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Aircraft Band Receiver

Nick Normal — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:07:56 +0000

The FM radio band (88-108 MHz) lies just below the Civil Aviation Band (108-138 MHz), which is used for air traffic control, air shows, and other ground-to-air communications. This means that it’s easy to modify an ordinary analog AM/FM radio to receive these transmissions. Check out more Weekend Projects. Filed […]

Raspberry Pi in an N64 Case

Nick Parks — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:00:59 +0000

Raspberry Pis are neat because they have so many applications and are open to creative expansion by any user with an idea. And they're only $35! The downside of that low price is that no accessories are included, which means no case. After the Raspberry Pi Meetup here at MAKE, I was inspired to make my own case out of an N64 game cartridge. Here's how I did it!

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Macintosh Classic modded with NES and Raspberry Pi

Michael Colombo — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 20:00:03 +0000

Youtube user MungoBBQ took an old Macintosh Classic and stuffed in a couple of controllers and a Raspberry Pi to make his own mini NES emulator.

Weekend Projects – Mini Rover Redux

makemagazineuser — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Complete instructions for this episode of Weekend Projects can be found at http://makeprojects.com/Project/Mini-Rover-Redux/2479/1 Learn the basics of modding a remote controlled (RC) vehicle for the purpose of making your own terrestrial rover. Mount one wireless camera onto your vehicle's chassis, and see how far you can drive it and see what it sees. Then, add a second camera for ultra-wide-angle vision, front and rear viewing, or sterescopic 3D video of the world!

A Blind Accessible Coffee Pot

makemagazineuser — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:06:45 +0000

Filed under: Food & Beverage

Hack the Scosche FMT4 FM transmitter! V2.0

Bill Olson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:04:42 +0000

Do you want a cheap car FM transmitter with (unlike most of the products you can buy) great audio quality and great signal strength? You want to get yourself a Scosche FMT4 and hack it! This is technically illegal in the US, but so is transporting dentures, so take it […]

Hack the Scosche FMT4 FM Transmitter!

Bill Olson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:04:42 +0000

I suggest that anyone who is interested in this project do the V2.0 version instead. It is easier, safer for the PCB, and should yield practically the same results. The SWR is probably higher, but I can’t tell a difference in the field. Do you want a cheap car FM […]

DIY Backlight

Bill Olson — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:04:41 +0000

Filed under: Electronics

Use Staples as Breadboard Jumpers

Sean Michael Ragan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:02:39 +0000

Recently, we’ve been brainstorming ideas for a breadboarding workshop to put on at Maker Faire and other events. Hoping to save participants the tedium of cutting and stripping their own jumper wires (and the cost of providing readymade jumpers) we hit on the idea of using staples. I first read […]

Mini Rover Redux

Sean Michael Ragan — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 07:02:37 +0000

This project is based on work by MAKE magazine contributor Tom Zimmerman. Tom, who was honored in 2009 as California’s Volunteer of the Year for his unpaid teaching campaign in public schools, developed the idea as a hands-on activity to accompany his talks about the Mars rover program. Basically, he […]