Steve, here's something you might want to consider buying.
The ARRL has just published a new booklet by H. Ward Silver, N0AX. It's called 'Hands-on Radio Experiments'. In it are reprints of the series he did on Smith Charts, along with additional material. It is about as simple to follow as anything you'll find from the ARRL.
The treatise should be required reading for every new amateur, as it explains a lot of very complex scenarios in common, easy to understand, terms. It's probably the best $20 buck you'll spend all year.
Alan, KØBG
www.k0bg.com
