via Hackaday: Ham Radio in the Internet Age
Even if you are relatively young, you can probably think back on what TV was…
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via Hackaday: Copper Bling Keeps Camera Chill
Every action camera these days seems prone to overheating and sudden shutdowns after mere minutes…
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: A Power Supply With Ultra High Resolution Current Measurement Built In
Need to do some real fine power consumption measurements? was in that exact…
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: Find My Power Tool Battery
Apple’s Find My network has seen its fair of hacks to devices, but perhaps the…
via Hackaday: Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78
If you’re a fan of vintage electronics and DIY tinkering, you’ll find this teardown by…
via Hackaday: Replacing Selenium Rectifiers
Old radios often had selenium rectifiers to convert AC to DC. The problem is that…
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: A VIC-20 with no VIC
has started a new video series to show his latest recreation of a Commodore…
via Hackaday: There’s No Lower Spec Linux Machine Than This One
It’s not uncommon for a new distro version to come out, and a grudging admission…
via Hackaday: Pi Zero Power Optimization Leaves No Stone Unturned
If you’ve ever designed a battery-powered device with a Pi Zero, you have no doubt…
via Hackaday: Power Supply PCB Redesign
We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what…
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: Switching Regulators: Mistake Fixing For Dummies
Some time ago, while designing the PCB for the Sony Vaio replacement motherboard, I went…
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…
via Hackaday: A Universal RF Amplifier
If you need an amplifier, has some advice. Don’t design your own; grab…
via Hackaday: Raspberry Pi RP2350-E9 Erratum Redefined as Input Mode Leakage Current
Although initially defined as an issue with GPIO inputs when configured with the internal pull-downs…
via Hackaday: Retro Gadgets: Things Your TV No Longer Needs
It is hard to imagine that a handful of decades ago, TV wasn’t a thing….
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: Symbolic Nixie Tubes Become Useful For Artistic Purposes
When it comes to Nixie tubes, the most common usage these days seems to be…
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: A Brand New USB Modem In The 2020s
The dulcet tones of a modem handshake may be a thing of the distant past…