Category Archives: Technology

Hands On with the FLIR One for Android

Posted on October 9, 2015 by jwk

Several months ago I ordered a FLIR One for Android, a small attachment which adds infrared thermal vision capabilities to most Android smartphones and tablets. After the backlog of pre-orders finally cleared out, I got my hands on mine today! … Continue reading →

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Hands On with the new Acer Chromebook 13

Posted on June 2, 2015 by jwk

I was recently in the market for a new laptop to replace my aging ProBook 4415S. It was a middle of the road HP business laptop from 2009, and over the years I’d upgraded the RAM to 4GB and installed … Continue reading →

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New Toy: HP 143 Wide-Screen Oscilloscope Mainframe Restoration – [Part 1]

Posted on August 14, 2014 by jwk

At the risk of becoming a test equipment collector, I am picking up a few pieces of vintage test equipment that need some work, but will be very useful pieces of shop gear as well as interesting pieces of history … Continue reading →

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For Sale: The KN0CK and KF7LZE RTLSDR for HF Rev. 5!

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jwk

I’m happy to announce that Rev 5 of the KN0CK and KF7LZE RTLSDR for HF is now available for sale in its 5th iteration – now featuring Direct Sampling, while still keeping the familiar wide-band pre-amplifier! On account of the … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon: KN0CK and KF7LZE RTLSDR Receiver Rev. 5!

Posted on January 6, 2014 by jwk

Edited 6/10/2014: Now for sale directly at KF7LZE.net! I’m proud to announce that in just a few days, Easy-Kits.com in cooperation with KN0CK will be releasing Rev. 5 of the popular RTLSDR Integrated Upconverter with a brand new design and … Continue reading →

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KN0CK HF Converter Rev. 4 is Released!

Posted on July 25, 2013 by jwk

The complete Rev 3 KN0CK HF Converter has sold out and been discontinued. That’s okay, though, because it’s been replaced with the KN0CK RTLSDR for HF Revision 4! This model incorporates a lot of the feedback from the community about the … Continue reading →

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Introducing Easy-Kits!

Posted on July 3, 2013 by jwk

I’m proud to announce a new venture from KF7LZE in partnership with KF7LZR! Easy-Kits strives to provide easy to find parts to complete the projects you find on my site, not to mention offering other interesting projects and parts to … Continue reading →

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Colorful NTIA Poster of U.S. Frequency Allocations

Posted on June 13, 2013 by jwk

This great infographic looks like it could really help me figure out who’s talking on all of those data channels I pick up with my RTLSDR. Click through for the full size, a 3.5MB JPEG.  You could also get your … Continue reading →

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Australian TV Tuner Offers 4 RTLSDR Tuners in One Internal Card

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jwk

Over at RTL-SDR.com is a report of a fascinating development with the DigitalNow Quad DVB-T Receiver, apparently well suited to working as a very powerful multi-SDR solution. I just wanted to let you guys know that the Digital Now Quad … Continue reading →

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Kegerator with Arduino-Based Beer Level Indicators

Posted on April 14, 2013 by jwk

Andrew  of Andrew’s Telephony/IT Blog came up with a fascinating project where he built a 3-tap kegerator out of a 7 cu. ft. GE chest freezer, an Arduino, and a variety of flow rate sensors to display exactly how much beer is … Continue reading →

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