Category Archives: Building

Putting My Foot Down

I can’t say I’m a kean games player exactly, but after receiving Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 free with my new PC’s processor, I thought I’d give the game a go. I did enjoy it for a while but … Continue reading

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It’s The Final Countdown (I Hope)

The last version of the Morse Practice Oscillator has arrived. v2.04 StAR Edition (St Richards Amateur Radio club). They look really nice, and because I took the opportunity to panelise them, I got 20 of each board. They snap off … Continue reading

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More Oscillations

The Morse Practice Oscillator boards finally arrived! Sometimes I dispair my orders will ever get from China to the UK without incident. I think I may use the DHL option more often. Anyway, having unpacked the new boards, I built … Continue reading

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Oscillator Update

I successfully completed the Twin ‘T’ Oscillator, original by Mike Maynard – K4ICY. It’s a great circuit and sounds really good. Much better than a raspy 555 version. Mike has been kind enough to put a link to my project … Continue reading

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Radio Network

I’ve been a licenced radio amateur since 1993. My callsign is G0TDJ. Morse was always my first love in radio although I have tried many other modes. Recently, ‘Network Radio’ was drawn to my attention by an article in a … Continue reading

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TZXDuino Compact v1.01 and other projects

The TZXDuino Compact v1.01 PCBs arrived today from Hackvana.com I have built one and tested it successfully, so the design files are on the AVR Projects page. Feel free to use the Gerbers with your favourite fabricator (Hackvana are good!). … Continue reading

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Old Skool Tape Loading

As I continue to explore the world of retro-computing, bringing back memories of my late teens and early twenties, I’m constantly amazed at just how big the retro-computing scene is. I’m also amazed that, given all the new interfaces for … Continue reading

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Electronic Film Clapper

By way of a break from the Timed Camera Cable Release, I chose to develop the Electronic Film Clapper further and learned a lot in the process. I had the first iteration of the boards fabricated by Hackvana as usual … Continue reading

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New Project: TB Timer – Timed Camera Cable Release

One of my other pastimes is Photography. I used to be ‘in the trade’, in fact, I have been a photographer and a photographer’s assistant several times. Nowadays, I pursue photography in a hobbyist sense. I still enjoy experimenting with … Continue reading

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minDUINO Next

Whilst the Spectrum Next Kickstarter goes from strength to strength (1st stretch goal reached already at £350,000), I have been redrawing the minDUINO in KiCad. Today, I received the first batch of PCBs from the ever brilliant Hackvana and they … Continue reading

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