If you made something blink, and now it’s time for you to make something move, something like a point-to-a-satellite tracker...
3D printing
In a recent news bulletin, AMSAT encouraged amateur radio clubs to focus on Makers as a recruiting source for new...
In this edition: * India Launches SpaDeX Satellites with Amateur Radio Experiment * Parker Solar Probe Achieves Closest-Ever Approach to...
Ham radio enthusiasts, people looking to borrow their neighbors’ WiFi, and those interested in decoding signals from things like weather...
Playing Star Wars Outlaws sparked an idea with : why not recreate the game’s wrist communicator as a functioning gadget?...
It’s perhaps not fair, but even if you have the best idea for a compelling video, few things will make...
We don’t know much more than what we see with ’s battery loader design (video embedded below) but it just...
Applying solder paste to a new custom PCB is always a little nerve-racking. One slip of the hand, and you...
Sometimes, it’s nice to know how windy it is outside. Knowing the direction of the wind can be a plus,...
We’ve all heard stories of the dangers of 3D printing, with fires from runaway hot ends or dodgy heated build...
Old radios often had selenium rectifiers to convert AC to DC. The problem is that the old units, dating back...
Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics – meaning transistors and components for...
A lot of hams like to carry a VHF radio. Of course, nearly everyone wants to carry a phone. Now,...
After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for his tube-based, MC14500B processor-inspired computer,...
With as cheap and versatile as RTL-SDR devices are, it’s a good idea to have a couple of them on...
Your shiny new personal electronic device is likely to be designed solely as an app platform to run the products...
The printed breadboard cover as seen from the bottom. (Credit: CHEP, YouTube) Does it make sense to make your own...
The proliferation of microcontrollers has made it easier than ever to add some smarts to a project, but sometimes there...
The 3DConnexion Space mouse is an interesting device but heavily patent-protected, of course. This seems to just egg people on...
wanted to clone some model car raceway track and realised that by scanning the profile section of the track with...
Permanent magnets aren’t typically switchable. They’re always doing their magnet thing. However, if you align them with a bunch of...
Since the very beginning, solid-propellants have been the cornerstone of amateur rocketry. From the little Estes rocket picked up from...
You’ve probably heard that a 3D printer is capable of producing its own replacement parts. Sometimes, that even includes upgraded...
In today’s value-engineered world, getting a decade of service out of a cordless tool is pretty impressive. By that point...
Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you...
