A book worth looking for

[Bret L]

It's called "The Theory and Servicing of AM, FM, And FM Stereo
Receivers", by Clarence R. Green and Robert M. Bourque.

Despite the ungainly title there is some really good information in
here, lucidly presented. It explains biasing of both tubes and
transistors very well.

It does require basic AC and DC electricity and electronic devices
competence so is not really a primer. I recommend old ARRL Handbooks
for that or the classic Electricity 1-7 and Electronics 1-7 for that.
This book is well worth looking for on eBay.

It is also not a book of practice. and really doesn't cover the
physical aspects of working on electronics. Again, there are other
books for that.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On May 11, 3:58*am, Bret L > wrote:
> *It's called "The Theory and Servicing of AM, FM, And FM Stereo
> Receivers", by Clarence R. Green and Robert M. Bourque.
>
> *Despite the ungainly title there is some really good information in
> here, lucidly presented. It explains biasing of both tubes and
> transistors very well.
>
> *It does require basic AC and DC electricity and electronic devices
> competence so is not really a primer. I recommend old ARRL Handbooks
> for that or the classic Electricity 1-7 and Electronics 1-7 for that.
> This book is well worth looking for on eBay.
>
> *It is also not a book of practice. and really doesn't cover the
> physical aspects of working on electronics. Again, there are other
> books for that.

A suggestion more appropriate for rec.audio.tech or rec.audio.tubes.

What was the last novel you read? What was your opinion of it?

[Bret L]

On May 11, 3:28*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
> wrote:
> On May 11, 3:58*am, Bret L > wrote:
>
> > *It's called "The Theory and Servicing of AM, FM, And FM Stereo
> > Receivers", by Clarence R. Green and Robert M. Bourque.
>
> > *Despite the ungainly title there is some really good information in
> > here, lucidly presented. It explains biasing of both tubes and
> > transistors very well.
>
> > *It does require basic AC and DC electricity and electronic devices
> > competence so is not really a primer. I recommend old ARRL Handbooks
> > for that or the classic Electricity 1-7 and Electronics 1-7 for that.
> > This book is well worth looking for on eBay.
>
> > *It is also not a book of practice. and really doesn't cover the
> > physical aspects of working on electronics. Again, there are other
> > books for that.
>
> A suggestion more appropriate for rec.audio.tech or rec.audio.tubes.
>
> What was the last novel you read? What was your opinion of it?

I tend to find an author I like and read everything they write.

I'm currently reading "Bonnie Blue Murder" by Harold Covington. I
have only read two other Covington books, both in his "Northwest
Quartet". Covington is a racialist and not very Politically Correct at
all. He's a decent novelist, not great, but as good as say Clive
Cussler.

I read everything by both Nevil Shute and Arthur Hailey. They are
both fiction writers whose work is strongly tied to reality in terms
of science and technology. Shute "jumped the shark" with his famous
"On The Beach", an artistic success both as a novel and as a movie
starring Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck ( a pinko but a good actor) and
Fred Astaire (one of the greats all around), but sadly also a
communist propaganda weapon used to advocate the truly insane concept
of unilateral disarmament. ((It really could not have happened: the
science was even crappier than AGW)). Hailey got a bad reputation also
from the sequels to the pretty good film adaptation of "Airport",
which all stunk like a ramp worker deluged by a honey wagon hose
failure.

In my youth I read a lot of SF. I read a lot of Asimov, a lot of
Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, some Dean Ing, and some Heinlein as
well. Looking back, Heinlein wasn't as smart as we all thought he
was.

But what have novels got to do with r.a.o. either? The nonfiction
books are fully on topic, as if anyone cared. These, no.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On May 11, 4:42*pm, Bret L > wrote:

> *But what have novels got to do with r.a.o. either? The nonfiction
> books are fully on topic, as if anyone cared. These, no.

Novels are far more interesting that technical books on electronics.

I happen to agree with you on the Electricity/Electronics 1-7 series.
Dover has reprinted "Basic Electronics" several which were the FMs the
Navy used for teaching electronics to sailors. The Gernsback Audio
Library is good for stereo stuff as are some Rider books. Van
Valkenburg's series (similar to the 1-7) is also good. There are many
good basic books. Grob, Markus and others published dozens as well.

But if you're here to discuss technical textbooks you'd be on-topic on
R.A.T or R.A.Tech, but not here. Opinions on novels are far more on
topic than discussing technical course books, hence the "opinion" in
the newsgroup's name.

[Bret L]

On May 11, 8:08*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
> wrote:
> On May 11, 4:42*pm, Bret L > wrote:
>
> > *But what have novels got to do with r.a.o. either? The nonfiction
> > books are fully on topic, as if anyone cared. These, no.
>
> Novels are far more interesting that technical books on electronics.
>
> I happen to agree with you on the Electricity/Electronics 1-7 series.
> Dover has reprinted "Basic Electronics" several which were the FMs the
> Navy used for teaching electronics to sailors. The Gernsback Audio
> Library is good for stereo stuff as are some Rider books. Van
> Valkenburg's series (similar to the 1-7) is also good. There are many
> good basic books. Grob, Markus and others published dozens as well.
>
> But if you're here to discuss technical textbooks you'd be on-topic on
> R.A.T or R.A.Tech, but not here. Opinions on novels are far more on
> topic than discussing technical course books, hence the "opinion" in
> the newsgroup's name.

No, what here I am writing is my OPINION on various books, rather
than a simple recitation of the facts they cover. They all cover
pretty much the same facts.

They ARE relevant to audio, novels are not. At least most are not.
Somewhere there probably is one that is.

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On May 11, 9:04*pm, Bret L > wrote:

> *They ARE relevant to audio, novels are not.

Electronics book are relevant to audio repair or a DIY groups.

You have the (erroneous) opinion that you need to be a DIYer to be an
"audiophile". BTW, I'm still waiting for your definition of
"audiophile".