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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:
- For a long while, digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras were the king of the castle for professional and amateur photography. They brought large sensors, interchangeable lenses, and professional-level viewfinders to …read more
- You may not remember [Mr. Wizard], but he was a staple of nerd kids over a few decades, teaching science to kids via the magic of television. The Computer History …read more
- Isn’t this glorious? If you don’t recognize what this is right away (or from the post title), it’s an AlphaSmart NEO word processor, repackaged in a 3D-printed typewriter-esque shell, meticulously …read more
- Although infrastructure like a 19th-century pumping station generally tends to be quietly decommissioned and demolished, sometimes you get enough people looking at such an object and wondering whether maybe it’d …read more
- Once upon a time, the cathode ray tube was pretty much the only type of display you’d find in a consumer television. As the analog broadcast world shifted to digital, …read more
- So many of us struggle to wake up in the morning and end up sleeping through our alarms. You may even be the kind of person who will continue sleeping, even as your alarm clock is blaring right next to you for 10 minutes. If so, you’ll want to check out this megaphone-powered LEGO alarm […]
- When you buy a 3D scanner, it will probably come with a turntable to spin the subject part and help you get a consistent scan from all sides. But almost all of those turntables are flimsy, shaky, and lack any fixturing provisions for parts, diminishing their utility. That’s why Chris Borge used an Arduino to […]
- That shiny new Arduino UNO R4 board that you got has quite a bit of power under the hood, thanks to its Renesas RA4M1 Cortex-M4 microcontroller. It has more than enough power to run games and one great way to take advantage of that is by building Szymon Kubica’s MicroBox handheld console. The MicroBox design […]
- When NASA or SpaceX launches a rocket, it is important for them to monitor the real-time local weather conditions to adjust parameters or even delay until conditions are more favorable. Model rocket launches are just as affected by weather — more so, in fact, because they have so much less mass. That’s why Markus Bindhammer […]
- Mark your calendars for March 27-28, 2026, as we come together for Arduino Days 2026 – our annual online event for everyone, everywhere. As we step into 2026, we embrace an exciting paradigm shift in technology, ready to explore the new world of AI. For the past two decades, Arduino has been a favorite of […]
- If you sideload apps on Android, this is one tool you shouldn’t live without.
- Use these two travel tools to help with smart decision-making and strategic planning, saving stress and money on your next weekend escape.
- The MoxiPlayer streaming stick has red flags all over it.
- You need to subtract stuff, not add more of it
- A note app that works on my terms, effortlessly.
- Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 4 PM Pacific Time At Make: we’ve cheered, and sometimes steered, two decades of rapid evolution in digital fabrication tools for home, hobby, and business use. But this year is an astonishing one. Make: Vol. 96 is all about the latest digital fabrication tools! Join us live as we talk […]
- Framework's Laptop 13 isn't just a capable machine, but one you can repair and keep using indefinitely. The post Review: Framework Laptop 13 appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- Robert Quattlebaum makes high-end interactive Lumanoi light sculptures from wood, acrylic, and custom circuitry. The post Meet the Maker: Robert Quattlebaum of Lumanoi appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers.
- What does a decade of dedicated makerspace programming in a public school district look like? Recently, we talked with Dain Elman, the Instructional Coach for STEM, makerspace teacher, and School Maker Faire coordinator at Gurnee District 56 Schools, about an hour north of Chicago near(ish) the Western shore of Lake Michigan. Gurnee District 56 is […]
- School City of Hammond, a school district just south of Chicago on the Illinois border, launched its first Maker-Faire to come together and celebrate the skills of students and staff. The theme was to celebrate a season of making to welcome in the holiday and winter season and provide an opportunity for the community to […]