Hackaday (unofficial) November 17, 2024 7:00pm Schooling ChatGPT on Antenna Theory Misconceptions #radiohacks #amateur #antenna #chatgpt #coax #commonmodecurrent #dipole #feedline #ham #radio #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Schooling ChatGPT On Antenna Theory Misconceptions We’re not very far into the AI revolution at this point, but we’re far enough to know not to trust AI implicitly. If you accept what ChatGPT or any of the other AI chatbots have to say …
Hackaday (unofficial) October 21, 2024 9:00am Save A Packet, Use Cheap Co-Ax! #radiohacks #75ohm #coax #rg6 #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Save A Packet, Use Cheap Co-Ax! Anyone who works with radio transmitters will know all about matching and impedance, and also about the importance of selecting the best co-axial cable connecting transistor and antenna. But here&#…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 20, 2024 3:00am Measuring An Unknown Velocity Factor #radiohacks #coax #transmissionline #tuningstubs #velocityfactor #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Measuring An Unknown Velocity Factor When is the speed of light not the speed of light? Of course, that’s a trick question. The speed of light may be constant, but just as sound travels at different speeds in different media, el…
Kenny Chaffin June 29, 2023 9:53am I think it's more people signing up with other internet services like wireless T-Mobile and Verizion as well as Fiber suppliers that are expanding everywhere https://cordcuttersnews.com/comcast-spectrum-are-struggling-as-americans-stop-signing-up-for-internet-as-part-of-cord-cutting-2-0/ #technology #internet #cable #coax #wireless #fiber Comcast & Spectrum Are Struggling As Americans Stop Signing Up For Internet As Part of Cord Cutting 2.0 | Cord Cutters News People continue to cut ties with cable internet providers and reports from MoffettNathanson show cable broadband subscriber growth numbers are plummeting year over year. In the third quarter of 2020, broadband subscriber growth was at its highest...
Hackaday (unofficial) May 9, 2023 12:00am A Tale of Two Pulse Modulators #teardown #toolhacks #coax #pulsemodulator #testequipment #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 A Tale Of Two Pulse Modulators In the realm of test equipment, there are a number of items that you don’t know you need until you need one. That’s probably the case with the HP11720A pulse modulator. [Tom] acquired t…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 30, 2023 3:00am Don’t Let The Baluns Float Over Your Head #radiohacks #antenna #balun #choke #coax #commonmode #feedline #highfrequency #noise #radiofrequency #rf #transformer #uglybalun #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Don’t Let The Baluns Float Over Your Head Most ham radio operators will build an antenna of some sort when they first start listening or transmitting, whether it’s a simple dipole, a beam antenna like a Yagi, or even just a random wi…
Hackaday (unofficial) April 6, 2023 9:00am Printing Antennas on Circuit Boards #pcbhacks #radiohacks #24ghz #antenna #coax #microwave #pcb #printed #radio #wifi #yagi #yagiuda #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Printing Antennas On Circuit Boards Yagi-Uda antennas, or simply “Yagis”, are directional antennas that focus radio waves to increase gain, meaning that the radio waves can travel further in that direction for a given tra…
Hackaday (unofficial) September 28, 2021 3:00am Homebrew Wattmeter Pays Homage to Sturdy Original #radiohacks #amateurradio #antenna #coax #ham #micoammeter #rf #slug #transmitter #wattmeter #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Homebrew Wattmeter Pays Homage To Sturdy Original If there’s one instrument that hams and other radio enthusiasts covet, it’s the venerable Bird 43 Thruline wattmeter. The useful RF tool has barely changed in the nearly 70 years since …
