Back in 2020, students from Universidad Del Valle De Guatemala (UVG) pulled off a really impressive feat, designing and building a...
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We like to think that most common electronic components are essentially commodity items. We don´t buy premium wire or resistors....
Love them or hate them, the crop of cheap hand-held amateur radio transceivers is here to stay. They’re generally horrible...
The number of satellites whizzing by over our heads at any moment is staggering, and growing at a rapid rate...
may not be an actual spy — then again, he may be; if he’s good at it, we wouldn’t know...
Starlink has been making tremendous progress towards providing world-wide access to broadband Internet access, but there are a number of...
With summer just underway here in North America, it may seem like a strange time to talk about snow. But...
These days the dozen or so ECUs in an average car are joined by an infotainment system of some type,...
LED wristbands are now a common feature of large arena concerts and events, with a variety of capabilities and technical...
Over the past decade or so, amateur radio operators have benefited from an influx of inexpensive radios based around a...
The ESPBoy was first built as a hackable open-source game engine and handheld console for educational purposes. However, it’s also...
Most readers will be aware that a good way to extend WiFi range is to use a better antenna for...
There was a time when those looking for tech bargains had to either try their luck at the local flea...
The simplest way to look for meteors is to go outside at night and look up — but it’s not...
If you want to simulate a tic-tac-toe game, that’s easy. You can evaluate every possible move in a reasonable amount...
Ignoring all of the regulations, band allocations, and “best amateur practices,” there’s no real fundamental difference between the frequencies allocated...
For those of us licensed in other countries it comes as something of a surprise to find that American radio...
What’s the best kind of upgrade a piece of consumer technology can get? A free one that doesn’t require you...
Like any hobby, amateur radio has no upper bounds on what you can spend getting geared up. Shacks worth tens...
and a team of partners has demonstrated a space-to-ground laser communication system operating at a record breaking 200 gigabit per...
Let’s be honest — there are some not very pleasant stereotypes associated with amateur radio, at least if you ask...
If you’ve been car shopping lately, or even if you’ve just been paying attention to the news, you’ll probably be...
We’re guessing that quite a few of our readers have a surprising amount of redundant test gear, and we ourselves...
Here at Hackaday, we love following along with projects as they progress. That’s especially true when a project makes a...
Sometimes antennas can seem like black magic. However, when you see things like a dish antenna, it sort of makes...