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indoor antenna

i live in an apartment and shortwave is my hobbie but unable to get many stations .does anyone have any ideas how i can...
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posted by julius4676
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difference between CE and CC amplifiers

Hello, I've been told that common emitter and Common collector and Common Base amplifiers are so named because the inpu...
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posted by harrytuttle777
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Audio Generator

Building a project which requires alignment and says to use a audio generator, which basically looks like a function ge...
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posted by james.douglas
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Need for heat

Hi Everyone, I'm doing a experiment were I need to get a =BC" x 8" x 12" piece of aluminum to 150-200 degrees F. Outsid...
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posted by jeff1608
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Cushman CE50 help needed

Hi, I have a slightly sick Cushman CE50-TG-1 service monitor and was wondering if anyone has taken any voltage readings...
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posted by sad.tip
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Education

Looking for a decent on-line program a newbie can learn from. Has any one checked out George Brown City College Electro...
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posted by rtwgfp
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My power supply

I'm working on making a power supply that supplies different fixed regulated voltages and also a + and - variable volta...
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posted by Abstract.Dissonance.hotmail.co
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unable to receive data from parallel port

hi, i'm using parallel port for simple interfacing. i am able to output data to parallel port. But i'm unable to receiv...
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posted by brazingo
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Power Supplys

I have got some DC Power Supplys for some projects one 6 volt and one 5 volt the 5 volt one reads 5.5volts but the 6 vo...
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posted by tux
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Morse code flasher

Hello, I'm trying to make a device that can convert a Morse code audio file to a flashing light. I have the Morse messa...
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posted by gdphilpott
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GP2Y0D340K IR Sensor Cable?

I'm trying to connect a Sharp GP2Y0D340K IR Sensor to a solderless breadboard. The GP2Y0D340K module has 5 short pins s...
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posted by redbrickhat
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Reading a gyroscope's orientation in a coil?

I've been evaluating different methods to sense a gyroscope's orientation, and needed some advice in determining if one...
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posted by dave.harper
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PCB design

Very soon I will try to make my first PCB(I've got all the hardware ready and waiting) and I'm wondering what are the m...
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posted by Abstract.Dissonance.hotmail.co
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Voltage Doublers

I was just wondering(as always ;) whats wrong with using a voltage doubler recifier circuit? (i.e., where you use 2 dio...
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posted by Abstract.Dissonance.hotmail.co
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by Abstract.Dissonance.hotmail.co