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Inside electronic and radio gear Several videos explaining the insides of various pieces of electronic and radio equipment. They range from cheap to dear, toy to professional, and homebrew to commercial. Some of the radio transceivers featured have been converted for use on the amateur bands.   Inside a solar powered transistor radio   AM clock radio teardown   Kmart's $2.50 amplified mushroom speaker   Smithsonian crystal radio kit   Tandy/Radio Shack 'Science Fair' electronic kit   1970s 'Einstein' electronic memory game   Useful bits inside a compact flourescent light   A TV antenna balun transformer   A homebrew crystal calibrator used for frequency measurements   A homebrew direct reading capacitance meter   A Seacom 2 MHz AM marine transceiver on 160m   Inside a PCM Hawk SSB transceiver and how it works   Inside an AWA 25M carphone VHF transceiver   Bringing a Midland 70 340 VHF transceiver back to life   An oBike's electronics   An oBike's generator   Disclosure: I receive a small commission from items purchased through links on this site. Items were chosen for likely usefulness and a satisfaction rating of 4/5 or better.

Books by VK3YE Ham Radio Get Started (USA) Australian Ham Radio Handbook (Aust) Hand-carried QRP Antennas More Hand-carried QRP Antennas 99 things you can do with Amateur Radio Getting back into Amateur Radio Minimum QRP Illustrated International Ham Radio Dictionary Make your Passion Pay (ebook writing)   All material on this site (c) Peter Parker VK3YE 1997 - 2024. Material may not be reproduced without permission. Read privacy policy.