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PerranOak:
I’ve been subscribing to Practical Electronics magazine (previously EPE) for years.

Initially, it was excellent, particularly for the “PIC ‘n’ Mix” feature that dealt with microcontrollers “in the raw”. For the past years, however, it’s focussed on a feature using its own invented version of an Arduino-type ... thing.  Not a clone but in principle the same: where an “environment “ controls everything for you.

I want a more direct interaction with uCs but I do like a mag.

Any suggestions of one I could get in the UK?

Cheers.
CJay:
Magazine?

EPE or whatever it's called these days is barely a UK mag, editorial and tutorial is UK but the majority of the tech content is bought in from Silicon Chip, I think it's probably the last UK electronics magazine and have been in a slow decline for years, their choice of regurgitated silicon chip microcontroller projects where the source is closed makes it little more than a kit building guide.

The MagPi might be the closest the UK has to an electronics mag these days and it's pretty poor if you want more than simple Pi projects.

You can get Circuit Cellar, Elektor, Nuts and Volts, Silicon Chip and I'm sure many more I can't remember right now but they're all 'overseas' subscriptions and cost if you want a physical copy.
Wilksey:
I subscribe to Circuit Cellar and Elektor, they have also gone downhill, one of them that I read also has quite a lot of articles that requires the "Micromite" whilst a good project in itself, not everyone wants to use it for their projects.

Let me know if you find a decent one on your travels!
bd139:
I looked at this a couple of years back and came to the conclusion that magazines as a format are completely dead.

There is some fun to be had looking through old magazines though, of which thousands are archived here: https://worldradiohistory.com
CJay:

--- Quote from: bd139 on December 29, 2020, 01:36:23 pm ---I looked at this a couple of years back and came to the conclusion that magazines as a format are completely dead.

There is some fun to be had looking through old magazines though, of which thousands are archived here: https://worldradiohistory.com

--- End quote ---

There are many at archive.org too.
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