H. Ward Silver 作為一個專注於電子器材和醫藥電子器件的工程師，對於電子製造，已經有近20年的經驗瞭，另外，他還在廣播颱做過8年的工作，主要從事編程和工程建造。2000年，他開始教書和寫作，他是美國無綫電轉播聯盟（ARRL）的特約編輯，也是QST雜誌深受歡迎的“手把手教你廣播設備製造”專欄的專欄作傢。他為ARRL編寫瞭《美國廣播通行證備考指南》，還寫過很多技術文章。另外，他還開設瞭“電路設計和建造”，《模擬電路》，《數字電路》等在綫課程。除此之外，Ward博士還是一位幽默風趣的演講傢，並且精通作麯，能彈曼陀林。

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DO–IT–YOURSELF

Here′s the fun and easy way to start building circuits for your projects

Have you ever wanted to build your own electronic device? Put together a thermostat or an in–line fuse, or repair a microphone cable? This is the book for you! Inside you′ll find the tools and techniques you need to build circuits, with illustrated, step–by–step directions to help accomplish tasks and complete projects.

As you accomplish the tasks throughout the book, you′ll construct many projects while learning the key circuitbuilding principles and techniques. Find out about measuring and testing, maintenance and troubleshooting, cables, connectors, how to test your stuff, and more.

Stuff You Need to Know The tools you need and how to use them How to make sense of schematics and printed circuit boards Basic techniques for creating any circuit How to make and repair cables and connectors Testing and maintenance procedures