackets on pages 2 and 3. Fold in center. Will be mailed folded - SOLD

A Course in Radio Fundamentals ARRL#19 by George Grammer. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Electrical theory, components, vacuum tubes and circuits. Early editions have experiments and study assignments, later editions are a straightforward textbook and include transistors.
1942, first edition, second printing. 103 pages. Call letters stamped on front and back covers, and on first and last couple of pages with large (1/2" high) rubber stamp. Spine and edges have a bit of wear. $14.00 #CRF-01A

Single Sideband for the Radio Amateur ARRL#20. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Includes basic information on SSB, modulation, detection, receiving and transmitting, with photographs and schematics of equipment to build. No ads unless stated.
First edition, 2nd printing, 1954. 176 pages including index. Crease on back cover, otherwise very good, clean, tight. $15.00 #SSB-01B

The Mobile Manual for Radio Amateurs ARRL#21. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. This book covers mobile amateur receivers, transmitters, antennas, and power supplies, with photographs and schematics of equipment to build.
First edition 1955. 352 pages including index and 38 pages of ads (Harvey-Wells, Gonset, Multi-Elmac, Gonset G-66, Collins,E.F. Johnson Viking Mobile, etc.) Complete, tight and clean. Cover edges worn. SOLD
Third edition, 1962. 271 pages including index. No ads. Cover photo shows ham at Volkswagen. Text clean and unmarked. Cover has 2-1/2" tear, 1" chip missing, sticker remnant at upper right corner, spine wrap has damage. $8.00 #MM-03A
Third edition, 1962. 271 pages including index. No ads. Cover photo shows ham at Volkswagen. Text clean and unmarked. Cover has one large and one short crease, and a 1" tear with chip missing; edges rubbed. $8.00 #2103B

Understanding Amateur Radio ARRL#22 by George Grammer. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Illustrated contents includes setting up a station, how receivers / transmitters work, antennas, building receivers / transmitters, modulators, operating your amateur station, etc.
NA

The Radio Amateur's VHF Manual ARRL#23 by Edward P. Tilton, W1HDQ, QST VHF editor. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. This book covers all aspects of the theory, design, building and using of VHF amateur equipment. Illustrated with schematics, charts and photographs.
1965 first edition. 318 pages plus 42 pages of ads. Clean, unmarked text. Cover and spine well rubbed and worn, cover has some black smudges at top. $10.00 #VHFM-01B

The Radio Amateur's Operating Manual ARRL #24 by George Thurston W4MLE (later editions have no author's name on title page). Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Basic information about making the most effective use of an amateur station once it is on the air.
1966 First edition. 158 pages. NA
1969 Second edition. Ink name and call on title page, pencil "return FGM" on cover. Text unmarked. SOLD
1972 Third edition. Small ink call at top of cover; ink date on copyright page. Otherwise very good with unmarked text. $10.00 #2403A
1972 Third edition. Pencil name and date on title page. Cover near mint. Text unmarked. $10.00 #2403B
1972 Third edition. Very good condition. Cover near mint. Text unmarked. $12.00 #2403D
1972 Third edition, second printing 1975. Very good. Two small pinholes in cover (not noticeable from front). Otherwise clean and unmarked. $12.00 #2403C

FM & Repeaters ARRL#25. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. All you need to know to operate Amateur Radio's most popular mode; basic gear and accessories; mobile equipment and antennas; etc.
1972 First edition. 232 pages. Very good, text clean, name blacked out at top of cover (2"), pencil address inside cover, light wear on cover. $15.00 #FMR-001
1972 First edition, second printing 1974. 232 pages. Very good+, clean. $19.00 #FMR-74

Specialized Communications Techniques for the Radio Amateur ARRL#26. Softcover, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. Includes information on Amateur television, SSTV, facsimile (FAX), radioteletype (RTTY), satellite communication, and more.
NA

ARRL Ham Radio Operating Guide ARRL#29. Softcover, 8 x 11 inches. Covers many aspects of ham operating, from message handling to contesting to QRP and more.
No edition stated. 128 pages including index. Very good condition, text unmarked, some light stain marks at left side of cover. $15.00 HROG-01A

The ARRL Operating Manual ARRL #44 edited by Robert Halprin, K1XA. Softcover, 8-1/4 x 11 inches. A "completely revised Operating Manual, which furnishes all the basics (and then some) of making the most effective use of your Amateur Radio station..." This apparently replaced publication no. 24.
First edition 1980. 157 pages. Signed by editor Halprin on title page. Cover rubbed. $25.00 #4401A

Fifty Years of ARRL ARRL#46, softcover, 6 x 9 inches.
First Edition 1965. 151 pages. Amateur history, illustrated with early photographs and ads. Very good condition, unmarked, light wear on edges of spine, address sticker on back cover (may be removable with naphtha). #FYR-01B $40.00
First edition 1965, third printing 1981. 151 pages. Amateur history, illustrated with early photographs and ads. 1" stain on fore-edge bleeding into page margins, otherwise unmarked and near fine condition. #FYR-01A $30.00

The following books are softcover, 8-1/4 x 11 inches.

ARRL's Wire Antenna Classics, a collection of the best articles from ARRL publications. Pub. no. 7075. First edition, later printing. Dipoles, loops, receiving antennas, and more. New, unread, original price $14, our price $9.00
More Wire Antenna Classics, volume 2, more of the best antenna articles from ARRL publications. Pub. no. 7709. First edition(have 3rd printing 2006 and 5th printing 2010). New, original price $17.95, our price 12.00
QRP Power, the best recent articles from QST, QEX and the ARRL Handbook. Copyright 1999, first edition, second printing. New. No longer available from ARRL (out of print). $15.00
The ARRL VHF/UHF Radio Buyer's Sourcebook. First edition 1997. Product reviews from QST on amplifiers, antennas, transceivers, etc. Very good condition, some underlining on a few pages, notes on title page. $5.00
VHF/UHF Antenna Classics. Pub. no. 9078. First edition 2003. 124 pages. Antenna construction for 50 to 902 MHz, plus multiband antennas. New, original price $14.95, our price $10.00