I used to say that at a hamfest, you should get three things: 1) some parts 2) a tool, and 3) a book. I thought I had maxed out on books. Until Bob KD4EBM sent me this one. I made room for it.
Just consider some of the chapter headings and sub-headings:
-- The Philosphy of Troubleshooting.
-- Quashing Spurious Oscillations
-- Oscillations Crop up
-- Roundup of "Floobydust:" Loose ends that don't fit elsewhere
-- Real circuits and real problems
-- Experts have no monopoly on good advice
-- Learn to recognize clues
-- When computers replace troubleshooters, Look Out
-- Understanding diodes and their problems
-- Identifying and avoiding transistor problems
Sadly Bob died in 2011. But his good advice and wisdom lives on:
Get this book: https://www.amazon.com/Troubleshooting-Analog-Circuits-Design-Engineers/dp/0750694998
When I first became a ham in 1979 I bought a new book by L.B. Cebik W4RNL which was entitled "Seven Steps to Designing your own Ham Equipment" to help me homebrew my first ham rig. I still have the book, most of it is still relevant, and I recommend it to all, so just go to the link below. --Walter KA4KXX
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Walter -- Thanks very much. I didn't know about that book. It is a real gem, and it is great that it is available free to all of us. 73 Bill
DeleteThis is the second reference to Bob Pease I've come across this week. The other mentioned his video show from the day. I remember it being both super-informative and campy. Guess the universe is telling me I need to watch more of it :)
ReplyDeleteI bought this book in 1993. The information it contains is still 100% useful. And it’s fun to read — Bob had a great sense of humor
ReplyDeleteSome articles with tribal knowlege on troubleshooting would be doubleplusgood. Please share them. I need to get back into HB now that I've retired.
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