[Hallicrafters] Another resource for beginners

[Carl]

$10-20 is the typical price for a nice copy of either version.

Carl
KM1H


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>I found one, but for $195!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carl Nord 
> WA1KPD
> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 1:09 PM
> To: Mike Pagel
> Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Another resource for beginners
>
> The absolute best resource I have is a book from the 40s or 50s called
> "Practical Radio Servicing" by
>
> William Marcus and Alex Levy
>
> The book walks you through circuit theory and trouble shooting by each
> section of a tube radio. It explains what a part does, how it does it and
> what symptoms are exhibited when the part is bad. It is not aimed at an
> engineer but at the normal guy who might be trying to fix a radio
>
> The book starts at the AF output and works its way back.
>
> They show up on ebay from time to time and at radio shows. I strongly
> recommend it. I only wish they had done a similer book for transmitters.
>
> 73
> Carl
> WA1KPD
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Pagel" <mpagel at uwsp.edu>
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thursday, May 6, 2010 3:36:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Another resource for beginners
>
> Several days ago I posed a question about resources for beginners...today
> I'm sharing a link to a potentially useful tool for newbies.
>
> The 1949 version of the NRI Radio Repair Course is available (PDF) for
> download at:
> http://www.fyrbotlz.com/Downloads.html
>
> The education provided by the NRI material is far too basic to have value 
> to
> most of the subscribers on this list, but I expect to gain competence and
> confidence by taking the course. I've recapped a half dozen radios, with 
> the
> SX-101 being the most sophisticated of that small group, but simply 
> swapped
> caps without really understanding what each one did and why.
>
> Most hams I know will say that radio theory came easily while they 
> struggled
> to master the code. For me, it was the other way around.
>
> 73, de Mike, K9UW
> Amherst, WI
>
>
>
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