H. Ward Silver (?-) is an American writer, electrical engineer, teacher, and amateur "ham" radio operator (N0AX). He wrote numerous ham radio books, including the ARRL Handbood, Ham Radio for Dummies, and license study guides.
Building from scratch isn't too different from building from a kit, except that you have to make your own kit.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.
