Wien Bridge Signal Generator
I recently found an old signal generator project I made in the very distant past. It was almost certainly built from an article in a popular elec…
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QRP Power Indicator and Dummy Load
After a gap of almost 30 years, I found myself returning to amateur radio. With a little more spare time on the horizon and a renewed interest in…
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Arbitrary Wave Form Generator using a Raspberry Pi Pico
What is an arbitrary waveform generator? It's a device that creates a wide range of electrical waveforms, allowing users to generate wave shapes …
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Unleashing the Power of Servo Motors: Offering Precision and Versatility
Looking for a device that can produce precise and controlled mechanical movements? Look no further than the servo motor! This nifty gadget operat…
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Variable Tuning Capacitor
With many variable capacitors becoming hard to get I wanted to see if it was possible to build a homemade version suitable for a medium wave radi…
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Weather Station and Automatic Plant Watering System
Living in Britain, the weather can always provide a conversation topic. This summer was no different! We had some crazy unprecedented high temper…
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Using Fritzing for Printed Circuit Board Design
Sooner or later as every electronic project evolves there comes a time when you will want to move it from breadboard or stripboard to a Printed C…
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Build a simple Arduino Oscilloscope
We’d seen many Arduino projects made using displays to increase the functionality of whatever it is you’re making. We wanted to do the same so op…
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Build a simple yet sensitive metal detector
This DIY Simple Sensitive Metal Detector using an Arduino Nano can be found on the Arduino Project Hub. When I first encountered it, some aspects…
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Taking the next steps with Arduino | Electronics Projects
Our projects up until now have covered the basics – those which are effective, yet easy to build. To build electronics projects with a greater de…
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Build a logic probe
A logic probe is a great addition to any electronics tool kit, especially if you don’t have access to an oscilloscope. Using a logic probe ensure…
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Soldering for beginners
For anyone getting started in electronics learning the art of soldering is a must. But don’t worry, with a bit of practice it is easy to do! Hope…
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Build electronic circuits with stripboard
Build electronic circuits with stripboard – it's easy and can help you build effective circuits. The circuits we've shown on the website can be b…
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Build an LED Torch
Making the LED Torch is one of the easiest electronics projects around. What's more when properly finished it can be a really practical and usefu…
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Doorbell
Fed up of replacing the batteries in your wireless doorbell? We'll show you how to make & design one!
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Vintage Style Radio
In this project, we've covered aspects of woodworking and electronics to create your own vintage style radio!
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