~ Early Web Links ~

Tonne Software offers a catalog of free and low-cost electrical engineering programs for Windows, covering filter design, meter scale drawing, great-circle mapping, Smith charts, and more. The site also hosts technical articles and tutorials on topics like speech processing, AM demodulators, and CW bandpass filters, many published or submitted to QEX magazine.

HobbyProjects.com curates an extensive collection of links to electronics tutorials, circuits, engineering projects, and useful resources for hobbyists at all skill levels. The site also offers its own tutorials covering topics from basic electronics to microcontrollers, along with dictionaries, formulas, and reference materials for electronics enthusiasts.

RED Free Circuit Designs is a hobbyist electronics resource offering dozens of free audio amplifier schematics, preamplifier modules, headphone amplifiers, and miscellaneous electronic circuit designs. Visitors can browse Class-A and Class-B amplifier projects, phono preamps, intercom circuits, and many more practical designs, all available at no cost.

Bitstream Technologies curates an extensive directory of electronics resources spanning circuit archives, DSP tools, embedded systems, robotics, PCB design, and IC information. A well-organized link library for engineers and hobbyists, covering everything from FPGA design tools to repair and test equipment references.

Robert Smathers maintains this personal hub dedicated to TVRO (Television Receive Only) satellite reception, featuring links, schedules, mail lists, newsgroups, and dealer resources for satellite hobbyists. The site also touches on visual satellite observing and space topics, making it a useful reference point for backyard dish enthusiasts.

Cryothene is a technically-minded personal blog covering electronics projects, embedded systems, reverse engineering, and 3D printing, with standout documentation of a custom display driver project called Sharpie spanning many installments. The site also mixes in anime opinions, game reviews, and occasional recipes, but the dominant draw is its detailed hardware and microcontroller writeups.

SSS Online is a long-running RF and spread spectrum engineering magazine offering deep technical resources on Smith charts, S-parameters, impedance matching, Eb/N0, and link budgets. Managed by Pegasus and active since 1995, it serves RF engineers and ham radio enthusiasts with articles, software downloads, tutorials, and reference material on microwave and wireless design topics.

Bob Robertson's hobby site is a sprawling reference on solar power, covering everything from basic definitions and how solar panels work to educational guides for kids and van-life solar setups. With dozens of articles on renewable energy topics, it reads like a one-man encyclopedia built by a retiree passionate about the subject.

Phi's personal digital garden covers a range of technical and creative interests including electronics, music, DIY, mathematics, physics, and railways. A cozy old-web style homepage with an 88x31 button for linking, inviting visitors to explore whatever useful or interesting content Phi has cultivated here.

A comprehensive online reference covering the U.S. Navy's NEETS Module 10, this resource walks through wave propagation, transmission lines, and antenna theory with detailed chapters on electromagnetic fields, radio wave propagation, and sound waves. Published by Integrated Publishing, it offers the full technical training manual with options to download as PDF or order in print, making it a valuable reference for electronics students and hobbyists alike.