via Hackaday: Tech in Plain Sight: Zipper Bags
You probably think of them as “Ziploc” bags, but, technically, the generic term is zipper…
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via Hackaday: Making A Split-Anode Magnetron
YouTuber The Science Furry has been attempting to make a split-anode magnetron and, after earlier failures, is having another crack…
via Hackaday: Save A Packet, Use Cheap Co-Ax!
Anyone who works with radio transmitters will know all about matching and impedance, and also…
via Hackaday: Silent Antenna Tuning
If you want to deliver the maximum power to a load — say from a…
via Hackaday: Using the 555 for Everything
The 555 timer is one of the most versatile integrated circuits available. It can generate…
via Hackaday: Singapore’s 4300 km Undersea Transmission Line With Australia Clears Regulatory Hurdle
The proposed AAPowerLink transmission line between Darwin (Australia) and Singapore. (Credit: Sun Cable) Recently Singapore’s…
via Hackaday: “Click to Cancel” Coming Soon
If you’ve ever had to suffer through a call tree and a 9,000 hour wait…
via Hackaday: Retrotechtacular: Another Thing Your TV No Longer Needs
As Hackaday writers we don’t always know what our colleagues are working on until publication…
via Hackaday: What Would It Take to Recreate Bell Labs?
It’s been said that the best way to stifle creativity by researchers is to demand…
New tech enables 3D printing electronics without semiconductors
Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics –…
via Hackaday: A Universal RF Amplifier
If you need an amplifier, has some advice. Don’t design your own; grab…
Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit
The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing…
via Hackaday: Jumperless Breadboard V5 Readies For Launch
When are jumper wires on a breadboard entirely optional? When it’s the latest version of…
via Hackaday: Winamp Taken Down: Too Good For This Open Source World
If you picked today in your hackerspace’s sweepstake on when Winamp would pull their code…
via Hackaday: Inside a Portable Satellite Dish
Like many of us, has things he just can’t stop buying. In his case,…
via Hackaday: Static Electricity And The Machines That Make It
Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as…
via Hackaday: Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and has a fantastic…
via Hackaday: A Lightweight Balloon Tracker For High Altitude Missions
It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it…
via Hackaday: What’s Your SWR? Are You Sure?
If you are involved in any sort of radio transmission, you probably have at least…
via Hackaday: The Raspberry Pi 500 Hints At Its Existence
It’s fairly insignificant in the scheme of things, and there’s no hardware as yet for…
Internet Archive Offline, Podcasts temporarily unavailable
Due to the cyberattack on Internet Archive, all TWIAR podcast files are temporarily unavailable. Below…
via the ARRL: Changes in the ARRL West Texas Section
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VoIP Hurricane Net Will Activate Wednesday 10/9/24 1 PM EDT Through Early Thursday Afternoon 10/10/24 for Major Hurricane Milton and Impacts to Florida
Hello to all.. **The VoIP Hurricane Net will activate at 1 PM EDT Wednesday Afternoon…
Through Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Amateur Radio Triumphs When All Else Fails
The morning after Hurricane Helene pummeled the eastern seaboard of the US, Thomas Witherspoon inspected…
Revolutionary Approach to Amateur Radio Explored in New Book: Jesus, Faith, & Antennas
Combining the often separated worlds of faith and technology, the newly released book Jesus, Faith, &…