Jan Buiting (492)

1-02-2010 | Teletext, an information service based on text and simple graphics all carried via analogue TV broadcasts, did take a few years to develop o...

1-01-2010 | When we talk about vintage radios, amplifiers, transmitters etc, we often forget the test equipment that was necessary to develop and mainta...

1-06-2009 | Many readers are curious to know just what gear, software and tools is in daily use in the Elektor Labs. One really crucial piece of equipme...

1-03-2009 | Nothing, zilch, nada from Google on this bright yellow, portable, NBFM 70 MHz receiver/transmitter from Philips duly labelled “Fabr. Nr. LO ...

1-02-2009 | Decibit rely on proven technology: Atmel’s ATMega168 microcontroller in combination with an nRF24L01 transceiver chip from Nordic Semiconduc...

1-12-2008 | RS Components has launched a unique concept that’s claimed to revolutionise the way you design. Like most good ideas, it’s deceptively simpl...

1-12-2008 | Add more speakersSwitching with relaysPotted-plant batteryScarecrowAcoustic finder for model aircraftAn intercom using six componentsSchrödi...

1-12-2008 | Happy with the good response I got to two previous Retronics stories about little known valves like the Dekatron and E1T, I decided to dig o...

1-10-2008 | So you finally mastered hand soldering a 0805 package and now you’re expected to migrate to 0603 and next up is 0402! Did you know that ther...

1-07-2008 | Old germanium transistors like the OC171 and later AF devices carry a ‘terrible secret’ inside their TO-7 metal can. If you switch on a ‘dea...