Hi all,
My name is Travis, hailing from the United States (Arkansas). I've made a couple of posts already, but since it is generally tradition to introduce one's self, I shall post here!
I am a 28 year old software engineer who has a significant interest in electronics. I got my first real start building a couple of tube amps from schematics/instructions online just under 15 years ago. Since then, I've continued doing some minor projects. I then got my HAM Technician's license (KE5TKR) sometime before graduating high school, and have since then continued exploring electronics. I am a bit of an audiophile, so have enjoyed building amplifiers and speakers.
In recent months, I've devoted a lot more of my time to learning more electronics theory/etc. I have a couple of books that I put an hour or two into each day, working out the maths in my notebook and building some circuits. I've also begun studying for the next level of HAM certification, which includes some slightly more in-depth electronics knowledge. Lately, I've enjoyed playing around with analog and digital electronics, alike. I made a couple of cool things with AVR assembly a while back, and enjoy using the Arduino now! I definitely love electronics as a hobbyist, and could even see myself shifting into a more hardware-oriented career at some point in the future. (Other potentially relevant interests: Aviation, automobiles, software development, diy audio(philia), cooking, gardening, musical instruments, a handful of others.)
I am thankful to have such a great forum here (of which I have been a lurker for many years now.) I'm excited to contribute to the conversation with the knowledge I have, and to learn as much as possible from everybody else!
--Travis