multimeters – This Week in Amateur Radio https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:31:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg multimeters – This Week in Amateur Radio https://twiar.net 32 32 via Hackaday: Designing an Open Source Multimeter: the HydraMeter https://twiar.net/2025/08/03/via-hackaday-designing-an-open-source-multimeter-the-hydrameter/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 20:45:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34024 Our hacker [John Duffy] wrote in to let us know about a video he put...]]> via Hackaday: Determine Fundamental Constants with LEDs and a Multimeter https://twiar.net/2025/06/08/via-hackaday-determine-fundamental-constants-with-leds-and-a-multimeter/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:45:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32188 There are (probably) less than two dozen fundemental constants that define the physics of our...]]> via Hackaday: The Mohmmeter: A Steampunk Multimeter https://twiar.net/2025/05/13/via-hackaday-the-mohmmeter-a-steampunk-multimeter/ Tue, 13 May 2025 08:45:44 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31523 [Agatha] sent us this stunning multimeter she built as a gift for her mom. Dubbed...]]> via Hackaday: It’s a Soldering Iron! It’s A Multimeter! Relax! It’s Both! https://twiar.net/2024/11/20/via-hackaday-its-a-soldering-iron-its-a-multimeter-relax-its-both/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 06:45:46 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25680 Imagine this. A young person comes to you wanting to get started in the electronic...]]> via Hackaday: The Nixie Tube Multimeter That Almost Made a Comeback https://twiar.net/2024/11/02/via-hackaday-the-nixie-tube-multimeter-that-almost-made-a-comeback/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 02:24:14 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25222 In a world of digital monotony, the Avo DA14 digital multimeter, with its vintage J...]]> via Hackaday: Backlight Switch for a Better Multimeter https://twiar.net/2024/09/02/via-hackaday-backlight-switch-for-a-better-multimeter/ Mon, 02 Sep 2024 17:29:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22935 Frustrated by his Aldi multimeter’s backlight turning off after just 15 seconds, [Steg Steg] took...]]> via HACKADAY: In Praise of Old Meters https://twiar.net/2024/01/16/via-hackaday-in-praise-of-old-meters/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:27:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19230 We are spoiled with multimeters today. Even the cheapest meter you will get these days...]]> via HACKADAY: Your Multimeter Might Be Lying To You https://twiar.net/2023/04/16/via-hackaday-your-multimeter-might-be-lying-to-you/ https://twiar.net/2023/04/16/via-hackaday-your-multimeter-might-be-lying-to-you/#comments Sun, 16 Apr 2023 05:32:22 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15218 Multimeters are indispensable tools when working on electronics. It’s almost impossible to build any but...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/04/16/via-hackaday-your-multimeter-might-be-lying-to-you/feed/ 1