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  Popular Electronics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The title "Popular Electronics" was sold to Gernsback Publications and their "Hands-On Electronics" magazine was renamed to "Popular Electronics" in February 1989.
Popular Electronics was aimed at the electronics hobbyist and each issue had several construction articles.
Popular Electronics began as a ham radio hobbyist magazine, but was the first to bring TTL digital electronics and personal computers to the hobbyist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Popular_Electronics   (382 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Popular Electronics
In 1965 Popular Electronics had a monthly paid circulation of 410,000, and in 1970 it was 375,000 (this data is in the back of each year's January issue.) 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar).
Radio electronics is the sub-field of electrical engineering concerning itself with the class of electronic circuits which receive or transmit radio signals.
Sold as a kit through Popular Electronics magazine, the designers intended to sell only a few hundred to hobbyists, and were surprised when they sold over ten times that many in the first month.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Popular-Electronics   (1052 words)

  
 Popular Electronics -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Popular Electronics was started by (Click link for more info and facts about Ziff-Davis) Ziff-Davis in October 1954.
Around 1971 there were some editorial changes at Popular Electronics that caused Daniel Meyer and Don Lancaster to start writing for (Click link for more info and facts about Radio-Electronics) Radio-Electronics.
However Popular Electronics published its most famous project in January 1975 with the MITS (Click link for more info and facts about Altair 8800) Altair 8800 computer.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/popular_electronics.htm   (430 words)

  
 Electronics kit Signature
Electronic signature is expected to ease the removal of barriers to e-commerce.
Electronic signature legislation is being contemplated to move e-commerce in the right direction.
Popular electronics like camcorders, digital cameras, televisions, video components, car audio and security electronics can be taken up for review to compare and contrast.
www.clearleadinc.com /site/electronics_kit.html   (703 words)

  
 Popular Electronics Computers and Electronics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For the player of made chess, this electronic game of the chess provides a way of the diversion to play the note with the bandaged eyes of Chess.Please, the represented end of wood is not at the moment available.
The summit of eTrex comes in the heels from eTrex extremely popular, that was designed for the infant of navy and the use of the reconstruction.
The electronic compass provides the information of the bearing when you still are being stopped and the altimeter determines exact altitude, so you can say how the overflow you have raised and its index of the ascent.
dyna-media.net /2568-Popular-Electronics.html   (232 words)

  
 Popular Electronics Magazine of the 50s through the 80s
Popular Electronics magazine began in October of 1954, published by Ziff-Davis Inc. The magazine ran for nearly thirty years when its name was changed to Computers and Electronics.
These pages feature the older issues of Popular Electronics, keeping them alive for the old-timers who might like to go back and re-read some of the articles.
Popular Electronics reproduced with permission of Ziff-Davis Inc. Any or all of the magazines located in these web pages may be freely downloaded for personal use.
home.gwi.net /~jdebell/pe/PEIntro.htm   (361 words)

  
 EPE "Basic Soldering Guide"
Electronics catalogues often include a selection of well-known brands of soldering iron.
Thermal regulation is "designed in" (by physics, not electronics!): they may be described as "thermally balanced" so that they have some degree of temperature "matching" but their output will otherwise not be controlled.
Service engineers use them for working on repairs where there may be no power available, or where a joint is tricky to reach with a normal iron, so they are really for occasional "on the spot" use for quick repairs, rather than for mainstream construction or assembly work.
www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk /solderfaq.htm   (3480 words)

  
 PHYSICS LECTURE NOTES PHYS 395 ELECTRONICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Electronics is one of the fastest expanding fields in research, application development and commercialization.
With the beginning of the ``information superhighway'' and computerized video coming to your home, it is hard to imagine that electronics will not continue to expand in the future.
You should also be equipped to pursue any area of electronics that may interest you in the future.
www.phys.ualberta.ca /~gingrich/phys395/notes/phys395.html   (322 words)

  
 Robot Electronics, Basic Stamp, Sensors, and Microcontrollers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Electronic sensor circuits convert light, temperature, sound, and other signals into a form that can be processed by electronic circuits.
Printed circuit boards are ubiquitous in today's electronic devices, and engineers are commonly faced with the need for small quantities of a certain board design for prototyping, testing, or construction of a small number of devices.
This gifted teacher/author is one of the most trusted names in popular electronics and now he has updated his best-selling guide to reach audiences interested in the latest electronic technologies.
www.robotbooks.com /electronics.htm   (3051 words)

  
 electronics tutorials
If you are involved in electronics then consider joining our "Electronics Questions and Answers" news group to share your thorny questions and answers and help out your colleagues.
Starting out you need to cover basic electronics which encompasses the topics of ohms law, voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, reactance, impedance and Q. Further topics in these basic electronics tutorials are power supply basics as well as digital basics.
Further electronics tutorials are on receiver design including am receivers, fm receivers and general coverage receivers which incorporate ssb as well as cw.
www.electronics-tutorials.com   (2635 words)

