Ham Antenna Fits Almost Anywhere
[G3OJV] knows the pain of trying to operate a ham radio transmitter on a small lot. His recent video shows how to put up a workable basic HF antenna in …read more Continue reading Ham Antenna Fits Almost Anywhere
Tag Archives: Antenna
Frame Antenna Works the Low Bands
The lower the frequency of radio transmission, the more antenna that will be needed in general. [OM0ET] wanted to work the 80M to 20M ham bands and decided to turn …read more Continue reading Frame Antenna Works the Low Bands
An NFC Antenna Ring With A Chip As Its Jewel
Contactless payment by means of NFC-enabled bank cards has made our everyday transactions far more convenient over the last decade, but there still remains the tedious task of finding the …read more Continue reading An NFC Antenna Ring With A Chip As Its Jewel
NFC Performance: It’s All In The Antenna
NFC tags are a frequent target for experimentation, whether simply by using an app on a mobile phone to interrogate or write to tags, by incorporating them in projects by …read more Continue reading NFC Performance: It’s All In The Antenna
Add Mycelium To Your Mesh Networks
In many parts of the world, days after a good rainfall, it’s fairly common to see various species of mushrooms popping up out of the ground. These mysterious organisms aren’t …read more Continue reading Add Mycelium To Your Mesh Networks
Hackaday Links: October 3, 2021
It’s one thing to speculate about what’s happening with the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, but it’s another to get an insider’s view on recent flight problems. As we previously reported, Ingenuity …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 3, 2021
Homebrew Wattmeter Pays Homage to Sturdy Original
If there’s one instrument that hams and other radio enthusiasts covet, it’s the venerable Bird 43 Thruline wattmeter. The useful RF tool has barely changed in the nearly 70 years …read more Continue reading Homebrew Wattmeter Pays Homage to Sturdy Original
A 3-6-9 Antenna Pulls in the Signals
Every time we see a dispatch from [Mr. Carlson], we imagine it is being beamed from his orbital station packed full of vintage radio gear. We are certain the reality …read more Continue reading A 3-6-9 Antenna Pulls in the Signals
Hackaday Links: September 12, 2021
The last thing an astronaut or cosmonaut on the International Space Stations wants to hear from one of their crewmates is, “Do you smell plastic burning?” But that’s apparently what happened …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 12, 2021
Improving Cheap SDR Antennas
[VK3YE] knows there are at least two things wrong with the cheap antennas you get with most SDR dongles. First, they are too short. You’d like to have enough to …read more Continue reading Improving Cheap SDR Antennas