We love a good deal, especially when it comes to scavenging parts for projects. Cheap outdoor solar lights are more...
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https://youtu.be/IjJpbKqjlPc?si=x2CYlLtmwGtRTuJz Maintaining a “junk box” — a collection of odds and ends that can be used in future projects and...
If you were an alien from TRAPPIST-1, a star some 40 light-years away from Earth, searching for signs of intelligent...
In 1982, a World’s Fair was held in Knoxville Tennessee. Dubbed the “Energy Exposition”, there was a full six months...
FPV drones are a signature weapon of the Ukraine conflict, and jammers to stop them are a matter of life...
On December 14, China launched an experimental, reusable spaceplane into low Earth orbit, the Spaceship third trip to space. China is tight-lipped...
In the “don’t try this at home” category, builds a spark gap transmitter with a twist. The twist is that the drive...
Back in 1978, the world was a bit different. There was no Raspberry Pi, no Internet, and not even an...
Voyager 1, the most distant human-made object from Earth, is sending back a repetitive jumble of 1s and 0s that...
Over the past years, fitness trackers have gone from fairly unobtrusive bands that relied mostly on smartphone apps for interaction...
For those who grew up with a cell phone in their hand, it might be difficult to imagine a time...
How do you convert an old cockpit instrument into a clock? Easy: just build a circuit that convinces it it’s...
When 10 meters is open, amazing things can happen. Lu Romero, W4LT, knows that well. He said, “When 10 is...
In a world increasingly reliant on technology, a pressing question arises: can our dependence on gadgets, particularly mobile phones, be...
Like many people spent a lot of time in the 1970s listening to shortwave radio. While you often think of...
It wasn’t quite a Christmas miracle, but it was totally unexpected. Take one radio humorist with Playboy credentials, pair him with a...
Should police communications be allowed to become encrypted and no longer immediately available to the press and the public? The New...
If you’d have asked us for odds on whether you could successfully turn a canned ham into an amateur radio...
You never know when you’ll be called upon to your way out of an emergency. We can’t imagine what kind...
Ceiling clocks were a bit of a thing back in the days when clock radios were a fixture of nightstands....
If you have a fondness for old and unusual ham gear, has a great video (see below) about a Robot slow...
Playing chess using amateur radio? The concept may have begun in 1912 when a group of college students from Case...
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of a network operator for television stations offering a 5G broadcasting solution, which differs...
Ham radio enthusiasts, some say, are a different breed. Whereas many people spend their free time reading or watching TV...
Here’s a question for you: if you’re the commander of a submarine full of nuclear missiles, how can you be...
