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I like Frank Harris K0IYE's book so much that I don't mind posting about it frequently. "From Crystal Sets to Sideband" is must-read material for all homebrewers.
The picture above is especially significant. I first came across it in the old pulp-style magazine called World Radio. The picture, like Frank's book, is truly inspiring.
This week I stumbled across a relatively new chapter in Frank's book. Chapter 3A deals with his approach to homebrewing (Luddite, analog, HDR) and his advice on how to set up a home ham-radio workshop. There is a lot of wisdom in this chapter.
The opening paragraph of Chapter 3A really grabbed me. Check it out here. Click on the text below for a better view:
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Frank's advice on what to do when you get stuck on a problem is right on the mark, and a bit counterintuitive, but very true: Do something else for a while.
Click here for all of Chapter 3A:
Chapter 3B also looks great.
And click here for the entire book (including a Spanish translation!)
Frank, K0IYE, authored an amazing piece on the whole homebrew experience. It is practical to the core and makes for excellent reading. Our homebrew experiences ran almost parallel- except that he documented his thoroughly! Glad you ran this post, Bill. Looking back at my old e-mails with Frank, I owe him some info on Homebrew 2M FM transceivers. That means I have to turn off the solder iron and start documenting!
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