Author: Steve Spence

Arduino ESP8266 WiFi, on the Cheap!

If you are looking for Wifi for for your Arduino Project, look no further! For less than $9 you can add wifi capability to your Arduino Project, without loading down your Arduino with a bunch of network access code. We

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Encryption fun, win an Arduino!

Here’s a challenge for you all. I’m posting a picture, and a coded phrase. Figure it out, email me, and the first 5 winners get an Arduino Nano clone, and their names (or hacker names) listed as really smart (and

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KK4HFJ HF Station is up and running!

I finally made the move from 2m EmComm’s to HF work. I’m still working 2m off the local repeaters, but it’s nice to be able to reach around the world. I installed a Kenwood TS-430 HF rig, a AT-250 Antenna

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STEMTera – Arduino in a LEGO Breadboard

Sparkfun is coming out with a new breadboard that includes a Arduino in a LEGO compatible base. All the ATmega328P and ATmega16U2’s I/O pins are broken out and available. The breadboard has shield compatible pinouts (yes, the weird offset is

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Model Railroad Crossing Lights

For the Charleston Area Model Railroad Club, We have combined our train detector circuit from the scale speedometer project with a LED Crossing Light to make it simple to indicate a train is coming to a crossing. The next step

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