From: dnwangus@flash.LakeheadU.Ca (Dave Angus)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Ranking the Electronic magazines.
Date: 12 Dec 1992 22:43:41 GMT
Organization: Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ont., Canada

In article <sehari.724185381@class1.iastate.edu> sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari) writes:
>---
>
>I have red many electronics magazines.  I found each has some advantages
>and some short comings.  Here I would like to post it here.  I hope others
>also share their thoughts about their electronics magazines:
>                       Advantage          Disadvantage
>                     ------------       ---------------
>Radio-Electronics    Some practical       Few new ideas,
>                     circuits, some       Not in depth discussion
>                     introduction to      about any thing
>                     new electronics       Repeating of trivial
>                     concepts (only       circuits, few writers with
>                     on the surface       few ideas.
>                     level)               Neither strong on theory, nor
>                                          strong on state of art technology
>
>Popular Electronics  Some new product     The same as Radio-Electronics
>                     introduction, Some
>                     practical circuits
>
>
>IEEE Journals         Excellent articles   Expensive for most individuals
>                      Many independent     to subscribe( some of them run
>                      writers with many    as much as $400 per year)
>                      original ideas.      Very little "How to do it" or
>                      In depth Theoretical  technical discussions.
>                      discussions          Not available in news stands.
>
>                       With highest regards,
>                            Babak   Sehari.
>-- 

I can add a couple more:

 Elektor               Generally high         Projects use a lot of
		       quality articles,      European components, making
		       projects developed in  things a little difficult for
		       Phillips labs, nice    North Americans.  On newstands
		       board layouts.         in Europe.  North America by
		       Published in a bunch   subscription only.
		       of languages in 
		       various editions.
                       Theory similar to RE

ELV                    Similar to Elektor,    Only auf Deutsch.  Makes things
		       but has the very       difficult if you don't know
		       cool feature of        the language.  Same problem
		       including a centre-    with strange Euro parts.
		       fold of pc board       Some ELV projects appear in
		       positive artwork       the North American editions
		       on transparent         of Elektor
		       plastic.

ELRAD                  Haven't seen enough    Probably only published 
                       to judge it.  Seems    auf Deutsch.
		       to be good for ham  
		       radio projects.       

Radio-Plans et         Roughly similar level  Only en francais.  
loisirs                to the U.S. magazines. 
electronique           However, very nicely
		       published (for lack of
		       a better word).

Electronique           Similar to R-P above.  Only en francais.
Pratique

Le Haut-Parleur        Some audio projects.   Only en francais.

Micro et Robots        A bit like Compute     Only en francais.
		       but with projects,
		       like building a 
		       modem or serial-
		       parallel converter.

Note:  I haven't been able to get any of the french language magazines
for a _long_ time; so they may not exist anymore or could have changed
a great deal.  


Electronics Today      Between Elektor and    May not exist any more.
(International)        RE in quality.         Canadian edition has 
		       Was published in       become a waste of pulp.
		       UK, Canada, and 
		       Australia.

Electronics            Similar to the         Only in Australia.
Australia              above.  

73 Magazine            Ham radio oriented.    North America only?
		       Various ham-oriented   Little theory.
		       projects.            

QST                    THE original ham mag.
		       Ham projects.  Used to
		       have theory.  May have
		       gone "lite" according
		       to rumours.

Electronics and        In between a trade     UK only?
Wireless World         journal and a popular
		       magazine.  Projects 
		       tend not to have pcb
		       layouts, as if they
		       are provided more to
		       illustrate a point. 
                       Good theory in less
		       depth than IEEE journals.
		       Older issues were much 
		       meatier, on a par with
		       journals.

Audio                  Occasionally publishes  VERY occasionally.
                       audio projects, ranging
		       from test gear to power
		       amps and antennae. 
                       Sometimes prints 
		       schematics of equipment
		       being reviewed.

The Audio Amateur      High-end audio          Not on newstands.
		       projects and
		       modifications.
                       Some theory.

Speaker Builder        Loudspeaker and         Not on newstands.
		       test gear projects
		       and modifications.
                       
Glass Audio            Vacuum tube audio       Not on newstands.
		       projects and
		       modifications.

R/C Modeller           Occasional electronic
		       projects relating to
		       model radio control.

Performance            Electronic fuel         Not on newstands.  
Engineering            injection theory and
		       projects, among other
		       auto racing topics.

If anyone can correct any of this info please do!  The latest issues
I have for some of the European mags are over 10 years old.

If we add the mailing addresses for these magazines this could be
a useful part of the FAQ.
		
I've included every magazine I can think of that prints schematics.
Even if they are weak on theory you can learn a bunch from trying
to figure out how the thing works.

regards,
--
Dave Angus                                   "Kundalini wants his hand back"
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