Category Archives: Ham Radio

Solar Panels Ahoy!

Posted on 2010-08-09 by Nigel VH

A little while ago I found a good deal on a pile of solar photovoltaic cells on ebay, so I decided to make myself a solar panel. After getting some tabbing wire, a chunk of plywood, and a chunk of … Continue reading →

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Once again with the lack of updates…

Posted on 2010-05-02 by Nigel VH

Well, it’s been pretty quiet around here lately. That’s mostly my fault. Alright, it’s completely my fault. Anyway, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been doing things. I’ve just been quite busy doing those things. Over spring break, I went … Continue reading →

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Long Time, No Update

Posted on 2010-01-22 by Nigel VH

Alright, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. Sorry. That doesn’t mean that I haven’t been doing things though. First, there’s been christmas, my birthday, and a whole bunch of other stuff that gets stuffed into winter break. … Continue reading →

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Radio Projects

Posted on 2009-12-09 by Nigel VH

A few days ago the girl came home with a subminiature PC case. It had a mobo in it, but was toast, so I decided to repurpose the case into something useful. I took my 13.8V power supply, a backup … Continue reading →

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Yaesu MH-48 Microphone Mod

Posted on 2009-12-05 by Nigel VH

You’ve all known for a while that I’m a HAM radio operator. Recently I was reading around online about things that people have modified on my model of radio to improve performance, expand range, etc. One of the things I … Continue reading →