Onno's Electronics Page

This website is there to share my fascination for 20^th century electronics technology. When I was young, I became an electronics hobbyist. I found it truly fascinating to understand, build and fix radios, amplifiers, color TV's and measuring instruments yourself. These were like magic objects. Since, electronic devices have become smaller and increasingly difficult to change or repair. Still, even modern electronics are interesting objects to analyse and can even be fixed, often.

A lot of these pages are about electronics from the past that glow in the dark. That was what made them look like magic objects. Old equipment using thermionic valves or gas discharge tubes that produce light and heat. Maybe they are too large, or too unsophisticated for today. Even if they may look rough and primitive today, they are technological achievements of their time. Some are complex and intricate and sometimes hard to understand if you do not have the knowledge. That is what makes them interesting. Read on and enjoy.