On Hackaday last week, and on the podcast, we were talking about one of the educational toys of yesteryear that launched a thousand careers, at least if the comment section …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/you-gotta-want-it/)
555 Makes a Useful Beat Frequency Oscillator
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/555-makes-a-useful-beat-frequency-oscillator/
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/555-makes-a-useful-beat-frequency-oscillator/
If you’ve got a cheap ham rig, it might not be very practical for you to receive certain transmissions out of the box. However, if you were to hack in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/555-makes-a-useful-beat-frequency-oscillator/)
The Shutter Makes This 3D Printed Camera Special
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/the-shutter-makes-this-3d-printed-camera-special/
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/the-shutter-makes-this-3d-printed-camera-special/
Making a film camera is a project within the reach of almost anyone, from the experimenter with cardboard and sticky tape, to the machinist with an aluminium billet. But 3D …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/the-shutter-makes-this-3d-printed-camera-special/)
Open-Source ExpressLRS Receiver Reaches for Range
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/open-source-expresslrs-receiver-reaches-for-range/
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/open-source-expresslrs-receiver-reaches-for-range/
Drone control links are, from a radio signals perspective, nothing short of amazing: using a transmitter capable of transmitting, at most, one watt, a protocol such as ExpressLRS (ELRS) can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/open-source-expresslrs-receiver-reaches-for-range/)