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
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A Cheap Dipole Antenna from an Extension Cord
Dipoles are a classic builder’s antenna, after all they are usually little more than two pieces of wire and a feedline. But as [Rob] shows us in the video below, …read more Continue reading A Cheap Dipole Antenna from an Extension Cord
New Video Series: Learning Antenna Basics with Karen Rucker
We don’t normally embrace the supernatural here at Hackaday, but when the topic turns to the radio frequency world, Arthur C. Clarke’s maxim about sufficiently advanced technology being akin to …read more Continue reading New Video Series: Learning Antenna Basics with Karen Rucker
You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Measure
Last year, as my Corona Hobby™, I took up RC plane flying. I started out with discus-launched gliders, and honestly that’s still my main love, but there’s only so much …read more Continue reading You Can’t Fix What You Can’t Measure
Balloon Antenna Doesn’t Need a Tower
What do you do with floral wire and balloons from Dollar Tree? If you are [Ham Radio Crash Course], you make a ham radio antenna. Floral wire is conductive, and …read more Continue reading Balloon Antenna Doesn’t Need a Tower
Send Old-Fashioned Pager Messages with New-Fashioned Hardware
In a world of always-connected devices and 24/7 access to email and various social media and messaging platforms, it’s sometimes a good idea to take a step away from the …read more Continue reading Send Old-Fashioned Pager Messages with New-Fashioned Hardware
Monitor SpaceX Rocket Launches With Software-Defined Radio
The amateur radio community has exploded with activity lately especially in the software-defined radio (SDR) area since it was found that a small inexpensive TV tuner could be wrangled to do what only expensive equipment was able to do before. …read more
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Capstan Winch Central to This All-Band Adjustable Dipole Antenna
The perfect antenna is the holy grail of amateur radio. But antenna tuning is a game of inches, and since the optimum length of an antenna depends on the frequency it’s used on, the mere act of spinning the dial …read more
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3D Print Your Next Antenna
Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas tend to be bulky but at VHF frequencies the antenna sizes are pretty manageable. [Fjkaan’s] 2 meter quadrifilar helicoidal antenna is a good example and the structure for it can …read more
3D Printer Makes Ham Antenna Portable
You don’t normally think of a 3D printer as a necessity for an antenna project. However, if you are interested in making a handy portable antenna, you might want to melt some plastic. [N2MXX] has an end fed antenna winder …read more