https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:36:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/03/30/via-hackaday-building-a-heading-sensor-resistant-to-magnetic-disturbances/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:45:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40295 Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going....]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/18/via-hackaday-a-tv-transmitter-from-an-stm32/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40053 Analog TV may have shuffled off its mortal coil years ago, but there are still...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/17/via-hackaday-driving-ws2812bs-with-pure-logic/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:45:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40075 The WS2812B has become one of the most popular addressable LEDs out there. They’re easy...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/07/via-hackaday-tinycore-board-teaches-core-microcontroller-concepts/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:45:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37988 Looking for an educational microcontroller board to get you or a loved one into electronics?...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/28/via-hackaday-any-old-tv-can-be-a-clock-with-arduino/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/28/via-hackaday-any-old-tv-can-be-a-clock-with-arduino/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37549 If you’ve got an old black and white TV, it’s probably not useful for much....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/28/via-hackaday-any-old-tv-can-be-a-clock-with-arduino/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/11/21/via-hackaday-building-a-desk-display-for-time-and-weather-data/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/21/via-hackaday-building-a-desk-display-for-time-and-weather-data/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:45:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36026 Just about every laptop, desktop, and smartphone in your life can tell you the date,...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/21/via-hackaday-building-a-desk-display-for-time-and-weather-data/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/10/14/upyos-modular-micropython-based-os-for-microcontrollers-works-with-esp32-rp2040-etc/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:53:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36392 upyOS is a modular, lightweight MicroPython-based operating system (OS) that provides a Unix-like experience on...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/09/21/via-hackaday-the-pc-in-your-pico/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 02:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34809 We’re all used to emulating older computers here, and we’ve seen plenty of projects that...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/16/via-hackaday-a-repeater-for-wwvb/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:45:44 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34510 For those living in the continental US who, for whatever reason, don’t have access to...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/29/via-hackaday-all-band-radio-records-signals-plays-mp3s/ Thu, 29 May 2025 20:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31791 In these days of everything-streaming, it’s great to see an old school radio build. It’s...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/06/via-hackaday-esp32-powered-clock-brings-aviation-style-to-your-desk/ Tue, 06 May 2025 20:45:44 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31182 There’s something cool about the visual design language used in the aviation world. You probably...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/16/via-hackaday-piggyback-board-brings-touch-sensing-to-usb-soldering-iron/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28823 The current generation of USB-powered soldering irons have a lot going for them, chief among...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/05/via-hackaday-a-ten-band-sdr-transceiver-for-homebrewers/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:45:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28615 Making a multi-band amateur radio transceiver has always been a somewhat challenging project, and making...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/23/via-hackaday-rudolphs-sleigh-on-a-north-pole-pcb/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26711 Each Christmas, [Adam Anderson], [Daniel Quach], and [Johan Wheeler] (meanwhile going by ‘the Janky Jingle...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/30/via-hackaday-m-2-makes-an-unusual-microcontroller-form-factor/ Sat, 30 Nov 2024 12:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25278 When we think of an m.2 slot in our laptop or similar, it’s usually in...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/19/via-hackaday-the-most-inexpensive-apple-computer-possible/ https://twiar.net/2024/11/19/via-hackaday-the-most-inexpensive-apple-computer-possible/#comments Wed, 20 Nov 2024 00:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25377 If Apple has a reputation for anything other than decent hardware and excellent industrial design,...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/19/via-hackaday-the-most-inexpensive-apple-computer-possible/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/11/16/via-amsat-ans-322-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ https://twiar.net/2024/11/16/via-amsat-ans-322-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 01:56:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25695 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/16/via-amsat-ans-322-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/11/10/via-hackaday-experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/ https://twiar.net/2024/11/10/via-hackaday-experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2024 18:46:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24623 I recently got one of the new RP2040-based Bus Pirate 5 (BP5), a multi-purpose interface...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/10/via-hackaday-experimenting-with-micropython-on-the-bus-pirate-5/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/10/27/via-hackaday-using-the-555-for-everything/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 23:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24586 The 555 timer is one of the most versatile integrated circuits available. It can generate...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/01/via-hackaday-an-automatic-cat-feeder-built-with-a-4060-binary-counter/ Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:45:54 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23247 We’ve seen a great many cat feeders over the years. Some rely on the Internet...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/22/via-hackaday-college-gives-you-practical-electronics/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 05:45:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23201 While classroom learning isn’t for everyone, one awesome benefit of the Internet is that you...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/10/via-hackaday-building-a-microcontroller-from-scratch-the-b4-thinker-project/ Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22932 [Marius Taciuc’s] latest endeavor, the B4 Thinker, offers a captivating glimpse into microcontroller architecture through...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/09/via-hackaday-hardware-reuse-the-pmg001-integrated-power-management-module/ Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22980 Battery management is a tedious but necessary problem that becomes more of a hassle with...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/07/via-hackaday-swd-interface-simplifies-debugging/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 09:02:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23009 The proliferation of microcontrollers has made it easier than ever to add some smarts to...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/07/via-hackaday-the-worsening-raspberry-pi-rp2350-e9-erratum-situation/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 08:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23208 Ian from Dangerous Prototypes demonstrating the RP2350-E9 issue in a Bus Pirate prototype without pull-ups....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/21/via-hackaday-handheld-oscilloscope-meter-reviewed/ Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:07:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22539 We live in a time where there’s virtually no excuse not to have some kind...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/05/30/via-hackaday-the-long-road-towards-reverse-engineering-the-esp32-wi-fi-driver/ Thu, 30 May 2024 11:37:48 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21437 Although much of the software that runs on the ESP32 microcontroller is open source, the...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/04/05/controlling-the-world-with-raspberry-pi/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20557 I know I’ve mentioned this before, but on the off chance you’ve forgotten, I graduated...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/02/25/via-hackaday-pi-pico-enhances-radioshack-computer-kit/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:44:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19840 While most of us now remember Radio Shack as a store that tried to force...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/12/via-hackaday-pico-sized-ham-radio/ https://twiar.net/2024/01/12/via-hackaday-pico-sized-ham-radio/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2024 04:17:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19175 There are plenty of hobbies around with huge price tags, and ham radio can certainly...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/12/via-hackaday-pico-sized-ham-radio/feed/ 1