[Amps] amplifier design

[Tom W8JI]

>I have looked at these and they still leave me scratching 
>my head. One example: How do you determine the diameter of 
>the tank circuit? How do you figure the optimum load 
>resistance? I've gone through the formulas in the 2005 ARRL 
>handbook and it does explain it some but not from a 
>beginners standpoint.

Amplifiers are pretty simple parts of communications 
systems, but I agree with other comments. You might just 
want to get your feet wet building a few proven designs 
instead of doing something from scratch.

It would be better to experiment with 12 volt low power 
circuits to learn theory.

73 Tom