Take a moment to reflect on the 19th Century giants Faraday, Maxwell. These wonderful scientists laid the foundations for modern physics and our radio hobbies. Read more
Faraday, Maxwell – Scientific Heroes Remembered
Category: Radio
Mysterious Radio Kuwait Fading
Digital broadcasting can provide excellent quality on shortwave. But recently I have discovered mysterious Radio Kuwait fading of some sort. Read more
Skywave Fading – Essential Shortwave Listening
Skywave fading is a fun “feature” of shortwave propagation. Take some time to examine the many fading effects you experience every day. Read more
HF Coastal Radar – Over the Horizon
You can easily receive HF coastal radar signals on your SDR, and sometimes even read the radar return signal under the right conditions. Read more
Zynq Development Board Software Radio
Modern tools like the Zynq development board provide the opportunity to build complex radio gear with programmable hardware. GUI, control and demodulation can be coded into embedded operating systems. Read more
Red Pitaya Ham Radio Homebrew
Take the leap into Red Pitaya ham radio homebrew. Most of what you need for a DIY receiver or transceiver is on this amazing little device. Read more
Red Pitaya Programmable Hardware Community
Looking for a Christmas present in 2018? Check out the Red Pitaya programmable hardware solution for your electronics lab or software defined radio. It’s amazing. Read more
Xilinx Zynq SDR System-on-Chip
Let’s explore Xilinx Zynq SDR with a gentle introduction. Programmable hardware software defined radio is now within reach at a reasonable cost and modest effort. Read more
Configurable SDR Devices – Broadband Transceivers
You can easily combine configurable SDR devices with open source software to build and operate virtually any wireless protocol and modulation scheme. Let’s take a look. Read more
SDR FPGA – Moving Beyond the Blank Stare
Talking about SDR FPGA typically earns you a blank stare. Let’s move beyond that and consider the power unleashed by Field Programmable Gate Arrays. Read more