I don't normally like to soil my delicate hands with actual radio equipment, but I thought that this might be of interest to some here:
Learn what makes your radio work with hands-on experiments by Ward Silver, N0AX
Hands-On Radio Books
Ham Radio: Where Hands-On Lives On!
These experiments, devised by H. Ward Silver, N0AX, first appeared in QST’s magazine’s “Hands-On Radio” column, covering a wealth of topics designed to educate today’s radio experimenters, and inspire others who want to learn what makes their radios work. You'll encounter new approaches to practical methods, explanations for familiar topics, and ideas that will enhance your understanding of the radio art.
Step by step, Silver expertly leads you through over 175 short electronics experiments, designed to increase your understanding of basic radio fundamentals, components, circuits and design:
Radio and Electronic Fundamentals
Antennas and Transmission Lines
Simulation
Semiconductor Basics
Building Block Circuits
RF Techniques
Practical Construction
Power Supplies
Filters
Oscillators and Buffers
Transmission Lines & Impedance Matching
Workshop & Design Techniques
Preview an Experiment. Click Here to Learn More.
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