27 Nov
2009
27 Nov
'09
9:48 p.m.
On 27 Nov 2009 at 20:32, Tony Duell wrote:
Whiole that's an excellent book (I bought the
reprint that came out
some years ago), I wouldn;'t describe it as a 'fun course for playing
with tubes'. The infromation is there, but unless you've built the
odd valve circuit before, I think you'd have problems getting started.
My problem with the ARRL RAH is that it's exclusively radio-oriented.
There's a copy of the 1959 "Radio Handbook" published by "Editors and
Engineers" here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/8554942/The-Radio-
Handbook-1959 I have the 1939 edition.
A bit heavier on theory, but still "radio oriented", as is the very
good "Radio Handbook" by William Orr.
Still, if you want to start simple, there's the Alfred Powell Morgan
1941 "First Radio Book for Boys". Extermely popular way back when,
so there are still used copies available.
--Chuck