Vintage QRP with the Heathkit HW-8
by Matt (W6CSN) The Heathkit HW-8 has a certain mystique among QRP enthusiasts. This four-band direct conversion(D-C) solid-state transceiver,...
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Century 22: Mike’s “Barn Find” Radio!
by Mike (VE3MKX) A ham radio “barn find” is discovering vintage piece of amateur radio gear (transmitters, receivers, test...
EI3LH’s “Frivolous CW Superproject”
Many thanks to Ian (EI3LH), who shares the following post, originally posted on his blog: My frivolous CW superproject...
via Hackaday: Classic Heathkit OL-1 Scope Gets Some TLC
These days, not only are oscilloscopes very common, but even a cheap instrument today would…
via Hackaday: Access the Information Superhighway With a Mac Plus
For some time now, Apple has developed a reputation for manufacturing computers and phones that…
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: Usagi Electric’s Paper Tape Reader is Ready to Hop With the Tube Computer
After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for…
via Hackaday: Braun TS2 Radio Turns 68, Gets Makeover
The Braun TS2 radio was a state-of-the art tube set in 1956. Today it still…
via Hackaday: Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing
Watch out, Gen X-ers — there’s a nostalgia overload heading your way, courtesy of this…
via Hackaday: Revisiting 1990’s Mac Games That Never Were
was digging around their old MAC hard drives, revisiting some abandoned shareware games…
via Hackaday: Steel Reinforcement Toughens Cracked Vintage Knobs
Nothing can ruin a restoration project faster than broken knobs. Sure, that old “boat anchor”…
via Hackaday: The Hidden Crystal Method
Ever been working on a project and get stuck on one of those last little…
via Hackaday: Repairing a Hallicrafters S-120
claims he’s not a radio repair guy, but he agreed to look at a…
via Hackaday: Happy Birthday to Dad, Retrocomputer Style
For those of us who lived through the early 8-bit computing revolution — the tail…
Ham Radio Call Signs Discovered During Clayton UC Renovation Revive Memories of Lehigh’s Amateur Radio Society (Pennsylvania)
Mysterious letters and numbers etched into the wall of a sealed-off, fifth-floor room in the Clayton…
via HACKADAY: A Trip Down Electronic Toy Memory Lane
Like many of us, had a lot of electronic toys growing up. In a…
via HACKADAY: Old Knobs with a Cast of Thousands
You have an old radio — in the case of , a Stromberg…
via HACKADAY: Building and Testing a 1912-style Radio
Doing electronics in the 1910s was rather rough, with the radio probably the pinnacle of…
via HACKADAY: How Do You Fill The 1N34 Void?
The germanium point contact diode, and almost every semiconductor device using germanium, is now obsolete….
via HACKADAY: Spend an Hour in the Virtual Radio Museum
You have an hour to kill, and you like old communication technology. If you happen…
via HACKADAY: Crystal Radio Kit from the 1970s
If you read the December 1970 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, you’d be treated to ’s…
via HACKADAY: Voice Control for a Vintage Heathkit Radio
Most modern ham rigs have a voice activated transmission (VOX) mode, although we don’t know…
via HACKADAY: 1950s Switching Power Supply Does it Mechanically
When you hear about a switching power supply, you think of a system that uses…
via HACKADAY: A 65-in-1 the 2024 Way
If necessity is the mother of invention, nostalgia must be its stepmother, or its aunt…