Welcome
This is homepage of ham radio station oh5hba. Info about me and my station, which may interest other ham operators can be found thru menu. This page contains links that I use often in my everyday life. Reason for this site is just for own fun and it helps to find important things when i’m not at my own computer.
Interesting news feeds from different sources:
- Not that it’s the kind of thing that pops into your head often, but if you ever do think of a cyanotype print, it probably doesn’t conjure up thoughts of …read more
- Did you know that the land of flat-pack furniture and Saab automobiles played a serious role in the development of minicomputers, the forerunners of our home computers? If not, read …read more
- Do you do PCB design for a living? Has KiCad been just a tiny bit insufficient for your lightning-fast board routing demands? We’ve just been graced with the KiCad 9 …read more
- These days, adding a little LCD or OLED to your project is so cheap and easy that you can do it on a whim. Even if your original idea didn’t …read more
- In Al Williams’s marvelous rant he points out a number of the problems with speaking to computers. Obvious problems with voice control include things like multiple people talking over each …read more
- Cirrhosis of the liver is an extremely serious condition that requires extensive medical monitoring and often intervention. Progression of the condition can be fatal, so even if caught early it must be monitored closely. But, like most things in medicine, that gets expensive. That’s why Marb built his own DIY “micro lab” to analyze ammonia […]
- Every year, we take a moment to reflect on the contributions we made to the open source movement, and the many ways our community has made a huge difference. As we publish the latest Open Source Report, we are proud to say 2024 was another year of remarkable progress and achievements. A year of growth and […]
- “Single-point threading” on a lathe is the process of cutting threads, such as for a bolt, into the material through turning. The spindle/workpiece spin and the carriage moves linearly at a precise amount per turn of the spindle. That linear movement is the thread pitch. But this process usually requires several passes to reach the […]
- Pianos famously have a lot of keys. A standard full-size piano has 52 white keys and 36 black keys, for a total of 88. Therefore, people need to get clever when they build self-playing pianos. However, the brute force approach works, too. Paul Junkin’s brute force strategy was to add a solenoid for every one […]
- The age-old combination of physical locks and keys, although reliable, also comes with a few drawbacks, such as when you lose the key or you want to share access with someone else remotely. Davide Gomba has recognized this and built the MKR Keylock project as a way to address some of these shortcomings. Starting with an existing electronic […]
- That port is easy to miss, but it offers a lot of value.
- The best things in life are usually free.
- A secure backup for your most sensitive data.
- The internet’s latest design fail is AI-powered.
- Unsurprisingly, they run Linux.
- The Memory Wall initiative aims to highlight the recent history of the post-industrial neighborhood of La Ribera in Deusto in Spain’s Pais Vasco through the faces of the people who have given it life. La Ribera de Deusto is a neighborhood with a lot of history. At the beginning of the 20th century, companies such […]
- One medical maker’s journey from possibility to 3D printing kids' casts. The post Opportunity Activated: 3D Printing Casts for Kids appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- 3D printers can make amazing things, if you can model them. AdamCAD wants to make that easier with AI. The post AdamCAD’s Road to YC Demo Day appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- I had the opportunity to bring back together members of the first team who helped develop Make: magazine, taking an idea I had and turning it into something real and tangible. I am grateful for all that they did. –Dale Dougherty The OG Team Mark Frauenfelder: Mark was the first editor for Make: magazine. He had worked […]
- Join the Make: editorial staff & contributors as we dive deep to explore the coolest high-tech digital fabrication tools for your workshop! The post Dive into Digital Fabrication at our LIVE Make: Magazine Volume 92 Launch Party! appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.