  
 Popular Electronics Magazine, December 1955   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The charming cover from December, 1955, Popular Electronics shows a father and son building one of the electronic toys featured in that issue.
The "Electronic Piano" showed how to mount a crystal phonograph pickup inside the case of a conventional toy piano and send that output to a small amplifier.
A maze was cut from sheet metal or metal foil pieces, and the challenge was to move an electrified probe through the maze without touching the sides and setting off a buzzer.
www.antiqueradio.org /pe1255.htm   (182 words)

  
 Electronics For You -- Asia's Most Popular Electronics Magazine
EFY was coined after its first product — Electronics For You magazine, which came out with its first issue when the Indian electronics industry was at a nascent stage.
The magazine is gaining popularity (an expanding base of over a quarter million readers) due to its lucid informative content and a fresh approach towards spreading knowledge, worldwide.
Electronic projects are mandatory in most schools and institutes in India but the components for them are generally hard to find.
www.lfymag.com /about.asp?id=16   (810 words)

  
 Radio-Electronics.Com :: Radio and electronics tutorials, information and resources
The tutorials and resources included cover cellular telecommunications technology, electronics and radio components, satellites, radio broadcasting, radio receivers, and radio signal propagation.
GSM is still the most popular cellular telecommunications system in the world with over 1.5 billion subscribers world wide - far more than any other system.
The parabolic reflector or 'dish' antenna is widely used for satellite applications in view of its narrow beam width and gain.
www.radio-electronics.com   (447 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Technology / Consumer Electronics Prices Ease in March-Study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prices of popular U.S. consumer electronics devices fell slightly in March as declines in DVD players and digital cameras outweighed gains in notebook computers, according to an industry study prepared for Reuters.
In all, the price for a market basket of the 27 most popular electronics goods fell to $13,010 in March, down 1.1 percent from February, according to NPD Consumer Electronics Price Watch.
As electronics sales slow in the spring, discounting is less likely and prices decline at a slower rate.
www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2004/05/19/consumer_electronics_prices_ease_in_march_study   (672 words)

  
 555 Timer/Oscillator Tutorial
Although these days the CMOS version of this IC, like the Motorola MC1455, is mostly used, the regular type is still available, however there have been many improvements and variations in the circuitry.
As you recall from your study of basic electronics, it takes a finite period of time for a capacitor (C) to charge or discharge through a resistor (R).
(Advanced Electronics: It should be noted that there is a 180-degree phase shift.) This circuit also lends itself to condition 60-Hz sine-wave reference signal taken from a 6.3 volt AC transformer before driving a series of binary or divide-by-N counters.
www.uoguelph.ca /~antoon/gadgets/555/555.html   (8054 words)

  
 Electroflash - electronics education resources on the web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is to teach basic electronics as well as keep hobbyists informed of current developments.
Electronics Exercises on Disk and CDROM's that relate to various Electronic Educational Books in the Market Place are also available.
Electronic School is the voice of school leaders who strive to enhance student learning through the judicious and appropriate use of technology.
www.electroflash.org.nz /schoolh/links.htm   (670 words)

  
 Popular Electronics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Popular Electronics - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The cover of the first ever Popular Electronics magazine
This page was last modified 20:09, 24 Apr 2005.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Popular_Electronics   (402 words)

  
 electronic projects and electronics tutorials
This electronics tutorials and electronics projects site is totally free to you to use and is financed wholly by click revenue derived from our sponsors.
Electronic Projects - electronic kits and electronics-projects from friends of mine.
These electronic projects are provided for individual private use and the author assumes no liability whatsoever for the application, use, misuse, of these projects that result in the direct or indirect damage or loss that comes from these projects.
my.integritynet.com.au /purdic   (1922 words)

  
 Popular Electronics Magazine, April 1955
When I spotted this April, 1955 issue of Popular Electronics magazine at a swap meet, I practically left burning rubber on the floor as I rushed over to grab it.
The January, 1966 issue of Popular Electronics shows plans for a solid-state version dubbed the Lumemin, which substitutes photocells for the antennas.
Modern Theremin kits are also available, notably from PAIA Electronics.
antiqueradio.org /pe0455.htm   (658 words)

