Matchbox Transceiver Pushes the Spy Radio Concept to Its Limits

The Altoids tin has long been the enclosure of choice for those seeking to show off their miniaturization chops. This is especially true for amateur radio homebrewers — you really …read more Continue reading Matchbox Transceiver Pushes the Spy Radio Concept to Its Limits

What is an SFP transceiver? Tips on choosing the tight SFP transceivers

By Owais Sultan
With the much-anticipated 5G rollout in full swing across the globe, consumers and enterprises alike will soon, if…
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Auxiliary Display Makes Ham Radio Field Operations Easier

As popular as the venerable Yaesu FT-817 transceiver might be with amateur radio operators, it’s not without its flaws, particularly in the user interface department. [Andy (G7UHN)] is painfully familiar with these flaws, so he designed this auxiliary display and control panel for the FT-817 to make operating it a …read more

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Hackaday Links: July 19, 2020

Care to flex your ethical hacker muscles? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA, is running its first-ever bug-bounty program. The event is called “Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering”, or FETT — get it? Bounty hunter? Fett? — and is designed to stress-test security hardware developed through …read more

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