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Below are links to some education and training resources on-line that we're aware of. If you find a good one you think should be included, please let us know.

Also see the Resources section of this web site for even more helpful information.

ARRL Resources

• ARRL East Bay Section Education & Training page

• Quickstart Guide For All Hams. (PDF, 32 pages.)

• Ham Radio Glossary.

• Radio Lab Handbook.
  A curriculum on Radio Communications. Links to 8 units, each with multiple lessons.

  • Complete Handbook. (Zip file, 4.9 MB)

General Resources

• Getting Started in Electronics, by Forrest M. Mims, III  (PDF, 128 pages.)
      An excellent introduction to electronics, with amusing but helpful diagrams.
  It's a bit old (circa 1983-1994), but it's still great information. The fundamentals never change.

  • Also on Google Docs.

• Electronics Basics by Rohm Semiconductor
  
  

• Ham Test Online

• Ham Universe.
  A huge web site devoted to teaching all about ham radio.

• Naval Electrical Engineering Training Series
  "Oldest, most comprehensive electronics course in existence." (W5YI Technician Class Preparation book)

• Randy Hall's, K7AGE, YouTube Channel.
  Hundreds of videos on many topics, such as Getting Started on 2 Meters, Introduction to PSK31, Sound Card Interfacing, Ham convention reviews, and many more.

• David Casler's YouTube Channel: Ask Dave and Ham Radio Answers
      The Ask Dave series answers questions of particular interest to new hams. The Ham Radio Answers series includes videos for Technician, General, and Amateur Extra training, closely following the ARRL License Manuals

• All About Circuits
  Numerous articles on different types of circuits from a professional technical media company.

• Amateur Radio and Emergency Communications
  (A very good description of amateur radio's role in emergency communications.
    Thankx to Ella Johnston and her mother Elaine for the suggestion.)

Soldering

• Soldering (Wikipedia article)

• Basic Soldering videos
  These are a bit old, but the techniques shown are still quite valid.

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 1 - "Solder & Flux"  (YouTube video; 20:44 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 2 - "Soldering To PCB Terminals" (YouTube video; 6:50 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 3 - "Cup Terminals"  (YouTube video; 4:19 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 4 - "Bifurcated Terminals" (YouTube video; 2:45 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 5 - "Hook and Pierced Terminals" (YouTube video; 1:19 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 6 - "Component Soldering" (YouTube video; 4:33 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 7 - "Integrated Circuits: The DIP-Type Package" (YouTube video; 2:36 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 8 - "Integrated Circuits" (YouTube video; 1:16 min.)

  • Basic Soldering Lesson 9 - "Integrated Circuits: The Flatpack & Other Planar-mounted Components"
    (YouTube video; 6:20 min.)