Tag Archives: Layout

More Oscillations

Posted on August 9, 2018 by admin

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

Posted on July 18, 2018 by admin

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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minDUINO v1.6 Sneak-Peek

Posted on June 2, 2014 by admin

I’m getting ahead of myself here but I thought I’d post a quick preview of the minDUINO v1.6 board. The main target here was to accommodate a 28-pin ZIF socket for programming purposes. The 3M ZIF Sockets have a rather … Continue reading →

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Park Life

Posted on April 27, 2013 by admin

I have now had a lesson in patience. My PCBs arrived from OSH Park yesterday. They are of top quality. However, I should have checked over my design a few times before submission. On the face of it, they look … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park

Posted on April 19, 2013 by admin

As a slight detour from my own PCB making exploits, let me tell you about a couple of PCBs I’m having made commercially. I am a big fan of the Z80 microprocessor made by ZiLog and have had an itch … Continue reading →

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