QSL gallery
Great collection of station verification reports, better known as “QSL”s [via] – Link.
Month: July 2006
HOW TO – 16 foot pan-and-tilt camera crane for $60
Matthijs writes – “For about $60, you can build a camera crane for a lightweight videocamera. The nifty thing about this design is that you can not only move crane up and down and rotate it, but you can also pan and tilt the camera. Plus, it’s pretty lightweight and can be easily disassembled and […]
DIY Air conditioners
It’s going to be a hot day, here’s another DIY AC – Link. More: Homemade air conditioners – Link.
Battery-powered plane
This plane is powered by 160 “Oxyride” AA batteries, I didn’t realize this was a first but its seems to be – “The world’s first one-seater dry-battery powered aircraft soars in the air, while students of the Tokyo Institute of Technology follow it, at the Honda Aiport in Okegawa city, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo.” […]
DIY lamp from an old washing machine barrel
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Riddim posted up a DIY lamp from an old washing machine barrel – Link.
Use car power to grind meat
Use your car to grind meats, Modern Mechanix 1932 – Link.
HOW TO – Make a very simple proximity detector
Offlogic writes – “Gadget freaks, model railroaders, roboticists or cat-hosts will love the versatility of the Sharp IS471 infrared proximity detector. It is the size of a transistor, operates over the 4-16 volt range, and can detect objects about 4-9 inches away by reflected IR pulses. The basic implementation requires only the IS471, an IR […]
