At the height of the Cold War, those of us on the western side of the wall had plenty of...
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Not too far away from where this is being written is one of Uncle Sam’s NATO outposts, a satellite earth...
The moon is a popular target for ham radio operators to bounce signals since it’s fairly large and follows a...
The piece of copper wire moments before getting vaporized by 4,000 joules. (Credit: Hyperspace Pirate, Youtube) In lieu of high-explosives,...
Most of us first spot them as children—the white lines in the blue sky that are the telltale sign of...
When it comes to amateur radio, one size definitely does not fit all. That’s especially true with antennas, which need...
High-speed bench equipment has become so much more affordable in the last decade that naturally one wonders what has made...
With the slow demise of physical media the past years, companies are gradually closing shop on producing everything from the...
When it comes to hacking niches, breathing new life into vintage devices is always an exciting challenge. ’s recent project...
These days, anything with copper in it is expensive. If you doubt that, a walk into any Home Depot electrical...
Sometimes it’s the simplest hacks that make the biggest impact. Take these DIY magnetic PCB vises for example. Sure, you...
Join us on Wednesday, January 15 at noon Pacific for the Raspberry Pi Hack Chat with Eben Upton! The Hack...
Full disclosure: ham radio isn’t for everyone, and there are many different facets to it. What appeals to one person...
The OTC Station 29.8 meter dish at Carnarvon, Australia, in need of a bit of paint. (Credit: ABC News Australia)...
has a video in which a wide variety of AA cells are analyzed and compared in terms of capacity, internal...
In the quest for an accurate frequency standard there are many options depending on your budget, but one of the...
Modern remote control (RC) radios are capable of incredible range, but they’re still only made for line-of-sight use. What if...
How do you know that your patch cables are good? For simple jumper wires, a multimeter is about all you...
Are your jellybeans getting stale? thinks so, and his guide to choosing op-amps makes a good case for rethinking what...
There are many ways to build a radio receiver, but most have a few things in common, such as oscillators,...
There’s a paradox in amateur radio: after all the time and effort spent getting a license and all the expense...
You know how you can fall down a rabbit hole when you start on a project? and were looking at...
The miniature Christmas village is a tradition in many families — a tiny idyllic world filled happy people, shops, and...
A spectrometer is a pretty common lab instrument, useful for determining the absorbance of a sample across a spectrum of...
It’s a fair bet that most of us have a ton of wireless doo-dads around the house, from garage door...
