Air Force Basic Electronic Development

Below is a list of the basic electronic areas I learned during my technical training with the Air Force. You may view a college transcript of these courses along with other courses I received credit for while in the Air Force from the Community College of the Air Force by visiting this link.

I. DC Principles

1. Safety and First Aid
2. Electronic Mathematics
3. Principles of DC
4. Multimeter Use
5. DC Resistive
6. Voltage Dividers
7. Troubleshooting and DC Resistive Circuits

II. AC Circuits

1. Alternating Current
2. Capacitors and Capacitive Reactance
3. Inductors and Inductive Reactance
4. Transformers
5. Electromechanical Devices

III. RCL Circuits

1. Series RC Circuits
2. Series RL, and RCL Circuits
3. Series RC, RL, and RCL Circuits
4. Parallel RC, RL, and RCL Circuits
5. Series Resonance
6. Parallel Resonant Circuits
7. Series and Parallel Resonant Circuits
8. Parameter Changes in Resonant Circuits
9. Transients
10. Filters
11. Coupling Circuits
12. The Oscilloscope

IV. Semiconductor Principles

1. Principles of PN Junctions
2. Transitors
3. Amplifiers Principles
4. Selected Solid State Devices and Integrated Circuits

V. Solid State Power Supplies and Amplifiers

1. Solid State Power Supply Rectifiers and Filters
2. Filters
3. Voltage Regulators
4. Troubleshooting the Half Wave Rectifier
5. Power Amplifiers
6. Narrow Band Amplifiers
7. Wide Band Amplifiers
8. Saturable Reactors and Mangetic Amplifiers
9. Synchro Systems

VI. Solid State Wave Generating and Wave Shaping Circuits

1. Principles of Wave Generation
2. Sine Wave Oscillators
3. Pulsed Oscillators
4. Blocking Oscillators
5. Multivibrators
6. Time Base Generators
7. Limiters and Clampers

VII. Principles and Applications of Electron Tubes

1. Electron Tube Characteristics and Diodes
2. Triodes
3. Multigrid Electron Tubes
4. Special Purpose Electron Tubes
5. Electron Tube Audion Amplifiers
6. Electron Tube RF Amplifiers, Cathode Followers, DC Amplifiers, and Triode Limiters
7. Thyratron Sawtooth Generator, Phnastron, and Electron Tube Series Voltage Regulator

VIII. Transmit and Receive Systems

1. Hetrodyning
2. Modulation
3. Demodulation
4. Transmission Lines
5. Antennae
6. Systems
7. Schematic Interpretations and Troubleshooting Techniques

IX. Microwave and Soldering

1. Waveguides
2. Cavity Resonators
3. Klystrons and Traveling Wave Tubes
4. Parametric Amplifiers and Magnetrons
5. Soldering Tools and Materials