[Amps] Basic Electronics

[Will Matney]

As far as some decent course books goes, Philco made a set of 6 hardbacks and show up on ebay from time to time. Another is the set from Coyne Schools which are hardback. The ones in the 60's to 70's covers both tube and transistor theory.

Best,

Will

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On 3/14/05 at 12:30 PM Joe Isabella wrote:

>I'm pretty sure that the ARRL has a "Basic" course on video.  I've seen
>it in QST.
> 
>Joe, N3JI
>
>
>"Harold B. Mandel" <ka1xo at juno.com> wrote:
>Dear Dan,
>
>The difficulty with a syllabus called "Basic Electronics," is firstly
>a starting point decision.
>
>When i was twelve I toojk a basic electronics course that started with 
>basic electricity and covered polarity, Ohm's Law, Workmanship, etc.
>
>When I was eighteen I took a basic Electricity course that covered
>electronics,
>and that again started with craftsmanship and practical circuit design.
>
>When I was 28 I enrolled in a Basic Electronics course as part of
>a continuing ed deal while I was at IBM. This course began, yes began,
>with Thevenin's Theorem and had practically nothing to do with 
>craftsmanship or common design issues or anything pertaining to what
>I was dealing with on an everyday basis. The instructor handled the 
>sessions like lab and tutorial instead of lecture and lab. 
>He would move around the classroom and sit with each student
>working out a problem, step-by-step.
>
>That's why I'm not sure about the viability of a video
>electronics course. In addition, I spent nearly fifteen
>years in an Apprenticeship, where learning the telephone
>central office was part of the job, and as important as
>productivity.
>
>Hal
>W4HBM
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