&gt;  A new version of the ARRL Handbook is published every year. It&#x27;s a staple book to have on your shelf if you do any radio electronics work.<p>Yea, there&#x27;s often lots of great projects in there. I still have a mid-90s book kicking around and have been meaning to build that 5 GHz 10 mbit&#x2F;s wireless link. Some day...<p>&gt; I never did HAM radio<p>Just a note – &quot;ham&quot; isn&#x27;t an acronym and so shouldn&#x27;t be in all caps, like one wouldn&#x27;t write &quot;AMATEUR radio&quot;. &quot;Ham&quot; in this instance is derived from &quot;ham-fisted&quot; operators[0].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Etymology_of_ham_radio" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Etymology_of_ham_radio</a>