  
 Electronics news, articles, magazines, Circuit/ PCB Designing, e-magazines, Telecom, Computer Softwares, Hardware, ...
Electronics For You is South Asia’s Most Popular Magazine with more than half-a-million readers.
This website allows electronics enthusiasts, all around the world, to update themselves on the latest technology news and technical papers.
The additional bonanza for hobbyists and professionals alike are the 5 or 6 interesting circuits and two construction projects that are there in every issue of Electronics For You, and now on EFY MagOnline.
www.efymagonline.com   (154 words)

  
 Altair 680 Computer from 1975 Popular Electronics Magazine
The birth of the modern personal computer is often traced to the publication of a cover article on the MITS Altair 8800 computer in the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics.
Besides the Altair models, the other popular flip-switch computer of this period was the IMSAI 8800, essentially a clone of the Altair, which can be seen on the back of the CED title War Games.
A series of construction articles were published starting in the August 1976 issue of Popular Electronics.
www.cedmagic.com /history/popular-electronics-altair.html   (345 words)

  
 Electronic Music : Consumer Electronics and Computers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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www.vogue3d.com /864-Electronic-Music.html   (1115 words)

  
 Most Popular: Most Popular Electronics Gift in 2004 - a Blog about Most Popular Stuff in the World
Most Popular: Most Popular Electronics Gift in 2004 - a Blog about Most Popular Stuff in the World
A novelty item just four or five years ago, the digital camera is shaping up as the most popular electronics gift in 2004, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
Yet the 90 percent saturation point achieved in the 20th century by film cameras is a long way off.
mostpopular.blogspot.com /2004/12/most-popular-electronics-gift-in-2004.html   (278 words)

  
 HNC in electronics proves popular: News from Logis-Tech Associates
A-1 Technical Training reports a 150% increase in student intake on its HNC in electronics by distance learning course from April to December 2004, compared with the same period in 2003.
A-1 Technical Training, a subdivision of Logis-Tech Associates, reports a 150% increase in student intake on its HNC in electronics by distance learning course from April to December 2004, compared with the same period in 2003.
The HNC in electronics course is fully accredited by SQA and recognised worldwide.
www.electronicstalk.com /news/lgi/lgi108.html   (236 words)

  
 ePanorama
Electronics Express Europe - Electronics-Express.com is a buyer's guide which contains a mix of technical, new product and supplier information covering the whole electronics sector from Semiconductors to Distribution and covering multiple regions.
Electronic Components - Reports on the electronic components industry, targeted at purchasing managers and executives around the world.
Electronics Industry Market Research and Knowledge Network - Electronics.ca Publications is a Canadian based web publishing and market research company, incorporated in 1997 under Federal charter to service the industrial market place.
www.epanorama.net /links/magazine.html   (3466 words)

  
 1find.com - popular electronics mechanics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Read about popular electronics mechanics in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Find results for popular electronics mechanics and anything else you are looking for instantly!
Popular Mechanics magazine is a click away at All American, where you buy 1 and get 1 at no charge.
www.1find.com /Popular-Electronics-Mechanics.aspx   (257 words)

  
 Used Popular Electronics Magazines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If you are interesting in buying any of our stuff, or otherwise contacting us, please send an e-mail to surplus@eskimo.com.
Popular Electronics magazines up through 1972 were a personal expense and are listed on Bob Fleming's site.
For that reason you see some of the magazines listed here, and to see the others please click here to go to the Fleming Company's Popular Electronics page.
www.eskimo.com /~robertf/stuff/popelec.html   (196 words)

  
 Electronic circuits, Electronics design, kits, hobby schematics - ElectronicsZone
There are also links to sites that offer hobby electronic kits and other electronics hobby related stuff.
We also offer custom electronic circuit design and electronic product design service for a low cost.
Most of the projects are given a brief description regarding its operation and hence a person with elementary knowledge in electronics can easily understand its operation.
www.electronic-circuits-diagrams.com   (413 words)

  
 Altair 8800
Indeed it was a bit over done by the editors of Popular Electronics.
But it can be seen in the light of their enthusiasm of the idea that everybody could possess their own computer.
But they under estimated the burning wanting of the Popular Electronic readers to have their own computer en have it running.
www.thocp.net /hardware/altair.htm   (591 words)

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