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…
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via Amateur Radio Daily: Opinion: It’s Time for Ham Clubs to Move Away from the PDF Newsletter
It’s time for ham radio clubs to move away from the PDF based newsletter as…
Re-enactment of Goyder-Bell contact as part of centenary celebrations
The centenary Friday 18 October 2024 marked 100 years since the first successful two-way trans-global communication that took place...
via Hackaday: Power Supply PCB Redesign
We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Latest FreeDV GUI Includes RADE HF Digital Voice Mode
The latest version of FreeDV includes a new digital voice over HF mode titled Radio…
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…
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…
via the ARRL: ARRL HQ Experiencing Local Power Outage
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Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit
The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing…
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…
RSGB Shop offline for essential maintenance
The RSGB Shop is offline for essential maintenance this morning. The hosting provider is currently investigating an issue, and...
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 the ARRL: Results of the 2024 USA/IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships
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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…
NASA/NOAA: Solar Max is Underway
In a joint statement on Oct. 15th, NASA and NOAA announced that Solar Maximum is…
ICOM Releases 60th Anniversary Video | 60 Years of History and Innovation, Icom’s Challenge Continues to the Future
Today, ICOM released a new video celebrating 60 years of business innovationof. This brand new…
Delta County ham radio group ready for emergencies (Michigan)
An old form of communication is vital in hurricane recovery efforts as amateur radio operators…
Dead Electrical Dudes No. 7
KA4KOE’s look back at Heinrich Hertz
via Hackaday: Trees Turned Into Wind Turbines, Non-Destructively
Trees and forests are an incredibly important natural resource not only for lumber and agricultural…