Collaborate Disseminate
If you’re the sort who finds beauty in symmetry – and I’m not talking about your latest PCB layout – then you’ll appreciate this clever take on the long-tailed pair. …read more Continue reading Current Mirrors Tame Common Mode Noise
When your homebrew Yagi antenna only sort-of works, or when your WiFi cantenna seems moody on rainy days, we can assure you: it is not only you. You can stop …read more Continue reading A Hacker’s Approach to All Things Antenna
Ever pried apart an LCD? If so, you’ve likely stumbled at the unassuming zebra strip — the pliable connector that makes bridging PCB pads to glass traces look effortless. [Chuck] …read more Continue reading Putting Conductive TPU To The Test
Imagine a time before Discord servers and cheap long-distance calls. Back in the 1950s, a curious and crafty group of enthusiasts invented their own global social network: on reels of …read more Continue reading A Fast Rewind to the Era of Tapesponding
There’s something magical about the clunk of a heavy 1950s portable radio – the solid thunk of Bakelite, the warm hum of tubes glowing to life. This is exactly why …read more Continue reading Hacking a Heavyweight Philco Radio
If you’ve ever fancied building a ZX Spectrum clone without hunting down ancient ULAs or soldering your way through 60+ chips, [Alex J. Lowry] has just dropped an exciting build. …read more Continue reading ZX Spectrum, Soviet Style: A 44-IC Clone You Can Build
Getting a robot to stand on two wheels without tipping over involves a challenging dance with the laws of physics. Self-balancing robots are a great way to get into control …read more Continue reading Taming the Wobble: An Arduino Self-Balancing Bot
Imagine cooling your building with the same principle that kept Victorian-era icehouses stocked with lake-frozen blocks, but in modern form. That’s the idea behind ice batteries, a clever energy storage …read more Continue reading The Coolest Batteries You’ve Never Heard Of
For those who love systems and structure, owning a 19-inch rack with just one slot filled is just not it. But what if the rest of your gear isn’t 19-inch? …read more Continue reading Rackmount all the Things, Hi-Fi Edition
Shortwave radio has a charm all its own: part history, part mystery, and a whole lot of tech nostalgia. The Hallicrafters S-53A is a prime example of mid-century engineering, but …read more Continue reading Shortwave Resurrection: A Sticky Switch Fix on a Hallicrafters