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On the blog, you'll find stories of electronics repairs, casual schematics, and reflections on the challenges of circuit design

AI is corporations' new idol. It's time to break it's statue.

Mythology Tech giants are trying to convince us that AI is the new god. They don’t mention that their language model...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

PG19 Radio Frequency 50MHz LC Generator - Repair & Teardown

Recently I had the opportunity to repair an early 70s Polish radio frequency generator - PG19. It utilizes a tradit...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

XT60 Shield For Enerblock LiFePo4 100Ah Battery

I designed this shield for LiFePo4 battery owned by SP9KJM radioamateur club. It features 6 XT60 connectors because...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

Programming Cable For Yaesu VX-7R

I received a VX-7R radiotelephone from Maciej SQ9NJL for checking its functionality and unlocking the 4m band. After ...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

Building ILER-40 v3

I can’t recall any serious problems while recreating shortwave receivers, but I have never managed to add a transceiv...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

2m J Pole From Measurement Tape - new SOTA/POTA must-have?

I am developing an antenna system for a stratospheric balloon for the Silesian Aerospace Technology scientific club. ...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

Leader LBO-524 40MHz Oscilloscope Teardown & Cleaning

Many electronics engineers prefer digital oscilloscopes over analog ones. Considering that a digital oscilloscope all...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski

13.8V 15A Linear Power Supply From An Old UPS

Since 2021 I belong to DIPOL scientific circle. We deal with all techniques of electronic communication, and an impor...

Filip Cichowski
Filip Cichowski