I would agree.  
We go take the test for our ham radio license, but there is no way to get in to the nitty gritty of how stuff works.  
On Jan 16, 2012, at 6:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote:

> I sure would like to find a breadboard and components that I could put =
> into practice some of what I have and am learning. I think it helps to =
> build a better understanding of the theories learned.
> 
> On Jan 16, 2012, at 2:09 PM, David thurmond wrote:
> 
>> Has anyone here ever heard of a totally blind ham building projects
>> from kits?  Is this a crazy notion?  If not, are there any sites with
>> good advice on how to get started?
>> =20
>> Years ago, I actually did do a bit of kit building back when I could
>> see, so I am not going into this totally ignorant of what is involved.
>> Perhaps it is not something that can reasonably be done by a blind
>> person, but I really loved the fun of building something that actually
>> worked back then, and it is a shame to miss out on it now because of
>> blindness.  Plus, I have always felt that, with enough aggravation,
>> anything is possible, so maybe building some simple projects is not
>> totally out of the realm of possibility.
>> =20
>> Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.
>> =20
>> 73,
>> =20
>> David Thurmond, KK4ADV