In the 1850s British railway companies started introducing a single standard time to make their timetables consistent. Before that, every...
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Most of us perceive time as an arrow, a one-way trip into the future. And while that’s true, nature has...
Once you move away from the usual software defined radio (SDR) dongles, you have only a few choices unless you...
While M17 might sound like a new kind of automatic rifle (as actually, it is), we were referring to an...
Measuring the performance of antennas in absolute terms that can involve a lot of expensive equipment and specialized facilities. For...
There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few...
Nikola Tesla wanted to beam power without wires. NASA talked about building power-generating satellites that would do the same thing....
If you spend enough time trolling eBay for interesting electronic devices to take apart, you’re bound to start seeing suggestions...
There is a long history of spacecraft carrying ham radio gear, as the Space Shuttle, Mir, and the ISS have...
As the pace of technology charges blindly forward, a lot of older tools or products get left in the dust,...
Most hobby-grade software defined radio setups don’t transmit. Of the few that do, most of them put out anemic levels...
As popular as the venerable Yaesu FT-817 transceiver might be with amateur radio operators, it’s not without its flaws, particularly...
In the early morning hours of April 10th, a support cable at the Arecibo Observatory pulled lose from its mount...
While we can’t argue that FM has superior audio quality and digital streaming allows even higher quality in addition to...
You’ve built a brand new project, and it’s a wonderful little thing that’s out and about in the world. The...
Amateur radio operators like to say that working a contact in space can be done with a simple handheld transceiver...
For most of us, electronic technology comes in the form of solid state devices. Transistors, integrated circuits, microcontrollers. But for...
A few days ago, the Chinese National Space Administration launched their Tianwen-1 mission to Mars from their launch site in...
Having been endlessly regaled with tales of side-channel attacks and remote exploits, most of us by now realize that almost...
It sometimes seems hard to believe that we humans have managed to explore so little of what we have so...
Google has been responsible for unleashing some pretty incredible hardware and software on the world, but they can only take...
Amateur radio operators have always been at the top of their game when they’ve been hacking radios. A ham license...
If you’ve ever built a crystal radio, there’s something magical about being able to pull voices and music from far...
In its heyday, the experience offered by the Heath Company was second to none. Every step of the way, from...
Cheap 433 MHz wireless switches are a tempting way to enter the world of home automation, but without dedicated hardware,...
