Author: SecondHandRadio

Uranium from the Ocean ?

Uranium from the Ocean ?

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...

Fixture idea for measuring capacitors

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

Another possible cause of T.V.I. ?

“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...

Video: How to solder a PL-259

Video: How to solder a PL-259

Oldy, but a goody, if you have trouble soldering your PL259 UHF connectors.  This is a .wmv video, so it should play well in windows medial player, etc. How to solder a PL259_0001 (2017_02_06...