If you’re planning on working satellites or doing any sort of RF work where the signal lives down in the...
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wanted to see if a “common person” (in his words) could build an effective vertical ham radio antenna. If you...
The regenerative radio is long-ago superseded in commercial receivers, but it remains a common project for electronics or radio enthusiasts...
We’re not very far into the AI revolution at this point, but we’re far enough to know not to trust...
knows that real diodes you can buy don’t work exactly like we say they do. That’s actually pretty common. We...
Sometimes, it’s nice to know how windy it is outside. Knowing the direction of the wind can be a plus,...
Everyone knows those small bags of forbidden “Do not eat” candy that come with fresh rolls of FDM filament as...
As far as hobbies go, ham radio tends to be on the more expensive side. A dual-band mobile radio can...
If you’re passionate about signal processing and retro tech, you’ll want to check out the Createc SC 01, a quirky...
We see a fair few glitcher projects, especially the simpler voltage glitchers. Still, quite often due to their relative simplicity,...
Need a weekend project? wanted a GPS tracker that would send data out via LTE or the Iridium network. Ok,...
Generally speaking, the Hackaday Supercon badge will always have a place for SAO (rebranded as “Supercon add-ons”), and that makes...
We’ve all heard stories of the dangers of 3D printing, with fires from runaway hot ends or dodgy heated build...
We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what you need to do, and...
Some time ago, while designing the PCB for the Sony Vaio replacement motherboard, I went on a quest to find...
Well, that was “fun”. Last week, we wrote a newsletter post about the state of Hackaday’s comments. We get good...
Continuing the series on floppy copy protection, examines Electronic Arts’ Interlock system. This was used from 1984 to 1987 for...
Although Linux runs almost every supercomputer, most of the web, the majority of smart phones, and a few writers’ ancient...
The Internet Archive has been hacked. This is an ongoing story, but it looks like this started at least as...
One of the most universal experiences of any Linux or Unix user is working through a guide or handbook and...
A disclaimer: Not a single cable tie was harmed in the making of this backpack cyberdeck, and considering that we...
latest endeavor, the B4 Thinker, offers a captivating glimpse into microcontroller architecture through a modular approach. This proof-of-concept project is...
Since the very beginning, solid-propellants have been the cornerstone of amateur rocketry. From the little Estes rocket picked up from...
Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long before you see evidence of...
I try not to go off on security rants in the newsletter, but this week I’m unable to hold back....
