R1 tactile radio prototype
The user interface to the R1 radio is both familiar and unique. Roll up and down for volume or scroll left to right to tune. It’s brilliant in its simplicity and rather stylish in a contoured minimalist design.
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Eavesdropping on the moon, circa 1969
In July, 1969, a ham radio operator named Larry Baysinger, from Louisville, KY, used a 20-year old radio from an army tank and a homemade folded dipole antenna array to listen to the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon. This page is an archive with the original newspaper piece, photos, PDFs of a couple of […]
Build a voice-powered RF transmitter
Fred points out this schematic for a rather interesting radiotelephone transmitter instantaneously powered by the operator’s voice – One of the neatest minimalist amateur radio transmitter circuits around – this one is voice powered – it provides DSB, (double side band)modulation and power from an ordinary 8-ohm speaker – if are in doubt that the […]
Bringing a ’20s radio back to life
Got an old radio from the ’20s, and want to bring it back to life? Well, the quickest way is probably be to remove all those dusty components and use the cabinet to hide a new stereo. That’s not what radio hacker Greg Charvat had in mind for his, though.
How-To: Set Up an HF Portable Radio While Hiking
Carry a complete radio shack on your back with this tutorial on how to get hammy on a hike.
Radio Maker Faire Africa
Hayford Bempong, David Celestin and Michael Amankwanor from Accra Polytechnic set up a local Maker Faire Africa radio station. The group announced upcoming activities, broadcasting at 101.7 FM, and could be heard up to a couple thousand meters away using gear they designed and fabricated from scratch.
SuitSat: Hacking for Outer Space
How space suits destined to be trashed in space are turned into homes for amateur satellites.