Who is Sam Barnes?

I’m an 18-year-old Electrical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, originally from Victoria, British Columbia. Currently, I’m focused on enabling communication between satellites and Earth.

In my spare time, I enjoy building things (computers on breadboards, telescopes, and miscellaneous parts of aircraft, among other things). I also enjoy reading material that deepens my understanding of the world through historical, economic, and political lenses.

Things I Can Do

Use These Pieces of Electronics Lab Equipment

• Bench power supply
• DMM (Digital Multimeter)
• Oscilloscope
• Function generator
• VNA (Vector Network Analyzer)

Program Using These Languages

• C/C++
• Python
• Java
• JavaScript

Build Cool Things Using These Tools

• 3D printing
• Soldering iron
• Hot air station
• Software-defined radio
• Arduino
• STM32 Nucleo

Use This Software

• Altium Designer
• KiCad
• Autodesk Fusion 360
• Visual Studio Code
• GNU Radio
• Arduino IDE
• STM32CubeIDE