#radiohacks — Public Fediverse posts

It’s Teletext, But On The Radio

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/its-teletext-but-on-the-radio/

Open-Source ExpressLRS Receiver Reaches for Range

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/open-source-expresslrs-receiver-reaches-for-range/

All Handheld Antennas Are Not Born The Same https://hackaday.com/2025/11/30/all-handheld-antennas-are-not-born-the-same/ #handheldantenna #RadioHacks #rubberduck #antenna

Building a Low-Cost Satellite Tracker https://hackaday.com/2025/11/26/building-a-low-cost-satellite-tracker/ #RadioHacks #satellite #tracking #antenna #433mhz #radio #data #LoRa

This board helps you prototype circuits with tubes https://hackaday.com/2025/09/14/this-board-helps-you-prototype-circuits-with-tubes/ #breadboardhacks #vacuumtubes #RadioHacks #how-to

This board helps you prototype circuits with tubes - There you are at the surplus store, staring into the bin of faded orange, yellow, ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/14/this-board-helps-you-prototype-circuits-with-tubes/ #breadboardhacks #vacuumtubes #radiohacks #how-to

A Solar-Only, Battery-Free Device That Harvests Energy from a BPW34 Photodiode https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/a-solar-only-battery-free-device-that-harvests-energy-from-a-bpw34-photodiode/ #BQ25504ultra-low-powerboostconverter #BPW34SiliconPINphotodiode #bluetoothlowenergy #WirelessHacks #RadioHacks #SolarHacks #NordicnRF #hardware #mosfet

A Solar-Only, Battery-Free Device That Harvests Energy from a BPW34 Photodiode - Normally when you think solar projects, you think of big photovoltaic cells. But a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/10/a-solar-only-battery-free-device-that-harvests-energy-from-a-bpw34-photodiode/ #bq25504ultra-low-powerboostconverter #bpw34siliconpinphotodiode #bluetoothlowenergy #wirelesshacks #radiohacks #solarhacks #nordicnrf #hardware #mosfet

Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/neon-lamp-detects-lightning-strikes/ #lightningdetector #chargedclouds #RadioHacks #lightning #neonlamp #antenna #radio #led

Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes - For as mysterious, fascinating, and beautiful as lightning is at a distance, it’s ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/19/neon-lamp-detects-lightning-strikes/ #lightningdetector #chargedclouds #radiohacks #lightning #neonlamp #antenna #radio #led

Intercepting and Decoding Bluetooth Low Energy Data for Victron Devices https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/intercepting-and-decoding-bluetooth-low-energy-data-for-victron-devices/ #bluetoothlowenergy #Microcontrollers #SoftwareHacks #WirelessHacks #ArduinoHacks #RadioHacks #ESP32wroom #Victron #ble

Intercepting and Decoding Bluetooth Low Energy Data for Victron Devices - [ChrisJ7903] has created two Ardiuno programs for reading Victron solar controller... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/26/intercepting-and-decoding-bluetooth-low-energy-data-for-victron-devices/ #bluetoothlowenergy #microcontrollers #softwarehacks #wirelesshacks #arduinohacks #radiohacks #esp32wroom #victron #ble

Does a Radome Affect Radio? https://hackaday.com/2025/01/25/does-a-radome-affect-radio/ #RadioAstronomy #geodesicdome #RadioHacks #radome

Does a Radome Affect Radio? - Not too far away from where this is being written is one of Uncle Sam’s NATO outpo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/25/does-a-radome-affect-radio/ #radioastronomy #geodesicdome #radiohacks #radome

Forget the Coax, Wire Up Your Antennas with Cat 6 Cable https://hackaday.com/2025/01/15/forget-the-coax-wire-up-your-antennas-with-cat-6-cable/ #transimpedance #RadioHacks #feeedline #beverage #combiner #coaxial #balun #Cat6 #UTP

Forget the Coax, Wire Up Your Antennas with Cat 6 Cable - These days, anything with copper in it is expensive. If you doubt that, a walk int... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/15/forget-the-coax-wire-up-your-antennas-with-cat-6-cable/ #transimpedance #radiohacks #feeedline #beverage #combiner #coaxial #balun #cat6 #utp

