via Hackaday: Humble 555 Gets a Boost for ESR Meter
wanted to use a low power TS555 in an ESR meter design. The…
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Sherlock Investigates High Noon Radio Failure
The Mission Failure: What it was, and the solution!
via Amateur Radio Daily: Icom Amateur Radios Identified as Explosive Devices Used to Target Hezbollah
Icom IC-V82 handheld transceivers designed for amateur radio use have been identified as the latest…
via Amateur Radio Daily: RSGB to End Paper Based License Exams
Beginning January 1st, Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will no longer offer paper based…
ICOM issues statement regarding IC-V82 radios used in Lebanon device explosions
Regarding current media reports Earlier today in worldwide media, there have been reports that two-way…
ICOM Investigating Radios Targeted in Lebanon Blasts
The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake...
RadCom October 2024, Vol. 100, No. 10
RSGB Convention: 11-13 October 2024 To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Airband...
via Hackaday: A 1930s Ham Station
wanted to build an authentic 1930s-style ham radio station that was portable. He’s already…
via Hackaday: How Sony Mastered the Transistor
When you think of Sony, you probably think of a technology company that’s been around…
via Hackaday: An 80386 Upgrade Deal and Intel 486 Competitor: the Cyrix Cx486DLC
The x86 CPU landscape of the 1980s and 1990s was competitive in a way that…
via Amateur Radio Daily: US Radio Orienteering Championship
The 23rd ARRL and 12th IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championship event takes place October…
Man sold 52 years ago reunites with brother in Odisha, thanks to ham radio (India)
A sexagenarian who was sold by his father and step mother in Delhi, 52 years…
via Hackaday: A Clean Linux Installation For an Android TV Box
Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the…
via Hackaday: CL-32: The Minimum Possible For a Useful Handheld Computer
For almost as long as there have been microcomputers, there have been attempts with varying…
Via AMSAT: Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
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RSGB 2024 Convention – draft programme released
We’re excited to announce the release of the draft programme for the RSGB 2024 Convention. We have a wide-ranging...
via Hackaday: Watch NASA’s Solar Sail Reflect Brightly in the Night Sky
NASA’s ACS3 (Advanced Composite Solar Sail System) is currently fully deployed in low Earth orbit,…
via Hackaday: Swiss Researchers May Have Solved Hydrogen Storage
If you follow the world of clean energy, you will probably have read all about…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Unicom Radio Club DX RTTY Contest October 4
The Unicom Radio Club (URC) is hosting its inaugural URC DX RTTY Contest to be…
NextNav’s Callous Land-Grab to Privatize 900 MHz
The 900 MHz band, a frequency range serving as a commons for all, is now…
via Hackaday: Voyager 1 Completes Tricky Thruster Reconfiguration
After 47 years it’s little wonder that the hydrazine-powered thrusters of the Voyager 1, used…
Strong (G3) Geomagnetic Storms are Likely on 16 September 2024
Periods of G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storms are likely on 16 Sep 2024 due to coronal…
via Hackaday: The Apple Watch As An Ammeter
Your shiny new personal electronic device is likely to be designed solely as an app…
via Hackaday: Putting a Pi in a Container
Docker and other containerization applications have changed a lot about the way that developers create…
via Hackaday: Create Custom Gridfinity Boxes Using Images Of Tools
Exhibit A: A standard-issue banana. We love it when a community grabs hold of an…