The Best Electronics Magazines
Friday, July 30, 2010
Electronics magazines have come and gone since the days of Popular Electronics and Radio Electronics. With the expansion of the World Wide Web there has been an explosion of resources and information. It might seem like the day of the paper publication for the electronics hobbyist would be a thing of the past. Not so.
There is a growing "do-it-yourself" and "garage science" movement that is hungry for information on basic and emerging technologies. Electronics and engineering enthusiasts, as well as established researchers, are always on the lookout for new ideas, advancements, and concepts that they can apply in their own work. A good selection of publications are ready to fill this need.
Circuit Cellar
Dubbed "the magazine of computer applications" and "written by engineers, for engineers," Circuit Cellar focuses on providing news and articles about hardware and software methods for embedded-control systems.
t is geared toward the professional who is directly involved in designing and building embedded systems. Some recent articles (issue 234, January 2010) are "Teletext-Based TV Interface", "Multichannel Touch Sensors," and "Three-Axis Stepper Controller".
Circuit Cellar is available in either print ($29.95 per year) or digital ($19.95 per year) formats. Individual issues and articles can be purchased and a free trial issue is available by request.
Silicon Chip
This Australian entry in the hobby electronics market offers news and reviews, advice, and a monthly slate of projects with instructions. Some recent articles (issue 256, January 2010) are "A Multi-Function GPS Car Computer, Part I", "A Balanced Output Board for the Stereo DAC," and "The Bureau Of Meteorology's New Doppler Weather Radar".
Since it is from Australia, Silicon Chip is a bit expensive in print (about $125 per year) with the online subscription a more reasonable $57.29 per year. Individual issues are available for $6.67 each.
Elektor
Elector (with a big lower case "e"), published in Europe since the 1961, now has a print version for the North American market. Similarly to Circuit Cellar, it is aimed at embedded systems and computer and microcontroller applications, but it has a wider scope and is more accessible to the interested amateur.
Articles in the new North American edition (issue 01, January 2010) include "Fourier Analysis using LTspice & Excel", "Elektor CO2 Meter Mk. 2," and "Router + Wireless Doorbell = Alarm System!".
A subscription to the North American edition of Elektor costs $39.95 per year which includes online access (which doesn't seem to be the same as an online subscription to the magazine). A three-issue trial subscription is offered for $9.95. Strangely, a digital edition with access to 14 issues is much more expensive at $85.00.
Nuts and Volts
This magazine has lots of projects designed to be fun or practical (or both). Subtitled "The magazine for the electronics hobbyist," that pretty well says it all.
Nuts and Volts, now in its thirtieth year, covers radio electronics, microchips, basic electronics theory and applications, control systems, robotics, and just about anything and everything in between. Offerings in the January 2010 issue include "Garage Parking Assistant", "Experiments with Alternative Energy," and "Build a Near Space Infrared Telescope".
Nuts and Volts subscriptions include both the print and digital editions for $26.95 a year, or $19.95 for the online edition only. Individual issues are $6.00 each.
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There is a growing "do-it-yourself" and "garage science" movement that is hungry for information on basic and emerging technologies. Electronics and engineering enthusiasts, as well as established researchers, are always on the lookout for new ideas, advancements, and concepts that they can apply in their own work. A good selection of publications are ready to fill this need.
Circuit Cellar
Dubbed "the magazine of computer applications" and "written by engineers, for engineers," Circuit Cellar focuses on providing news and articles about hardware and software methods for embedded-control systems.
t is geared toward the professional who is directly involved in designing and building embedded systems. Some recent articles (issue 234, January 2010) are "Teletext-Based TV Interface", "Multichannel Touch Sensors," and "Three-Axis Stepper Controller".
Circuit Cellar is available in either print ($29.95 per year) or digital ($19.95 per year) formats. Individual issues and articles can be purchased and a free trial issue is available by request.
Silicon Chip
This Australian entry in the hobby electronics market offers news and reviews, advice, and a monthly slate of projects with instructions. Some recent articles (issue 256, January 2010) are "A Multi-Function GPS Car Computer, Part I", "A Balanced Output Board for the Stereo DAC," and "The Bureau Of Meteorology's New Doppler Weather Radar".
Since it is from Australia, Silicon Chip is a bit expensive in print (about $125 per year) with the online subscription a more reasonable $57.29 per year. Individual issues are available for $6.67 each.
Elektor
Elector (with a big lower case "e"), published in Europe since the 1961, now has a print version for the North American market. Similarly to Circuit Cellar, it is aimed at embedded systems and computer and microcontroller applications, but it has a wider scope and is more accessible to the interested amateur.
Articles in the new North American edition (issue 01, January 2010) include "Fourier Analysis using LTspice & Excel", "Elektor CO2 Meter Mk. 2," and "Router + Wireless Doorbell = Alarm System!".
A subscription to the North American edition of Elektor costs $39.95 per year which includes online access (which doesn't seem to be the same as an online subscription to the magazine). A three-issue trial subscription is offered for $9.95. Strangely, a digital edition with access to 14 issues is much more expensive at $85.00.
Nuts and Volts
This magazine has lots of projects designed to be fun or practical (or both). Subtitled "The magazine for the electronics hobbyist," that pretty well says it all.
Nuts and Volts, now in its thirtieth year, covers radio electronics, microchips, basic electronics theory and applications, control systems, robotics, and just about anything and everything in between. Offerings in the January 2010 issue include "Garage Parking Assistant", "Experiments with Alternative Energy," and "Build a Near Space Infrared Telescope".
Nuts and Volts subscriptions include both the print and digital editions for $26.95 a year, or $19.95 for the online edition only. Individual issues are $6.00 each.
SOURCE:-
http://electrical-engineering.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_best_electronics_magazines