Showing posts with label Parts suppliers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parts suppliers. Show all posts
Thursday, March 14, 2024

"The New Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" A Book Review by Jenny List (with a video from Shenzhen)

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This new book looks really good.  Great electronics info, with lots of cultural and linguistic wisdom.  https://hackaday.com/2024/03/13/revi...
Saturday, September 30, 2023

The TinySA Ultra Spectrum Analyser (video)

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I got mine this week, and I've been playing with it.  When I spoke to Dean KK4DAS, I asked what he thought the first thing I did with it...
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Boom! Small Electrolytics Blow-up in a Big Way. MAGIC SMOKE RELEASED!

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It doesn't take much.  Like if you put 12 volts across a little electrolytic rated at 10 volts, WATCH OUT! The tranquility of your works...
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Monday, May 1, 2023

Apex Surplus in Los Angeles

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The Polaroid camera for the Tek 'scope was pretty cool.  And the comments about the Simpson 260 made me feel good about finding one at a...
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Monday, September 26, 2022

Open Circuits: Cutting Open Components for a Look inside -- First Chapter Free

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  Bob KD4EBM sent me this:  “….  Eric Schlaepfer ( @TubeTimeUS ) and   Windell Oskay   (co-founder of   Evil Mad Scientist )’s latest book, ...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Great Technical Info and Tribal Knowledge from GQRP

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Thanks to Tony Fishpool G4WIF for sending us this link.   https://www.gqrp.com/tech.htm There is a lot of great tech info and Tribal Knowled...
Saturday, September 3, 2022

Where Do You Think This Variable Capacitor Came From? What Piece of Gear Did it Come out of? Is it in the Old Catalogs?

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  In an effort to stop the slaughter of innocent Heath QF-1s (for their very nice variable capacitors), I bought this thing on e-bay.  Here ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Electronics Manufacturing in New York City -- Limor Fried and Adafruit (video) -- "TRUST YOUR TECHNOLUST"

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The Radio Gods seem to be directing my attention to my hometown: New York City. I was recently in the city, observing the placement of vario...
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Friday, April 1, 2022

SolderSmoke Podcast #236 -- Bill's 17-12 Rig, Pea Shooter, VFO Wisdom, Temp Compensation, Need Code for Max2870, Making Enclosures, MAILBAG

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ARC-5 R-23 Nav Receiver Parts SolderSmoke Podcast #236 is available! http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke236.mp3 Winterfest!   Many Boatanchor...
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Friday, December 31, 2021

Troubleshooting Apollo: 23 MHz Crystals in a NASA Ground Receiver

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More amazing Apollo stuff from CuriousMarc.  Here we see them struggling to find the proper frequency for one of the oscillators in a dual c...
Sunday, January 31, 2021

Repairing My Maplin Audio Waveform Generator

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I picked this generator at the Kempton Park rally in London many years ago.  I use it quite a bit, not only for circuit testing but also as ...
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Monday, August 3, 2020

Homebrew Resistor Kit -- Drew's Mouser BOM

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I put the resistors in parts envelopes and cardboard boxes Hi Bill, You mentioned wanting to get a resistor kit.  If you'd li...
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Saturday, August 1, 2020

SolderSmoke Podcast #224: Mars. Spurs. Bikes. SDR. NanoVNA. Antuino. MAILBAG

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SolderSmoke Podcast #224 is available: http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke224.mp3 1 August 2020 --The launch of Perseveranc...
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Sunday, July 5, 2020

The Ceramic Spurs (not a rock group)

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Paul Taylor VK3HN's magnificent AM receiver was the inspiration for my Quarantine-31 Shortwave Broadcast receiver.  Like Paul I de...
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

SolderSmoke Podcast #222 Antennas, Phasing, VFOs, 2-Bs, 6 years of N6QW, MAILBAG

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After 46 years, finally a dial skirt SolderSmoke Podcast #222 is available:   http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke222.mp3 No trav...
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Thursday, May 21, 2020

Replacing Electrolytic Caps in my Drake 2-B (Video)

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Every dark cloud has a silver lining. Here is a very small silver lining for this terrible COVID-19 situation:  I had time to do a proper ...
Saturday, April 25, 2020

SolderSmoke Podcast #221 is available -- Quarantine Rigs, Phasing, SWL, Parts Suppliers, Mailbag

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Q-31.  "Roll-bar" on cap.  Note RGS316 coax between stages. Country markings on tuning dial SolderSmoke Podcast #221 is availa...
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