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- From: dnwangus@flash.LakeheadU.Ca (Dave Angus)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Ranking the Electronic magazines.
- Message-ID: <625@thunder.LakeheadU.Ca>
- Date: 12 Dec 1992 22:43:41 GMT
- References: <sehari.724185381@class1.iastate.edu>
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- Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada
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- In article <sehari.724185381@class1.iastate.edu> sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari) writes:
- >---
- >
- >I have red many electronics magazines. I found each has some advantages
- >and some short comings. Here I would like to post it here. I hope others
- >also share their thoughts about their electronics magazines:
- > Advantage Disadvantage
- > ------------ ---------------
- >Radio-Electronics Some practical Few new ideas,
- > circuits, some Not in depth discussion
- > introduction to about any thing
- > new electronics Repeating of trivial
- > concepts (only circuits, few writers with
- > on the surface few ideas.
- > level) Neither strong on theory, nor
- > strong on state of art technology
- >
- >Popular Electronics Some new product The same as Radio-Electronics
- > introduction, Some
- > practical circuits
- >
- >
- >IEEE Journals Excellent articles Expensive for most individuals
- > Many independent to subscribe( some of them run
- > writers with many as much as $400 per year)
- > original ideas. Very little "How to do it" or
- > In depth Theoretical technical discussions.
- > discussions Not available in news stands.
- >
- > With highest regards,
- > Babak Sehari.
- >--
-
- I can add a couple more:
-
- Elektor Generally high Projects use a lot of
- quality articles, European components, making
- projects developed in things a little difficult for
- Phillips labs, nice North Americans. On newstands
- board layouts. in Europe. North America by
- Published in a bunch subscription only.
- of languages in
- various editions.
- Theory similar to RE
-
- ELV Similar to Elektor, Only auf Deutsch. Makes things
- but has the very difficult if you don't know
- cool feature of the language. Same problem
- including a centre- with strange Euro parts.
- fold of pc board Some ELV projects appear in
- positive artwork the North American editions
- on transparent of Elektor
- plastic.
-
- ELRAD Haven't seen enough Probably only published
- to judge it. Seems auf Deutsch.
- to be good for ham
- radio projects.
-
- Radio-Plans et Roughly similar level Only en francais.
- loisirs to the U.S. magazines.
- electronique However, very nicely
- published (for lack of
- a better word).
-
- Electronique Similar to R-P above. Only en francais.
- Pratique
-
- Le Haut-Parleur Some audio projects. Only en francais.
-
- Micro et Robots A bit like Compute Only en francais.
- but with projects,
- like building a
- modem or serial-
- parallel converter.
-
- Note: I haven't been able to get any of the french language magazines
- for a _long_ time; so they may not exist anymore or could have changed
- a great deal.
-
-
- Electronics Today Between Elektor and May not exist any more.
- (International) RE in quality. Canadian edition has
- Was published in become a waste of pulp.
- UK, Canada, and
- Australia.
-
- Electronics Similar to the Only in Australia.
- Australia above.
-
- 73 Magazine Ham radio oriented. North America only?
- Various ham-oriented Little theory.
- projects.
-
- QST THE original ham mag.
- Ham projects. Used to
- have theory. May have
- gone "lite" according
- to rumours.
-
- Electronics and In between a trade UK only?
- Wireless World journal and a popular
- magazine. Projects
- tend not to have pcb
- layouts, as if they
- are provided more to
- illustrate a point.
- Good theory in less
- depth than IEEE journals.
- Older issues were much
- meatier, on a par with
- journals.
-
- Audio Occasionally publishes VERY occasionally.
- audio projects, ranging
- from test gear to power
- amps and antennae.
- Sometimes prints
- schematics of equipment
- being reviewed.
-
- The Audio Amateur High-end audio Not on newstands.
- projects and
- modifications.
- Some theory.
-
- Speaker Builder Loudspeaker and Not on newstands.
- test gear projects
- and modifications.
-
- Glass Audio Vacuum tube audio Not on newstands.
- projects and
- modifications.
-
- R/C Modeller Occasional electronic
- projects relating to
- model radio control.
-
- Performance Electronic fuel Not on newstands.
- Engineering injection theory and
- projects, among other
- auto racing topics.
-
- If anyone can correct any of this info please do! The latest issues
- I have for some of the European mags are over 10 years old.
-
- If we add the mailing addresses for these magazines this could be
- a useful part of the FAQ.
-
- I've included every magazine I can think of that prints schematics.
- Even if they are weak on theory you can learn a bunch from trying
- to figure out how the thing works.
-
- regards,
- --
- Dave Angus "Kundalini wants his hand back"
-