There was a time when a ham radio set up sported many dials and switches and probably quite a few boxes as well. Computers have changed all that. Some transceivers now have just a few buttons or are ...

One problem with ham radio these days is that most hams live where you can’t put a big old antenna up due to city laws and homeowner covenants. If you’re just working local stations on VHF or UHF, ...

What just happened? Raspberry Pi has just released a new module designed to simplify the development of turnkey wireless hardware solutions. While the single-board computer company has long offered ...

Transform your Raspberry Pi into a powerful tool for radio communication, capable of exploring frequencies that stretch up to an impressive 6 GHz. The CaribouLite Raspberry Pi radio HAT makes this ...

I came across a delightful design by the un-named person behind 101 Things, a blog and a YouTube channel. It is an up-to-30MHz software defined radio using a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. A Raspberry Pi is capable of a great deal of things if you know what you're doing. You're able to create things like retro gaming consoles, ...

A new palm sized radio module has been created called the Rapid Radio that can be attached to a Raspberry Pi mini PC or Arduino development board in just a few minutes to communicate using radio ...

The HD Radio standard, at least in the US, is encrypted and proprietary, with apparently some rather strong lawyers behind it. So, unless you feel like reverse engineering a few receivers to figure ...

Despite being used en-masse by programmers and electronics experts, the Raspberry Pi series can cater to multiple ...

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