Thank you all, from what you have seen so far do you think I am "grasping" this?
Perhaps I am actually going through this the wrong way, as all the mails on this forum tend suggest "What is it I am trying to do?"
Actually I don't have an application for this circuit - I just wanted to understand transistors more, but after getting valuable comments from you guys it really has peaked my interest more.
So what is it I want this amplifier to do?
Incoming Signal
If I wanted to build the first stage of an amplifier, what do I need to know about the signal I am amplifying?
What is the source signal? should I be interested in its Vp-p?
There is mention of its impedance, how relevant is that to this amplifier stage?
Outgoing (amplified) signal
I could almost ask the same question for the outgoing signal.....
I would be very grateful if someone could for the sake of my learning give me a signal specification and let me me design the first stage of an amplifier to acommodate it.
Many Thanks