HF In Small Spaces
Generally, the biggest problem a new ham radio operator will come across when starting out on the high frequency (HF) bands is finding physical space for the antennas. For a …read more Continue reading HF In Small Spaces
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A Ham Radio Answering Machine
For those who grew up with a cell phone in their hand, it might be difficult to imagine a time where the phone wasn’t fully integrated with voicemail. It sounds …read more Continue reading A Ham Radio Answering Machine
pico-WSPR-tx Does it in Software
What do you need to make a radio transmitter? There are builds that work with just a couple of transistors. But how about a GPS-disciplined small signal beacon? You can …read more Continue reading pico-WSPR-tx Does it in Software
DIY Loading Coil Shortens Antenna Lengths
A newly licensed amateur radio operator’s first foray into radios is likely to be a VHF or UHF radio with a manageable antenna designed for the high frequencies in these …read more Continue reading DIY Loading Coil Shortens Antenna Lengths
A Canned Ham Ham Antenna
If you’d have asked us for odds on whether you could successfully turn a canned ham into an amateur radio antenna, we’d have declined the offer. Now, having seen [Ben …read more Continue reading A Canned Ham Ham Antenna
Hands on with Boondock Echo
Perhaps no words fill me with more dread than, “I hear there’s something going around.” In my experience, you hear this when some nasty bug has worked its way into …read more Continue reading Hands on with Boondock Echo
Pocketable Yagi Antenna Really Shoots for Distance
For amateur radio operators, the quest for the perfect antenna never seems to end. Perhaps that’s because our requirements are always changing. We never quite seem to get to one …read more Continue reading Pocketable Yagi Antenna Really Shoots for Distance
A Quick and Stealthy Mobile Slot Antenna from Copper Tape
[Ben Eadie (VE6SFX)] is at it again with the foil tape, and this time he’s whipped up a stealthy mobile sunroof antenna for the amateur radio operator with the on-the-go …read more Continue reading A Quick and Stealthy Mobile Slot Antenna from Copper Tape
This Packable Ham Radio Antenna is Made from Nothing But Tape
On today’s episode of “Will It Antenna?”, [Ben Eadie (VE6SFX)] designs and tests an antenna made entirely of tape, and spoiler alert — it works pretty well. By way of …read more Continue reading This Packable Ham Radio Antenna is Made from Nothing But Tape
Hackaday Links: October 1, 2023
We’ve devoted a fair amount of virtual ink here to casting shade at self-driving vehicles, especially lately with all the robo-taxi fiascos that seem to keep cropping up in cities …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 1, 2023