Unless you hold a First Degree RF Wizard rating, chances are good that coax stubs seem a bit baffling to you. They look for all the world like short circuits …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/21/coax-stub-filters-demystified/)

An AVO 8 Teardown
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/an-avo-8-teardown/

AVO meters — literally amp, volt, ohm meters — are not very common in North America but were staples in the UK. [TheHWcave] found an AVO 8 that is probably …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/an-avo-8-teardown/)

FauxTRS Is Definitely Not A Trash 80
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/fauxtrs-is-definitely-not-a-trash-80/

Among the 8-bit home micro boom from the late 1970s through early 1980s, the introduction to computing for many wasn’t a pricey Apple or Commodore, instead it was the slightly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/fauxtrs-is-definitely-not-a-trash-80/)

Reviewing Nuclear Accidents: Separating Fact From Fiction
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/reviewing-nuclear-accidents-separating-fact-from-fiction/

Few types of accidents speak as much to the imagination as those involving nuclear fission. From the unimaginable horrors of the nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, to the fever-pitch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/reviewing-nuclear-accidents-separating-fact-from-fiction/)

Making a Solid State 6AK8 Tube
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/making-a-solid-state-6ak8-tube/

[M Caldeira] had a project in mind: replacing a common vacuum tube with a solid-state equivalent. The tube in question was an EABC80 or 6AK8 triple diode triode. The key …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/making-a-solid-state-6ak8-tube/)

Small Mammals Appear To Have A Secret Infrared Sense
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/small-mammals-appear-to-have-a-secret-infrared-sense/

If you’ve ever watched Predator, you’ve noted the tactical advantage granted to the alien warrior by its heat vision. Indeed, even with otherwise solid camoflauge, Dutch and his squad ended up …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/small-mammals-appear-to-have-a-secret-infrared-sense/)

A Throne for LEGO Baron Harkonnen
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/a-throne-for-lego-baron-harkonnen/

If you’re both a LEGO and a Dune fan, unless you’ve been living in a cave on Mars with your eyes shut and fingers in your ears, you’re probably aware …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/a-throne-for-lego-baron-harkonnen/)

Bluetooth Printer works with AppleTalk
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/22/bluetooth-printer-works-with-appletalk/