Electronics
Flux Your Braid
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January 17, 2013
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January 17, 2013
Grand knows his stuff – thank you, Sir!
More flux did the trick.
Killed It!
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January 15, 2013
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January 15, 2013
The tip of the soldering iron I tried to use is too big - it bridges all five wires at once.
iShower
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January 6, 2013
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January 6, 2013
Old School Tools
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January 3, 2013
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January 3, 2013
And before that, they used logarithms which, as it happens, are the basis for slide rules and, later, some of the parts in analog computers.
Android Tablet
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November 20, 2012
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November 20, 2012
I’m shifting to an Android tablet, the Insignia Flex (NS-13T001) from Best Buy for $249 and tax.
Interesting Omission
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November 15, 2012
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November 15, 2012
Provided with equipment, space and operating expenses by the National Security Agency (NSA), the museum is immediately next to NSA’s headquarters in Ft Meade Maryland.
Listen a Lot, Talk a Little (Part 3 of 3)
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October 9, 2012
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October 9, 2012
In the previous sections, we eavesdropped on a live conversation between two ham stations, one in Windsor Ontario and the other in Venezuela on the northern coast of South America.
Listen a Lot, Talk a Little (Part 2 of 3)
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October 7, 2012
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October 7, 2012
In the first part of this post, we had a quick look at a conversation taking place between ham radio stations in Ontario Canada and Venezuela where I just happened to be in the right place, Phoenix Arizona, to “hear” both of them.