Re: list of electronic components to start building Radio Recievers and Transmitter

sorry not to have been specific.
> Are you primarily interested in building radios?
> Transmitter or receiver?
I am starting with recievers.
Basically implementing projects from Experimental Methods in RF Design

> Accessories?  What frequency ranges?  Tubes or solid state?  Interfacing
to
> computers or standalone projects?  What level of experience do you have
and
> what are you starting with?
>
> Sounds like a lot to ask, yes, but it really does make a difference.  If
you
> go out and just start buying things, you can put several hundred or (if
you go
> overboard) even a thousand dollars into parts without really being able to
> build much.
>
> For most experimentation, a decent selection of resistors and capacitors
is
> pretty essential, but the actual ranges of values of each is considerably
> different depending upon what type of projects you have in mind.
Likewise,
> diodes, transistors and other semiconductors.  There are some "standards"
but
> it really depends upon what you are planning.  These days, there are a lot
of
> projects involving logic, and  you can really spend a fortune restocking
for
> logic projects if you don't know what you want yet...
> When I started oh so many years ago, I began with a full assortment of
halfway
> carbon composition resistors, along with a couple of capacitor assortments
> (disc and tubular).  Now, most of the resistor values I have are quarter
watt
> carbon film types, and the capacitor assortments comprise three or four
> different types and several voltage ranges.  Diodes range from small
signal
> types in germanium and silicon, along with the 4001-4004 1 amp general
purpose
> types.  For transistors, an assortment of common pap and nun devices (such
as
> 2n2222a, 2n3906, 2n3906 and so on), plus a handful of various ICs and
pampas
> that are used often.
>
> Often, people that don't have a fairly well stocked "junk box" begin with
kits
> or published magazine articles that are of particular interest, then go on
> from there, expanding upon the parts they purchase for each kit or
published
> project as they go along.  Whenever I make up an order for a particular
repair
> job or project, I always add a few other things to the order to round out
what
> I was missing the last time I had something I needed to do... It helps to
> reduce the average cost per part due to minimum order size or high
shipping
> charges.
>
> Of course, beyond just the parts will be some general equipment, such as a
> variable power supply or two, a decent DVM, and possibly an oscilloscope,
> depending upon what you are building...  Don't forget to buy a good
soldering
> station (the Welder WTCPN or other similar models come to mind), some
solder
> wick and a good solder sucker.  Having a quality, temperature controlled
> soldering station will make soldering so much more convenient you'll be
able
> to do a really good job with a lot less practice.  Of course, a good
quality
> small diameter flux cored solder is essential. Then there are hand tools
like
> exact knives, wire strippers, diagonal cutters (dikes), needle nose
pliers,
> tweezers, screwdrivers, nut drivers and the like.  The list (seemingly)
goes
> on and on.
>
> Good luck!
>
> --Rick
>
> haricot wrote:
>
> > Qn1) Could someone recommend list of electronic components that i should
> > stock up on for starting my radio projects?
> >     1.1) any links of such lists on the web available ?
> >
> > I wanted to order stuff from various sources like digikey etc. I dont
want
> > to be at a loss of components when i start experimenting.
>