Tag Archives: digital

High Stability TCXO Upgrade for RTLSDR Dongles

Posted on October 11, 2014 by jwk

Over at RTL-SDR.com, I found out about a great new product that’s just come out for more precise SDR applications: a customized R820T-based stick with a high stability temperature compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) in place of the stock crystal, giving … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on HD Radio

Posted on March 27, 2013 by jwk

I’m still around – there are actually 3 projects on my bench currently that are ongoing, and I’ll hopefully have a few posts in the next couple of weeks were I fix a Philco Model 66, a Silvertone 1708A, and … Continue reading →

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Going Digital [Radio Manuals]

Posted on October 13, 2011 by jwk

My digital copies of Rider’s Perpetual Troubleshooter manuals arrived! In the back are the six hardbound volumes I own, out of a set of 24 total. In front, DVDs I purchased from eBay seller KE3GK for about the price of one … Continue reading →

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Are résumés evolving?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by jwk

A philosophical question: as we are living in an increasingly digital (and thus paperless) age, is it still expected that a résumé should always be treated as a physical document – or are we to a point where including live links … Continue reading →

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