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"Hardware Hacking" is a term referring to either the modification, cannibalization or combination of new and/or old technologies to create something different, in order to solve a problem, convey an idea, art, experiment, tinkering or just for the fun.

Observations at 173.5Mhz

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 20:51 — admin

New! Live strip chart data.

Along with the 232Mhz band experiment, I've also identified another band inside the frequency range of my VHF collinear array antenna which is also relatively radio quiet at around 173.5Mhz. However, in this series of observations I will try to set up my scans in such a way that I can also identify where in the sky the antenna is pointed and what would cause the rise and fall of signals recorded.

Direct Conversion Software Defined Receiver

Thu, 02/04/2010 - 09:31 — admin

I recently purchased and built a low cost Soft66Lite kit which is a Direct Conversion (DC) Software Defined Receiver (SDR) the simple cousin of the well known Software Defined Receivers and unlike the early Direct Conversion Receivers of the past, as the mixer stages are based on a Quadrature Sampling Detector (QSD).

Muon Detector using Scintillators and Photomultipliers

Thu, 11/26/2009 - 10:18 — admin

Recently I obtained some blocks of Plastic Scintillator BC412 which measure 89mm x 89mm x 38mm and is ideally suited for detecting muons.

Sonification of Muons via Arduino and Max/MSP

Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:23 — admin

I loaned my 3 Tube Muon Detector to Sebastian Tomczak who has rigged it up for some experimental sonification.

More information available on his website Little-scale

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