Category Archives: Analog

Anything and everything related to analog electronics (which on this blog won’t be much, trust me.)

Ladyada interviews Paul Horowitz

Posted on 2015-05-30 by M. Eric Carr

Ladyada interviews Paul Horowitz (of H&H). That is all. Continue reading →

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Third Edition

Posted on 2015-04-25 by M. Eric Carr

The Book Is Retired. Long Live The Book! Earlier this month, Electronics geeks around the world felt a disturbance in the Force. A presence they had not felt since 1989. This disturbance, however, was most welcome. The long-rumored Third Edition … Continue reading →

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Planespotting, The SDR Way

Posted on 2015-02-22 by M. Eric Carr

ADS-B broadcasts allow modern-age planespotting by tracking local aircraft position reports. Continue reading →

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The EBCs of BJTs

Posted on 2014-11-30 by M. Eric Carr

Bipolar Junction transistors (BJTs — NPN and PNP types) are inexpensive, reliable, relatively easy to use, and very useful. Here’s how they are used. Continue reading →

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