SolderSmoke Daily News -- Ham Radio Blog

I just bought one of these.   I hope to hook it up to an Arduino and turn it into a VFO.  Or a signal generator.  Six bucks! http://www....

A few years ago Alan, VK2ZAY, showed Billy and me how to make a very simple DC motor.  This one looks even simpler.  I'm guessing that...

Our friend Grayson's book about hollow-state radio is now available.  It looks like a great addition to the radio art.  Available fr...

Are you a super fan of STAR WARS, STAR TREK, GAME OF THRONES, LORD OF THE RINGS, or BATTLESTAR GALACTICA? Are you a GAMER who owns every c...

Mike, KL7R, was a fan of McGyver.  Mike would have liked this: http://blog.makezine.com/2013/04/22/5-4-3-2-1-things-about-lee-zlotoff/ ...

Take a look at Michael's Razor Rig, made from parts salvaged from his electric razor.   I was thinking that perhaps on the receive side ...

  Hello Mark:  I've been using your code.  Very nice.   Easy to use and modify, even for a digital dunce like me.    I've b...

Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" http://soldersmoke.com/book.htm Our coffee mugs, T-Shirts,...

Bill, It has been a long time since I have written to you.  I’m the ex-smokejumper up here in the great winter wonderland known as ...

Our book: "SolderSmoke -- Global Adventures in Wireless Electronics" http://soldersmoke.com/book.htm Our coffee mugs, T-Shirts...

Thanks to info from Leif, KC8RWR, about the purpose of the chip that was heating up on my Arduino board (an LM386 used to determine whi...

  I've succumbed to the lure of the tiny computers and microprocessors.  This weekend I was playing with the Arduino that I bought (...