The way to get into radio, and thence electronics, in the middle years of the last century, was to fire up a shortwave receiver and tune across the bands. In …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/give-your-band-the-music-of-the-bands/)

Listening for the Next Wow! Signal with Low-Cost SDR
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/listening-for-the-next-wow-signal-with-low-cost-sdr/

The Wow! signal represented as “6EQUJ5” with Jerry R. Ehman’s handwritten comment.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Wow_signal.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Wow_signal.jpg?w=800">As you might expect, the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo has a fascination with radio signals from space. While doing research into the legendary “Wow! Signal” detected back in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/listening-for-the-next-wow-signal-with-low-cost-sdr/)

A New Generation of Spacecraft Head to the ISS
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/a-new-generation-of-spacecraft-head-to-the-iss/

While many in the industry were at first skeptical of NASA’s goal to put resupply flights to the International Space Station in the hands of commercial operators, the results speak …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/a-new-generation-of-spacecraft-head-to-the-iss/)

PCBs the Prehistoric Way
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/pcbs-the-prehistoric-way/

When we see an extremely DIY project, you always get someone who jokes “well, you didn’t collect sand and grow your own silicon”. [Patrícia J. Reis] and [Stefanie Wuschitz] did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/pcbs-the-prehistoric-way/)

Radio Apocalypse: Clearing the Air with SCATANA
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/radio-apocalypse-clearing-the-air-with-scatana/

For the most part, the Radio Apocalypse series has focused on the radio systems developed during the early days of the atomic age to ensure that Armageddon would be as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/radio-apocalypse-clearing-the-air-with-scatana/)

Worst Clock Ever Teaches You QR Codes
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/worst-clock-ever-teaches-you-qr-codes/

[WhiskeyTangoHotel] wrote in with his newest clock build — and he did warn us that it was minimalist and maybe less than useful. Indeed, it is nothing more than a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/worst-clock-ever-teaches-you-qr-codes/)

Enhanced Definition TV: “A Poor Man’s High-Def”
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/enhanced-definition-tv-a-poor-mans-high-def/

Although to many of us the progression from ‘standard definition’ TV and various levels of high-definition at 720p or better seemed to happen smoothly around the turn of the new …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/enhanced-definition-tv-a-poor-mans-high-def/)

A Deep Dive on Creepy Cameras
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/18/a-deep-dive-on-creepy-cameras/