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A Homemade Variable Tuning Capacitor for tuning in your FM stations... Would you like to make this site your homepage? It's fast and easy... Yes, Please make this my home page! Don't show this to me again. A 'Multi-Turn' Homemade Variable Tuning Capacitor... A remarkably simple homebrew device for tuning in your FM stations! From a range of 5pF to 27pF, this multi-turn capacitor can be made using only 6 items... My main interest has always been in FM Transmitters and FM Receivers...and always looking for unique ways of achieving the same end results, by making homemade devices in place of store-bought components. The Radio Shack Special project calls for a typical 6-lead variable tuning capacitor. The above picture is the homemade variable capacitor. This homemade device can be used for the Radio Shack Special Project or the TDA7000 FM Receiver Project or any RF device that would need a variable capacitor. Items needed for the project The machine screw and nuts can be purchased at your local Lowe's Store. Radio Shack sells magnet wire. ...your friend, Patrick

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Listen to Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways online More information Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways is an audio journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. Host Sam Litzinger and archivist Jeff Place comb the stacks for music and stories about this historic record label for monthly broadcasts that feature newly digitized audio, including rare outtakes, interviews, and never-before-heard recordings. The Electronic Components and Semiconductor Superstore XP-410, FAQ Try the following: Make sure your product is turned on and securely connected to your computer or USB hub. If your product is connected to a USB hub, make sure it's connected to a first tier hub (the hub closest to the computer) that has its own A/C adapter when more than one hub is connected to the computer. Try restarting your computer. Make sure Epson Scan is set up correctly for your connection type. See the steps below: Make sure the product is turned on. Do one of the following: Windows 8: Navigate to the Start screen, right-click the screen, select All apps, then select EPSON Scan Settings. Select the IP address that appears in the list. If the steps above do not help, try the following. Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Turn off the printer.

Reusable Eco Friendly Snapping Paper Towel Set Choose by mamamade Get loopy with the DIY $10 Ableton Footcontroller (no soldering required) A free keyboard-mapping utility called Autohotkey (if you’re running Windows). If you’re running Mac, the program to use is calledIKey. That’s it. Here’s how to make it go: Above: Steps 1-2. Simple enough. 1. You’re going to remove a significant number of the QWERTY keyboard’s keys, leaving only those spaced far enough apart to operate with your foot. 8.

How To Speed Up Your Internet Connection by 50% This past Saturday Emily and I settled in for an Apple TV movie night (appropriately, The Social Network). We had everything set for a night of cinema at home. Popcorn: check. Image source: Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief, June 2007 (PDF), last page. A while back, we switched our settings to use OpenDNS because our Roadrunner settings weren't cutting it; this initially sped up our internet connection noticeably, eliminating the lag that hampered our online experience. Cue in namebench, a free open-source application from Google which might help you optimize your connection. Usually, the closer the DNS server is geographically to your connection, the faster the DNS. Here's how to change your DNS in OS X after running namebench (Windows users, follow these steps): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Depending on your provider, router, modem, internet subscription tier and locality to quicker servers, your mileage may wildly vary.

Unwined is worth the detour | Blessed Is The Pour The vines that once entwined Unwined wine shop had nothing to do with grapes. Brambles and scrub saplings had choked the life from the squat, 1920s building that began life as the grocery-store-filling-station in the heart of Chatham County's Oakland community. By the time Ray Pavlik happened upon it a decade ago, little but the walls remained. The roof had caved in. The floor had rotted away. Ray fell for the old store on Center Grove Church Road at a glance. "She cried when I bought the place," Ray says, chuckling a bit at the memory. These days, Joni is toasting their good fortune rather than bemoaning their fate. "I wanted to be different," Joni says. Unwined is unlikely to become anyone's go-to place for grabbing a bottle of wine on the way home. "When people come down here, they move into the woods and you don't see them unless you're looking for them," Ray says. But neighbors are turning out to support the shop, Ray says. Ray and Joni came to North Carolina more than 20 years ago.

Electronics DIY - Quality Electronic Kits, Electronic Projects, Electronic Schematics, FM Transmitters, TV Transmitters, Stereo Transmitters BOOM!!! Absinthe 2.0.4 Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 Has Arrived! Thanks to the efforts of pod2g, planetbeing, p0sixninja, pimseks, and others The Absinthe 2.0 has been released to perform an untethered jailbreak of iOS 5.1.1. The utility is available now . After copious amounts of work and many sleepless nights Absinthe 2.0 is finally here to jailbreak your device. This release has been a large collaborative effort between Chronic-Dev Team and iPhone Dev Teams (Jailbreak Dream Team) Note: This jailbreak supports firmware 5.1.1 ONLY and is again one of the most easiest jailbreaks to use (so easy your grandma could do it ;D) Absinthe 2.0 4supports the following devices: Full list of compatible devices for 5.1.1 untethered jailbreak are as follows: iPhone 4S iPhone 4 iPhone 3GS iPad (3rd gen) iPad 2 (iPad2,4 is now supported as of Absinthe 2.0.4) iPad 1 iPod touch 3G iPod touch 4G Apple TV 2G How To Use Absinthe 2.0: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Download Links The latest Version Can Jailbreak iPad 2. 4 [Note: if Absinthe v2.0 not work on your device, try the new one]

Maps This on-line map overlays the Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center's (NWAC) avalanche forecast (using the avalanche rose) over the Washington Cascades. It’s a useful tool for seeing the general hazard in different parts of the state, on slopes of different aspects, and/or on slopes of different elevation. This uses the same color code as the avalanche rose. Spend a few minutes learning how to navigate the map and how-to zoom in on a region. Topo! The 7.5-minute topographic maps made by the U.S. These CD maps are one of the best outdoor products of the computer age and we highly recommend them for anyone spending much time outdoors. Historical Washington 30-Minute Maps (1:125,000 scale) Rob Mullins sent us the link to this site (very interesting) that has most of the topographic maps of Washington State produced by the USGS around 1897. More About Gmap4 Gmap4 is online software that runs in your browser. What can you do with Gmap4 besides admire how cool the maps look? You can also:

Adafruit MintyBoost USB Charger Kit v3.0 How To Download Torrents On iPhone, iPad Without Jailbreaking [Tutorial Advertisements Apple has never been too keen on BitTorrent clients, blocking every single one from ever reaching the App Store. But even if you don’t want to jailbreak your phone, there’s a way around this restriction, and best of all, it’s totally free! Let me first begin by saying that if you have a jailbroken phone, you can simply download a torrent client (here, here, or here) from Cydia. Okay, so the first step is to install Filer, an iOS App that lets users manage different files, as well as download them. First off, open your browser, from your desktop or your phone, you’ll only need the phone in a bit. Paste the torrent’s URL into the only text field on Torrific and hit "Get". Once the download is done, you’ll receive an e-mail notification with a direct link to your file. As a final word of caution, keep in mind you’ll need a fast connection to do this properly, since you’ll have to download large files. (via iPhoneItalia)

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