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Thermal solutions for the Raspberry Pi

October 19, 2020
Argon One Raspberry Pi 4 case inserts showing the machined heatsink pedestals.

Recent metal case offerings from Raspberry Pi enclosure manufacturers help mitigate heat issues when you dare try process-heavy applications including amateur radio spotting servers.

Categories Computing Tags computer, heatsink, openwebrx, raspberry pi, sdr

Airspy YouLoop LF/MF/HF Möbius Receive Antenna

September 27, 2020September 11, 2020

The Airspy YouLoop is a no tune, broadband, small footprint, affordable LF to HF receive antenna that works indoors. Its modular construction facilitates experiments to understand where the Möbius inspired electrical design provides benefit.

Categories Antennas Tags airspy, Baluns, LF, MF, Mobius, Moebius, raspberry pi, sdr, shielded loop, small loop, YouLoop

Electrically isolated end-fed vs. center-fed dipole radiation

January 1, 2021June 3, 2019
Measured magnetic field in vicinity of no-feedline end-fed and center-fed 10 MHz dipoles.

Testing confirms an end-fed dipole can energize the radiator nearly as well as a center-fed without need of additional counterpoise or other extraneous conductors.

Categories Antennas Tags center-fed, dipole, EFHW, end-fed, half wave, measurement, raspberry pi

Feedline eliminator test transmitter – first look

March 20, 2019March 4, 2019
Raspberry Pi Zero Signal Generator

The Raspberry Pi Zero brings nearly off the shelf gear to the task of generating an RF test signal from a completely wireless, small, self powered device about the size of a D cell.

Categories Test Gear Tags battery, lithium, Pi Zero, Pi Zero W, PiCW, raspberry pi, riptx, WSPR, WsprryPi

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