Hackaday (unofficial) April 21, 2024 2:00pm Radio Frequency Burns, Flying a Kite, and You #mischacks #am #amradio #antenna #kite #radiofrequency #rfburns #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Radio Frequency Burns, Flying A Kite, And You Most hams can tell you that it’s possible to get a nasty RF burn if you accidentally touch an antenna while it’s transmitting. However, you can also cop a nasty surprise on the receivin…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 21, 2024 3:00am AM Radio Broadcast Uses Phasor To Let Eight Towers Spray One Big Signal #radiohacks #am #amradio #broadcasting #phasor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 AM Radio Broadcast Uses Phasor To Let Eight Towers Spray One Big Signal If you’re in the commercial AM radio business, you want to send your signal as far and wide as possible. More listeners means you can make more ad revenue, after all. [Jeff Geerling] recently…
Hackaday (unofficial) January 14, 2024 7:00am How to Operate a 500KW Transmitter #radiohacks #amradio #crosley #wlw #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 How To Operate A 500KW Transmitter Crosley was a famous name in radio for more than one reason. The National VOA Museum of Broadcasting has a video telling [Powel Crosley Jr.’s] story, and the story behind the 500 kW WLW trans…
Hackaday (unofficial) August 28, 2023 12:00am Hackaday Links: August 27, 2023 #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #slider #amradio #autonomousvehicle #cruise #hackathon #hazard #maui #robotaxi #safety #spotify #transmitter #tvcog #welding #whitenoise #wildfire #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Links: August 27, 2023 We mentioned last week how robotaxi provider Cruise was having a no-good, very bad week, after one of their driverless taxis picked a fight with a semi, and it was revealed that amorous San Francis…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 24, 2023 4:00pm A Vintage Transistor Radio Gets a Repair #radiohacks #amradio #radiorepair #transistorradio #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Vintage Transistor Radio Gets A Repair Here in 2023 the field of electronics covers a breathtaking variety of devices and applications, but if we were to go back in time far enough we’d enter an age in which computers were few and…
Hackaday (unofficial) May 29, 2023 12:00am Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023 #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #slider #3dscan #amradio #borked #bricked #calculator #ev #firmware #ford #hp #hp15c #inkjet #rpn #shipwreck #titanic #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Links: May 28, 2023 The Great Automotive AM Radio War of 2023 rages on, with the news this week that Ford has capitulated, at least for now. You’ll recall that the opening salvo came when the US automaker declar…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 20, 2023 12:00am Hackaday Links: March 19, 2023 #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #slider #amradio #animatronics #chuckecheese #ev #exoplanet #floppy #ford #infotainment #vulcan40eridania #wordle #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Links: March 19, 2023 We get results! Well, sort of. You may recall that in this space last week we discussed Ford’s plans to exclude AM reception on the infotainment systems of certain of their cars starting in 2…
Hackaday (unofficial) March 13, 2023 12:00am Hackaday Links: March 12, 2023 #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #slider #amradio #asteroid #drm #felony #hewlettpackard #hp #infotainment #ink #laser #mustang #paywall #printer #ring #sdr #statute #torino #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Hackaday Links: March 12, 2023 With a long history of nearly universal hate for their products, you’d think printer manufacturers would by now have found ways to back off from the policies that only seem to keep aggravatin…
Hackaday (unofficial) December 9, 2022 7:00pm Ask Hackaday: Will your 2030 Car Have AM Radio? #currentevents #featured #news #rants #amradio #carradio #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Ask Hackaday: Will Your 2030 Car Have AM Radio? Car makers have been phasing out AM radios in their cars for quite some time. Let’s face it, there isn’t much on AM these days, and electric vehicles have been known to cause interferen…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 2, 2022 6:00pm Busted 1960s Vacuum Tube Radio Sings Again #radiohacks #repairhacks #amradio #radio #vacuumtube #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Busted 1960s Vacuum Tube Radio Sings Again Restoring a vintage radio receiver has the potential to be a fun weekend project, but it pays to know what you’re up against. Especially in the case of vacuum tube electronics, running down g…
Hackaday (unofficial) June 26, 2021 3:00am Some of The Many Ways To Build AM Transmitters And Receivers #radiohacks #amradio #amreceiver #amtransmitter #hamradio #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Some Of The Many Ways To Build AM Transmitters And Receivers AM radios are relatively simple devices, and building one is a good way to start exploring the world of radio communications. [GreatScott] does exactly this in the video after the break, building b…