If there’s something more tedious than winding coils, we’re not sure what it is — possibly rolling and wrapping coins;...
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In an inspiring show of camaraderie, a tight-knit ham radio community of YouTubers rallied around Ranae Six (KR5SIX) on August...
Members of the Champlain Valley Amateur Radio Club gathered last weekend at the Atlas F Missile Silo in Champlain to...
There’s a common critique in science fiction series like Star Trek about the extraterrestrial species not looking ‘alien’ enough, as...
The 433 MHz spectrum is a little bit of an oddball. It’s one of the few areas of the radio spectrum...
We like to think that most common electronic components are essentially commodity items. We don´t buy premium wire or resistors....
may not be an actual spy — then again, he may be; if he’s good at it, we wouldn’t know...
LED wristbands are now a common feature of large arena concerts and events, with a variety of capabilities and technical...
Most readers will be aware that a good way to extend WiFi range is to use a better antenna for...
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...
Astronomers have captured hundreds of mysterious filaments pointing towards the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. They could help uncover secrets...
We’re guessing that quite a few of our readers have a surprising amount of redundant test gear, and we ourselves...
According to a report from CBS News, the government has begun issuing satellite phones to over 50 senators in preparation...
Smartphones, social media, instant messaging, and other technological advances have made it easy to overlook communication methods that once held...
Last year, the RSGB was approached by the BBC to find experts to contribute to its planned series ‘The Secret...
Something that probably unites many Hackaday readers is an idle pursuit of browsing AliExpress for new pieces of tech. Perhaps...
Fair warning: if you’re going to try to mold uranium glass in a microwave kiln, you might want to not later...
“150 Irigoyen, you said?” The innocent question made by an apparent taxi driver has become a sensation in Argentina after...
As NFC chips proliferate, so do the antennas they require for operation, and since many NFC-enabled items are single-use, this...
We’ve all picked up a radio and switched it on, only to hear an awful scratchy noise emitting from the...
In our surface-mount age, it’s easy to be jaded about miniaturization. We pretty much expect every circuit to be dimensionally...
Multimeters are indispensable tools when working on electronics. It’s almost impossible to build any but the most basic of circuits...
If you enjoy old military hardware, you probably know that Harris made quite a few heavy-duty pieces of radio gear. ...
The amateur radio community often gets stereotyped as a hobby with a minimum age requirement around 70, gatekeeping airwaves from...
