Websites for the hobby electronics community

I recently started playing with hobby electronics, and so far I have found a few places to be absolutely invaluable, at least towards my current slant of projects. I got hooked looking at all the DIY Hack websites available, and currently look to see what others are doing on a regular basis at www.hacknmod.com, www.hackaday.com, and www.hackedgadgets.com. These website have plenty of ideas and examples of projects for hobby guys to play with. I eventually ran across www.UcHobby.com, where there are contests, and great giveaway programs to encourage the hobby community.

David Fowler of www.UcHobby.com is an excellent source of information and encouragement for the hobby electronics craft-person. I wrote my first article (also linked to here) for the electronics community for his giveaway program. What an encouragement to get free stuff for a little time investment that I was going to do anyway to learn more about the hobby I am getting into. The Bare Bones Board from www.moderndevice.com is a very capable arduino clone, aka freeduino, and is wonderful because it plugs into most breadboards fairly easily.

The open source nature of the item makes it very easy to learn and use if you have even the slightest knowledge of C or similar programming language. I am looking forward to the continued gain in knowledge that this hobby will bring me, and I hope to contribute back to the community as well.

Charles Stutzman