
xxii Make: Radio
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The purpose of this introduction is to provide some quick orientation
regarding the knowledge that you need and the components that you will
be using for hands-on work throughout the book. If you need more detailed
information about components, tools, supplies, and basic concepts, you can
find it in Appendices A, B, C, and D.
I hope that you will already understand a few basics of electronics, such as
these topics:
• How to insert components into a breadboard.
• How to make jumpers for your breadboard by cutting hookup wire and
stripping insulation off the ends.
• What resistors are for.
• What an integrated circuit ...