~ Early Web Links ~

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.

Circuit Sage offers free design routines and tools for analog and RF circuit engineers, covering topics like PLL design, LNA/PA design, impedance matching, bandgap references, and transmission lines. The site provides Mathcad-based calculation routines that serve as practical references for IC and wireless circuit design work.

WhiskeyTangoHotel.Com is a hobbyist electronics and amateur radio blog featuring hands-on projects like ESP32 microcontroller builds, temperature logging with Node-RED, and Morse code analysis tools. The site blends practical hardware tutorials with radio operator interests, making it a great find for tinkerers who enjoy cheap microcontrollers and DIY data visualization.

DMX512.com is a technical reference hub dedicated to entertainment technology, covering stage lighting, audio, communications, MIDI, show control, and power systems for theatre production. Named after the DMX512 lighting control protocol, the site organizes resources across multiple categories including net resources, reference materials, and even accident reports relevant to technical theatre professionals.

KA7OEI is Clint's technically-focused amateur radio and electronics blog, covering hands-on modifications and experiments with devices like the MFJ-5008 parabolic ultrasonic receiver. This particular post dives deep into improving the sensitivity and frequency response of the discontinued ultrasonic tool, with detailed photos, circuit analysis, and practical applications like bat detection and power line fault finding.

The Music Electronics µArchive is a long-running reference hub for DIY guitar effects and audio electronics, offering schematics archives, FAQs, and curated links to the best resources on the web. Highlights include a downloadable schematics archive, guides on tube amplifiers and transistor identification, and an Electro-Harmonix parts sheet for builders working with vintage pedal components.

Jack Orman's AMZ is a deep well of DIY guitar effects pedal knowledge, offering free schematics, project guides, a lab notebook, and a blog covering circuits for fuzzboxes, boosters, overdrives, and more. With decades of content, PCB boards for sale, and downloadable ebooks, it stands as one of the most comprehensive stompbox electronics resources on the old web.