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Friday, May 3, 2013

Making the World's Smallest Movie





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Thursday, May 2, 2013

WA0RBR's Fun-Rig

Last night I called CQ on 20 CW (with my Arduino keying the homebrew transmitter!) and was answered by Mark, WA0RBR.   I Googled the call and found that Mark is quite a homebrewer.  He wrote a nice series of articles for 73 magazine in the early 80's.   Here they are:

http://mikeyancey.com/73mag/listauthor.php?Author=WA0RBR


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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Direct Digital Synthesis

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.amazon.com/dp/B009I7DR7E/ref=pe_175190_21431760_3p_M3T1_ST1_dp_1


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Friday, April 26, 2013

A simpler DC motor



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 the bottom of the coil is making intermittent contact, setting up flux lines that get torqued by the magnets' field.  

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Grayson's New Book



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

http://www.lulu.com/shop/grayson-evans/hollow-state-design/paperback/product-20987562.html  


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