First steps in Radio is a series for beginners written by Doug DeMaw, W1FB, who became Technical Department Manager/Senior Technical Editor of the ARRL in 1970.  Now forty years old, some of the material has become dated but may still be quite useful for those working on equipment of that era.

• Part 1 - Getting into Amateur Radio Electronics
  QST January 1984, pp. 22-25
• Part 2 - How to Read a Schematic Diagram
  QST February 1984, pp. 19-22
• Part 3 - Understanding Resistors
  QST March 1984, pp. 11-15
  Feedback: QST August 1984, p. 49. The output waveform in Fig. 5B should be shown 180deg out of phase with the input signal.
• Part 4 - Getting to Know Capacitors
  QST April 1984, pp. 37-40
• Part 5 - An Introduction to Coils and Transformers
  QST May 1984, pp. 15-19
• Part 6 - The World of Switches and Relays
  QST June 1984, pp. 25-29
• Part 7 - Meet the Versatile Diode
  QST July 1984, pp. 30-33
• Part 8 -- The Magic of Transistors
  QST August 1984, pp. 38-41
• Part 9 -- Radio Antennas and How They Operate)
  QST September 1984, pp. 30-34
• Part 10 -- How Receivers Work
  QST October 1984, pp. 30-33
• Part 11 -- The Basics of Transmitters
  QST November 1984, pp. 40-44
• Part 12 -- The Amateur and Electrical Safety
  QST December 1984, pp. 19-22
• Part 13 -- Radio Waves and Communications Distance
  QST January 1985, pp. 31-33, 38
• Part 14 -- Understanding TV and Radio Interference
  QST February 1985, pp. 34-37
• Part 15 -- Diodes and How They Are Used
  QST March 1985, pp. 34-38
• Part 16 -- Resonance and Tuning Methods
  QST April 1985, pp. 28-31
• Part 17 -- Understanding FM Transmitters
  QST May 1985, pp. 23-25
• Part 18 -- Understanding FM Receivers
  QST June 1985, pp. 25-27
• Part 19 -- Equipping Your First Ham Station
  QST July 1985, pp. 34-36