Experimental Methods in RF Design
by ARRL Inc. · first published 2009
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…than this video can muster. In fact I'd argue that it's probably worth skipping this and delving into the mathematics properly. Wes Hayward W7ZOI explains this side of things rather well in his book Experimental Methods in RF design. Some of the content is duplicated here discussing bipolar transistor feedback amplifier designs: http://w7zoi.net/transistor_models_and_the_fba.pdf
on “How Transistors Work [video]” ↗…community. Unlearning the abstractions in those books was a common source of problems apparently. Ergo I'm glad I steered around them. My favourite author on such matters is Wes Hayward, particularly Experimental Methods in RF Design which taught me more about electronics than any other book out there.
on “World Radio History: Tab Books” ↗…pasting bits but you won’t be able to get past that ever. The best references on this are actually The Art of Electronics. Not necessarily the main book but the associated student manual. Also the book Experimental Methods in RF Design by Wes Hayward actually has the most useful functional description and modelling approach of transistors.
on “Learn electricity and electronics fundamentals without taking a formal course” ↗