Melting solder, fiddling with electronics parts and lightly disturbing the ether. On Canal Street in Manhattan. Years ago, there were many places in NYC where you could find tons of surplus electronics components, but apparently those days are gone. But I was undaunted, because 269 Electronics looked like it might be a throwback to an earlier time. So, on a rainy afternoon I rode the subway to Canal Street and began hunting for the store.

Hi there, my name is Bob. I love writing six word stories. Organizing information is my life purpose. Like to write code for fun. I love to make people smile. Am a student of human nature. I enjoy dancing Swing and Bachata. Love art, fashion, and Taylor Swift. There is hope for us all. Always, always, always, always, always. Experience, education, skills, and more below.

To search within the Clifton Laboratories site, enter your search term below. Prior Products - no longer available. Adventures in Electronics and Radio. Elecraft K2 and K3 Transceivers. Welcome to Clifton Laboratories, the page of Jack Smith, K8ZOA, author of Programming the PIC Microcontroller with MBasic.

Dixie Pixie Project - A QRP Build. A bottom up approach to understanding radio circuits for Radio amateurs using the venerable PIXIE2 design. Monday, March 22, 2010. Thursday, February 4, 2010. Seeing radio waves with a light bulb. More from one of my favorite MAKEzine bloggers - Diana Eng. This is an excellent way to help one visualize radio waves as you build your DIXIE PIXIE. Watch the whole video HERE. Enclosure Idea - PIXIE built inside a 9v battery. The rest of the Article at the Hack a Day Site.

Lab Hours 9am to 4pm CDT,. DIY foam board and paper mache computer case. Super clock Mods for a GPS-4 Display. Install missing voltage control option. From fts4040 above, heater circuit problem. OXCO in a FTS-5030 Cesium Frequency Standard.

My tresured possession, built from a kit, on a table in the living room during Christmas day 1977. This is the back view of the previous design and has given me many years of portable listening pleasure. The Mullard 520 Hi Fi Valve amplifier of the 1950s. This is a homebuilt stereo design I built from a kit and is used for my multimedia listening. Home Built Valve Hi Fi system.

From the Midwest of the North American Continent. Wednesday, November 19, 2014. My exploits in the artisanal coaster printing business are detailed in the last entry on The Tagalong Press. Blog, about nine months back, when I boxed myself in with coasters of various levels of silliness. Not included is the passle of coasters I printed for my friend, Piero Begali,. Which brings me up to the Yuletide season and the design I decided on for the family Christmas cards.