Quieting that Radio
If you are casually listening to the radio, you probably tune into a local station and with modern receivers and FM modulation, the sound quality is good. But if you …read more Continue reading Quieting that Radio
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Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI
‘Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can take quite some of your time and attention to pull …read more Continue reading Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI
A Repeater for WWVB
For those living in the continental US who, for whatever reason, don’t have access to an NTP server or a GPS device, the next best way to make sure the …read more Continue reading A Repeater for WWVB
Real-Time Beamforming with Software-Defined Radio
It is perhaps humanity’s most defining trait that we are always striving to build things better, stronger, faster, or bigger than that which came before. Taller skyscrapers, longer bridges, and …read more Continue reading Real-Time Beamforming with Software-Defined Radio
Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes
For as mysterious, fascinating, and beautiful as lightning is at a distance, it’s not exactly a peaceful phenomenon up close. Not many things are built to withstand millions of volts …read more Continue reading Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes
Retrotechtacular: 1970s Radio
Before YouTube, you had to watch your educational videos on film. In the 1970s, if you studied radio, you might have seen the video from Universal Education and Visual Arts, …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: 1970s Radio
Supercon 2024: How To Track Down Radio Transmissions
You turn the dial on your radio, and hear a powerful source of interference crackle in over the baseline noise. You’re interested as to where it might be coming from. …read more Continue reading Supercon 2024: How To Track Down Radio Transmissions
Radio Apocalypse: Meteor Burst Communications
The world’s militaries have always been at the forefront of communications technology. From trumpets and drums to signal flags and semaphores, anything that allows a military commander to relay orders …read more Continue reading Radio Apocalypse: Meteor Burst Communications
Onkyo Receiver Saved With An ESP32
[Bill Dudley] had a problem. He had an Onkyo AV receiver that did a great job… until it didn’t. A DSP inside failed. When that happened, the main microprocessor running …read more Continue reading Onkyo Receiver Saved With An ESP32
Levitating Lego Generator Runs On Air
[Jamie] decided to build a generator, and Lego is his medium of choice. Thus was created a fancy levitating generator that turns a stream of air into electricity. The basic …read more Continue reading Levitating Lego Generator Runs On Air