There’s something incredibly satisfying about taking something broken, something discarded, and giving it another chance. My recent adventure with an Icom IC-735 was exactly that: part repair...
Amateur radio is a funny hobby sometimes. There’s this never-ending pursuit of the “perfect signal” — you know, the one where your audio is crystal-clear, your signal cuts through pileups like a ho...
My journey into amateur radio didn’t exactly begin with a family member or a neighbour’s introduction like it does for many—it started in a very different place: the National Museum of Computing in...
If there’s one thing amateur radio teaches you, it’s the importance of timing. Whether you’re zero-beating CW signals, tuning your antenna just right, or aligning schedules to catch that rare DX st...
The Kenwood TS-450SAT is a radio that hams still rave about, even decades after its release. Known for its “bulletproof” transmitter, top-class receiver, and satisfying gear-driven tuning mechanis...
If you’re into ham radio and love building things, chances are you’ve heard of QRP Labs. Hans Summers and his team have created some of the most interesting kits out there, like the QRP Labs ...
If there’s one thing every amateur radio operator learns eventually, it’s this: amplifiers are deceptively tricky little beasts. Sure, the concept sounds simple—take a small signal, make it b...
So, this project has not started yet. It will eventually, because it's not actually my switch, it's a friend's. But Netgear haven't told me where the JTAG or UART interfaces are, so maybe aft...
If you’d asked me a few months ago about the IC-756 sitting on my bench, I’d have told you it was a lost cause. When I got it, the radio had already been through the hands of several amateurs. Each...
It all started with a rescue mission. Our school was getting rid of an old 3D printer—a Da Vinci 1.0a, notorious for its locked-down firmware and overpriced proprietary filament. Someone had tossed...