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.

• 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