Where to donate old electronics gear?

Submitted by TangibleHangnail t3_11vru5d in pittsburgh

I've got a lot of old but working gear, like analog HP scopes, single-board computers, Adafruit breakout boards, radio gear, etc. Is there someplace that might actually reuse rather than just recycle them?

eBay or craigslist would be too much hassle.

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locus2779 t1_jcumims wrote

Google "Pittsburgh maker space" and pick one

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OG-Mumen-Rider t1_jcv3c9x wrote

Ask around some local amateur radio clubs, they’ll likely want some of the stuff. Both Pitt and CMU have radio clubs, they would certainly appreciate donated equipment

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HeyStevePizza t1_jcvybbg wrote

I've wanted to learn how to use a scope for the long time, I'd happily put one of yours to use.

I got into diy audio projects a few years ago (1 small ss amp, 1 large pp valve amp, couple sets of speakers, and 1 fixed vintage cd player so far). I'm good at building things, but haven't really learned how to diagnose things yet.

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TangibleHangnail OP t1_jcy7aps wrote

To clarify, the radio stuff I don't need is mainly embedded systems stuff (900MHz and 2.4GHz transceiver modules, for Raspberry Pi class systems), not consumer or ham gear.

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