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Sulaiman wrote ...
I think that electronics as a hobby is not at all popular nowadays, - just look n your local newsagent for electronics related magazines. (admittedly if your into electronics your on the web - but so are fishermen, caravanners etc.)
I suspect the Web is the reason for the death of the magazines more than lack of interest, just look at all the project blogs, "makezine" type articles, Arduino stuff etc. etc. I think there is a cultural difference in what appeals as a hobby although that's only gut feeling.
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I used to carry light bulbs around when 2 and was into neon sign transformers by 12 and electronics by 14 over 30Y ago. it started out as a hobby for me then relised I could make money at it so got an education and moved on. I don't see it as funny. alot of the electronics people that I work with don't take it home so I can understand where you are coming from. the projects that I work on now people are interested so don't fret eventualy you will be making more money than your piers and they will be comming to you to fix problems.
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Martin King wrote ...
I suspect the Web is the reason for the death of the magazines more than lack of interest, just look at all the project blogs, "makezine" type articles, Arduino stuff etc. etc.
Study of a British magazine called "Practical Wireless" shows that the decline of the magazines began long before universal access to the Web.
In the 1960s, this magazine was packed with construction projects, ranging from a beginner's one or two valve receiver, to complex superhets with two IFs, using a dozen or more valves, which would be spread across three or four monthly issues.
By the 1980s, the constructional articles had lost a lot of space to advertorial 'reviews' of consumer products, and the constructional projects had become much simpler and required less skill and commitment.
In a word, the magazine's repositioning of itself in the market took place well before the advent of the internet.
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è¬æ˜•å“² wrote ...
What disappoint me most is that even my classmates who also major in electronics engineering said my hobby is weird.
That is a sad state of affairs. Perhaps it's just a consequence of you being interested in a subject that attracts a lot of people who are only interested in the money. If you'd chosen a poorly paid field you might find a higher proportion of students were there out of interest in the subject.
Have you spoken with everyone on your course? There might be other enthusiasts around you don't know about yet. It sounds like you need to seek each other out and stick together!
Whatever you do, don't let the fact you're outnumbered by 'mercenaries' distract you from what's important to you!
By the way, it's nice to talk to someone from your part of the world
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