Bill brought this up on Fri nite's chat.

Do you subscribe to and read any trade magazines?
If so, which ones?
(I get EC&M, NEC Digest, IAEI News, and just signed up for EC)

I get EC&M, and I like it a lot.

EC&M, EC, NEC digest.

I have learned alot of information from the magazines.
I even have my first EC&M issue DECEMBER 1995
and if i need to refresh on a certain subject i go back to the older issues and read. For the last 3-4 years i have slacked off and haven't kept the magazines.

Edward

..I get all the other mags,but I never heard of NEC Digest...where can I get this ??
Russ

Russ, you can find the necdigest at www.nfpa.com under periodicals on their home page.
I get EC&M and NFPA Journal. Which leads me to wonder how many others are NFPA members?

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My edit did not work?
Should be www.nfpa.org

I use to get EC&M and other's but now i have a computer.So i can look it up easier
any one i want http://www.ecmweb.com/ http://www.iaei.org/foc/cmp3.htm

... Thanx kentvw, I'll visit there ASAP!!
... Is joining the NFPA worthwhile..?? What are the pro's and con's..??
Russ

IAEI News

Russ,
Cons:
It costs money.
Pros:
I deal with fire alarm so it's nice to be able to put the NFPA member logo on my letter head and biz cards.
Hot line tech support from NFPA staff.
Free online access to codes and standards.
NFPA Journal Mag.
NFPA Directory.
10% discount on on NFPA products (like the 05 NEC.)
Voting privileges.
Training and professional development.

I've gotten EC&M for 10 years or so, and also Electrical Contractor. Basically because they're free. But aside from that, they are very informative. Usually you can find something interesting in every issue. You're bound to learn something!

MIke Holt has a good list of electrical magazines: http://www.mikeholt.com/links.php?id=linksmagazines
A lot of the sites have articles from the print mags to read, check it out.

If anyone gets involved with factory automation or process control, a couple good magazines to read are IAN (Instrumentation and Automation News) and SENSORS. Also recommended are more general ME and EE publications like Machine Design, Electronic Design, and EDN.

I am fairly new to the trade, can any one inform me on how to subscribe to these magazines. I am much interested in any learning that I can get.

Thanks, Kevin

Sorry guys !! It's right in front of me, I didn't sink in. (www.mikeholt.com) Thanks anyway

Kevin

I love EC magazine.

First thing that I do is turn to the "Ideas That Work" page.

Anyone else?

I was just thinking that Ideas that work would be a nice forum for this site...

Merlin,
Keep looking here!
Kentvw put up the EC&M website
Big Guy's post will get you to NEC Digest. You can fill ou a subscripton form to either online.

I enjoy EC&M, EC IAEI and NEC Digest.
The only problem I have with the NFPA membership is all the junk mail I get every month trying to selll me the same codes I already have. Oh well more barbeque fire starter material.
Also like Mike Holts news letters

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Here are some more:

• Architectural Lighting
• Cabling Business
• Consulting Specifying Engineer
• EC&M
• Electrical Advertiser
• Electrical Contracting & Engineering News
• Electrical Contractor
• Electrical News
• Electrical Wholesaling
• IEEE Spectrum
• Lighting Dimensions
• Plant Engineering
• Power Quality
• The Electrical Distributor (TED) Magazine

I got this list on a follow-up questionaire from the 2004 ElectricWest Show...S