~ Early Web Links ~

Giovannini Elettromeccanica is an Italian antenna manufacturing company specializing in HF antenna systems for both military and commercial applications, covering the RF spectrum from 1.5 to 30 MHz. Their product catalog includes log-periodic antennas, broadband wire dipoles, fiberglass masts, antenna rotators, and towers, with research, design, manufacturing, and support services all offered in-house.

A specialized reference guide cataloging the vacuum tube types used in shortwave radio broadcast transmitters, organized alphabetically and numerically for easy lookup. The site also lists manufacturers, rebuilders, and distributors worldwide, including companies like Thales, Eimac, Penta Laboratories, and Xuguang, making it a practical industry directory for broadcast engineers.

Peter's RF schematics page is a technical reference collection of radio frequency circuit diagrams spanning receivers, transmitters, and transceivers across a wide range of frequencies from 27MHz to 1GHz. Hobbyists and engineers will find schematics for superregenerative receivers, FM audio transmitters, walkie-talkies, SAW-based designs, and datasheets for chips from major manufacturers like Silicon Labs, HopeRF, and Texas Instruments.

RF Cafe is a comprehensive resource for RF and electronics engineers, offering formulas, reference data, vintage magazine archives, software tools, forums, and a massive parts and services directory. Running since 1996, the site blends technical depth with nostalgia, featuring scanned articles from classic publications like QST, Popular Electronics, and Radio-Craft alongside modern engineering utilities.

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.

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.

DiscoverCircuits.com, run by engineer Dave Johnson P.E., is a massive repository of over 45,000 free electronic circuits and schematics cross-referenced across 500+ categories for engineers, hobbyists, inventors, and students. Online since 2002, it serves as a go-to reference for quick design ideas, circuit solutions, and component resources covering an enormous breadth of electronic applications.

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.

FC's Electronic Circuits is a sprawling hobbyist archive packed with schematics and project descriptions covering everything from solar charge controllers and LED circuits to tube amplifiers, Geiger counters, and amateur radio gear. With dozens of original circuit designs, Arduino projects, and links to related ham radio and electronics builders, this site is a goldmine for DIY electronics enthusiasts.

Don Klipstein's sprawling technical resource covers everything from LEDs and fluorescent lamps to Tesla coils, xenon strobes, lasers, and high voltage experiments. With decades of accumulated hobbyist knowledge, detailed guides, and regularly updated content, it's an indispensable reference for electronics enthusiasts interested in lighting and discharge lamp technology.