I have called with electronics for years, and I never make any progress unless I have something I want to build or fix... and it is not easy in the world of 'i

I have called with electronics for years, and I never make any progress unless I have something I want to build or fix... and it is not easy in the world of 'its cheaper to just buy a new one' that we live in. By far the biggest motivator I found was getting my amatuer radio license. In many countries this is a staged process with a very gentle introduction to electronics. Most off all there are meaningful things you can construct at home. I built a tiny radio, some baluns, morse practice oscillator, dummy load, lots of antennas from dipoles to Yagis and quite a lot more. Currently I am getting the bits together to build an interface between my radio and my pc so I can use digital communication modes like ft8. I rarely actually talk to anyone, I just like building stuff! To get started in US search the ARRL, in the UK the RSGB. Otherwise a web search should sort you out or look here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amateur_radio_organizations https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amateur_radio_organi.... Try and find a local club. There will be lots of interesting people there. I met a guy who built his own machine to reprogram 1990s commercial radios. Another who built a morse oscillator that always started and finished at 0v and went through complete cycles... just because. Another who is a specialist in surface mounted devices. Then there are people who work with satellites, bounce signals off the moon, send tv.... The only other major community of diyers I have found is the people who modify and build guitar effects pedals.