Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread kevinr
I learn subjects more readily if they keep from diving into the mathematics on page one.  I don't find the math difficult it just distracts me from the broad brush strokes of concepts.  Once I get the idea firmly in my head the mathematics helps me dig deeper. But starting with the math just

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread hawley, charles j jr
That’s a great book, “The Art of Electronics”. Horowitz and Hill, Harvard and Rowland institute for Science. Interesting about the math. I learned the math, though, in EE courses and found that to be a plus. Math with an application. Seemed like I was always taking the math course after I

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread Mike Markowski
Many thanks to everyone who responded! I have a clearer understanding now. It reminds me of my own EE student days. I found learning electronics challenging because our texts started with math and the useful properties of this or that circuit kind of fell out as a side effect or

Re: [Elecraft] Fred's vs Elecraft manuals de KE7X

2018-04-07 Thread Cady, Fred
What makes the KE7X Elecraft book different than the Elecraft owner’s manuals? Let’s start by saying the KE7X books do not have any information needed to operate the radios that is not in the Elecraft Owner’s manuals. Owner’s manuals are by design succinct and concise descriptions of the