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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of
Joshua Shriver
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:39 PM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: [EE] Beginner and required hardware

Good Evening everyone,

I'm just starting to get into EE.

We all have to start somewhere...

Being a recent HAM,

CALLSIGN?

 I'm reading the
Tech class manual that gives the best intro I've seen so far to basic
electronics (transistors, resistors, inducers, diodes, etc)

I'd recommend the ARRL Radio Amateur's Handbook.

For a beginner what would you all recommend for a basic setup?
Know I need to get some kind of breadboard for testing/experimenting,
some kind of power supply, and probably a handful of different basic
components.

Multimeter, Function Generator, Scope, Bi-Polar Power Supply with meters,
Soldering Iron, good cutters, needle nose pliers, screwdrivers.

Eventually I want to work up to where I can use IC's and Pics
specifically. What do you all recommend?

READ!  Study!  Try stuff!  Repair what you tried!
Feel free to request stuff from my inventory.
http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html

One thing that has changed my view a good bit, was that I thought EE
was basically the same as programming, just you used different
components like you would use different functions. But the logic
behind circuits is all done by controlling the flow of electricity.
Wow.  Can see how even creating a basic adding machine circuit can be
complex.

Knowing the math of how it works is only half the solution, with experience
You learn what practical problems further can complicate even the simplest
Design.

-Josh


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  |  __O    Thomas C. Sefranek  WA1RHP@ARRL.NET
  |_-\<,_   Amateur Radio Operator: WA1RHP
  (*)/ (*)  Bicycle mobile on 145.41MHz PL74.4
 
ARRL Instructor, Technical Specialist, VE Contact.
http://hamradio.cmcorp.com/inventory/Inventory.html
http://www.harvardrepeater.org

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