Making Sure Your Patch Cables Are Ready for RF Work https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/making-sure-your-patch-cables-are-ready-for-rf-work/ #time-domainreflectometry #radiofrequency #RadioHacks #Patchcable #coaxial #testing #tdr #vna #RF

Making Sure Your Patch Cables Are Ready for RF Work - How do you know that your patch cables are good? For simple jumper wires, a multim... - https://hackaday.com/2025/01/08/making-sure-your-patch-cables-are-ready-for-rf-work/ #time-domainreflectometry #radiofrequency #radiohacks #patchcable #coaxial #testing #tdr #vna #rf

Lowering Your Noise Floor, the Easy Way https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/lowering-your-noise-floor-the-easy-way/ #switchmodepowersupply #amateurradio #interference #RadioHacks #noisefloor #smps #ham #QRM #RFI

Lowering Your Noise Floor, the Easy Way - If there’s anything more annoying to an amateur radio operator than noise, we’re n... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/31/lowering-your-noise-floor-the-easy-way/ #switchmodepowersupply #amateurradio #interference #radiohacks #noisefloor #smps #ham #qrm #rfi

Random Wire Antenna Uses No Wire https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/random-wire-antenna-uses-no-wire/ #WirelessHacks #carbonfiber #RadioHacks #hamradio #antenna

Coax Stub Filters Demystified https://hackaday.com/2024/07/21/coax-stub-filters-demystified/ #amateurradio #RadioHacks #impedance #bandpass #matching #coaxial #filter #stub #ham #RF

Coax Stub Filters Demystified - Unless you hold a First Degree RF Wizard rating, chances are good that coax stubs ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/21/coax-stub-filters-demystified/ #amateurradio #radiohacks #impedance #bandpass #matching #coaxial #filter #stub #ham #rf

A Super-Simple Standalone WSPR Beacon https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/a-super-simple-standalone-wspr-beacon/ #amateurradio #transmitter #RadioHacks #weaksignal #atmega328 #digital #beacon #SI5351 #wspr #gps #ham

A Super-Simple Standalone WSPR Beacon - We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: being able to build your own radios i... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/14/a-super-simple-standalone-wspr-beacon/ #amateurradio #transmitter #radiohacks #weaksignal #atmega328 #digital #beacon #si5351 #wspr #gps #ham

Grid Leak Radio Draws the Waves - [Stephen McNamera] found a schematic for a grid leak radio online and decided to t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/05/23/grid-leak-radio-draws-the-waves/ #classichacks #vacuumtubes #radiohacks #radio

USB-C Power For Ham Radio - Even though manufacturers of handheld ham radios have been busy adding all sorts o... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/05/usb-c-power-for-ham-radio/ #powerdelivery #radiohacks #connector #handheld #usb-pd #radio #yaesu #ham #usb

RF Remote Made Easy - The 433 MHz spectrum is a little bit of an oddball. It’s one of the few areas of t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/31/rf-remote-made-easy/ #remotecontrol #fourchannel #radiohacks #switching #arduino #atmega8 #433mhz #radio

Russia’s New Mystery Shortwave Station - The Buzzer, also known as UVB-76 or UZB-76, has been a constant companion to anyon... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/08/russias-new-mystery-shortwave-station/ #numberstations #radiohacks #uvb-76 #uzb-76

The $50 Ham: A Simple WSPR Beacon - I was having a chat recently with someone, and it surprised me that she had an ama... - https://hackaday.com/2021/04/15/the-50-ham-a-simple-wspr-beacon/ #hackadaycolumns #propagation #radiohacks #weaksignal #joetaylor #the$50ham #digital #wsjt-x

The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World - Everybody has a bucket list,  things to be accomplished before the day we eventually wake up on the ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/25/the-50-ham-wspr-ing-around-the-world/ #hackadaycolumns #originalart #propagation #radiohacks #weaksignal #joetaylor #the$50ham #digital #wsjt-x

Homebrew Loop Antenna Brings the Shortwave World to You - Radio may be dead in terms of delivering entertainment, but it’s times like these when the original ... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/04/12/homebrew-loop-antenna-brings-the-shortwave-world-to-you/ #radiohacks #shortwave #coaxial #balun #noise #oroid #radio #coax #loop #unun #sdr