“The Future” of Experimental Radio
Do you remember a few times in your life thinking that someone might be thinking what your are thinking? Though we are at the bottom of the worst sunspot cycle in my life (6...
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Do you remember a few times in your life thinking that someone might be thinking what your are thinking? Though we are at the bottom of the worst sunspot cycle in my life (6...
I have received this email, or very similar, several times this year. Obviously written by someone (or someoneS) that do not have basic understanding of physics, electricity, etc. My comments are in red. Subject:...
How to Ruin Your Hamfest (swapmeet) Find someone that is completely unfamiliar with your state AND cannot read a map. Then put him in charge of hamfest “talk-in”. Your club can earn bonus points...
Starting a new project and you are wondering what RF connector would be most appropriate? Found an interesting webpage that has a simple, quick, clear, chart which shows us the maximum frequency range for...
Very interesting….. the United States Department of Energy has sponsored research that has successfully ‘mined’ uranium from the ocean. Real world tests will begin soon. At first reading, this seems to me to be...
June 5, 2018, the FCC announced a $2.8 million fine against Hobby King for repeatedly selling mis-identified un-certified transmitters. The transmitters, mostly, were advertised for sending live video from unmanned aircraft back to the...
I just ran across this article on E.D.N. for a simple, easy, fast, home-made fixture for measuring your capacitors. https://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/all-aboard-/4460638/Solder-wick-trick-characterizes-bypass-caps
WASHINGTON, May 15, 2018 Taking action against a pirate radio operator, Federal Communications Commission agents, in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. Marshals Service,...
“T V I” means Tele Vision Interference. The most common causes of TVI are bad powerline insulators, poorly designed LED bulb circuits, poorly designed transmitters. And, sometimes, the receiver is just overloaded by a...
Found a good article on selecting fuses for your project on a website called “Power Electronics” Here is a snippet from that article, listing the design factors explained in the article. Proper selection of...