Perhaps the second most famous law in electronics after Ohm’s law is Moore’s law: the number of transistors that can be...
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If you are under a certain age, you might not know the initialism VTVM. It stands for vacuum tube voltmeter....
To say the Heathkit name is well known among Hackaday readers would be something of an understatement. Their legendary kits...
What a week we are having! Hello Solar Cycle 25! Sunspot region 2891 (which is directly facing Earth!) produced a...
The solar flare produced Type II and IV radio sweeps which was a sign that the event is eruptive and...
What a day yesterday. The spectacular X1.0 solar flare (which is the second strongest solar flare of the current Solar...
Earth-facing sunspot region 2887 erupted today with a major X1.0 (R3-strong) solar flare that launched a major coronal mass ejection...
Clocks in the UK will change to UTC or GMT on Sunday, 31 October 2021, and go back one hour...
If you work on old equipment, you know that there’s always that tense moment when you first plug it in...
In the 125 years since Marconi made his first radio transmissions, the spectrum has been divvied up into ranges and...
We always get excited when we buy a new tablet. But after a few months, it usually winds up at...
If you or someone you know is diabetic, it is a good bet that a glucose meter is a regular...
When the cool kids are showing off their SDRs it’s easy to forget that a radio receiver can be very...
Once launched, most spacecraft are out of reach of any upgrades or repairs. Mission critical problems must be solved with...
Are you looking for a new challenge? The RSGB has just released an updated video that gives a short introduction...
It is an age-old problem. You have a 2.5 GHz source and you want it at 5 GHz. You need...
Like a lot of hams, wanted an “on the air” sign. These signs often connect to a PTT switch or...
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An M1.6 solar flare peaked yesterday at 06:38 UTC. Source of the eruption was sunspot region 2882 which was in...
With the push to having most of a radio receiver as part of a PC, it might seem odd to...
Probably the most interesting facets of amateur radio in 2021 lie in the realm of digital modes. Using the limitless...
Holders of Full Amateur Radio Licences can apply for NoVs online from this website. Just complete a short application form...
The volcano on La Palmas in Spain’s Canary Islands erupted for the first time in 50 years on Sunday, 19...
It is with sadness that we note the passing of the British writer, engineer, home computer pioneer, and entrepreneur, Sir...
Our Hackaday team is spread across the world, but remains in easy contact through the magic of the Internet. A...