29.7 Sample Electronics Projects
Here are a few fun electronics projects that hobbyists have built:
- Radio receivers of all kinds: AM, FM, shortwave, longwave, maritime, TV, police, fire, etc.
- Radio transmitters (requires an amateur radio license).
- An “alarm clock” that automatically opens your curtains in the morning.
- Home weather station.
- Robots to walk or roll around your house, automatically fix your breakfast, etc.
- Home monitoring system.
- Home planetarium.
- Parabolic microphone for amplifying very faint or distant sounds.
- Electronic circuits to disable and auto-locate your car or motorcycle if it is stolen.
- Lie detector.
- Metal detector.
- Circuits powered by fruit.
- Electronic musical instruments.
The Web sitehttp://www.instructables.comis a good source of ideas for many more electronics
projects.