Back to Basics
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The wave of discussion on electronic puns has nudged me into remembering me recent wish to resume my long dormant interest in hobby electronics. Having a fair education in the field, a trade, and some specialization in analogue radio, I think I will focus on AC, analogue basics, and build up to a refresher on radio. (There is only analogue radio. :cool:) Digital, except at a low level, as very easy to learn. Basic logic and knowledge of IC's can get you quite far, but AC circuits are tricky from the start. Once you get past the damn network calculations that plague both types of circuit, such as Thévenin's theorem, which I was hung over when taught and avoided ever since. :-O
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The wave of discussion on electronic puns has nudged me into remembering me recent wish to resume my long dormant interest in hobby electronics. Having a fair education in the field, a trade, and some specialization in analogue radio, I think I will focus on AC, analogue basics, and build up to a refresher on radio. (There is only analogue radio. :cool:) Digital, except at a low level, as very easy to learn. Basic logic and knowledge of IC's can get you quite far, but AC circuits are tricky from the start. Once you get past the damn network calculations that plague both types of circuit, such as Thévenin's theorem, which I was hung over when taught and avoided ever since. :-O
Have fun, Brady! :-D When faced with a choice of focusing on the then-new digital design specialty in college, I shunned the easy path and stuck to analog electronics engineering. My reasoning was similar to yours - I could always pick up digital design in my spare time, but I'd never again have the opportunity to master the theory and math required to understand analog design. It's not impossible, of course, but it's orders of magnitude more difficult. Looking back over my 30 years' working since, I clearly made the right choice (for me). If I'd stuck to digital - and settled for the watered-down degree program the school tried to foist on me - I'd have been bored to tears in two years. Fortunately the school honored its contract when some of us protested, and continued to offer the advanced classes we needed until we were gone. And, as predicted, when I was called upon to design digital systems, it was a trivial matter to do so. Plus there was the added bonus of helping my digital-limited colleagues when they were bitten by the mysterious fringe effects that make great-looking circuits fail in the real world. That didn't hurt my career advancement a bit!;) It's not for everyone, but if you're so inclined I think you'll never regret the effort. Enjoy!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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The wave of discussion on electronic puns has nudged me into remembering me recent wish to resume my long dormant interest in hobby electronics. Having a fair education in the field, a trade, and some specialization in analogue radio, I think I will focus on AC, analogue basics, and build up to a refresher on radio. (There is only analogue radio. :cool:) Digital, except at a low level, as very easy to learn. Basic logic and knowledge of IC's can get you quite far, but AC circuits are tricky from the start. Once you get past the damn network calculations that plague both types of circuit, such as Thévenin's theorem, which I was hung over when taught and avoided ever since. :-O
I've got a real interest in electronics and want to take it up as a hobby. Any good resources for a complete beginner? I'd like to get to the stage of making programmable electrical circuits but just want an excuse to get out the soldering iron and get learning. Cheers guys.
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I've got a real interest in electronics and want to take it up as a hobby. Any good resources for a complete beginner? I'd like to get to the stage of making programmable electrical circuits but just want an excuse to get out the soldering iron and get learning. Cheers guys.
I don't know any strictly online resources, but my favourite sources way back were mags like Elektor[^], Everyday Electronics[^]. They frequently include computer interface projects.