via Hackaday: Experimenting with MicroPython on the Bus Pirate 5
I recently got one of the new RP2040-based Bus Pirate 5 (BP5), a multi-purpose interface…
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via Hackaday: Random Wire Antenna Uses No Wire
Ideally, if you are going to transmit, you want a properly-tuned resonant antenna. But, sometimes,…
via Hackaday: Tiny LoRa GPS Node Relies on ESP32
Sometimes you need to create a satellite navigation tracking device that communicates via a low-power…
via Hackaday: Zinc Creep and Electroplasticity: Why Arecibo Collapsed
It’s been nearly four years since the Arecibo Telescope collapsed, an event the world got…
via Hackaday: Few Things Are Cheaper than This Antenna
As far as hobbies go, ham radio tends to be on the more expensive side….
via Hackaday: Flirting With Kessler: why Space Debris Physics Make it Such an Orbital Pain
Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now…
via Hackaday: Amazon Receives FAA Approval for MK30 Delivery Drone
It’s been about a decade since Amazon began to fly its delivery drones, aiming to…
via Hackaday: Solve: An ESP32-Based Equation Solving Calculator
We’re suckers for good-looking old-school calculators, so this interesting numerical equation-solving calculator by caught…
via Hackaday: Turning a Quansheng Handheld Into A Neat Desktop Transceiver
The Quansheng UV-K5 is a popular handheld radio. It’s useful out of the box, but…
via Hackaday: PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation Prolok
In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer…