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Tag Archives: electronics
Are Kids the Future of Ham Radio?
Bob K0NR has an alternate take on how to keep ham radio alive as many of its practitioners age up: For whatever reason, it seems that most people find themselves in a situation as an adult that causes them to say … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Ham Radio
Tagged amateur radio, disaster communications, electronics, emergency communications, ham radio, hobby, kids
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Electronics Repair Equipment Survey
Do you play with electronics as a hobby, are you a freelance repair technician, or do you work for an established repair shop? Take the Electronics Workbench Equipment Survey! Share a little bit about what equipment you regularly use to … Continue reading
Vintage Engineering is Beautiful
EL84 output tubes in an EICO HF-81 integrated stereo amplifier.
Posted in Collections, Photos, Vintage
Tagged 6bq5, eico hf-81, EL84, electronics, push-pull, tube, tube glow, tubes, vacuum tubes, vintage engineering is beautiful
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Interested In Some Do It Yourself Kits?
I’m looking at launching some easy to use kits of the most commonly needed parts, and maybe some helpful accessories and good instructions for the Bose 901 Series 1 and Series 2. No need to order the parts individually, just … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, DIY, Electronics, Projects
Tagged diy, electronics, kits, parts
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Refurbishing a Capacitance Tester
Parts Express sent me an advertisement for a $45 capacitance meter today. This actually a pretty good deal, and it’s a useful thing to have around if you’re doing electronics work. I’d probably have bought one myself, if I didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, Radios and Tubes, Vintage
Tagged capacitance tester, capacitor, eico, eico 950, electronics
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Meter Clock Roundup
Meter clocks are interesting works of geeky art that display the time using analog panel meters driven by a microcontroller. They can be strikingly artistic – and are getting to be very popular. There are a lot of homebrew designs … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Electronics
Tagged arduino clock, chronulator, clocks, electronics, meter clock, random, steampunk
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Remember: Please Take the Workbench Survey!
I mentioned this a week ago, and will continue to do so through the new year – I’ve got a great set of responses so far but would love some more to make the data even more interesting! Do you … Continue reading →