Fixing a Diamond X-500 2/70 antenna
My 20 year old Diamond X-500 2/70 antenna stopped working earlier this year. Not wanting to muck around, I simply ordered a new X-700
Thunderbolt Display firmware files now available
PICAXE .bas files have now been added to the main article. Full details on how to upgrade your VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Display, and ThunderBolt Commander
VK4GHZ Thunderbolt GPSDO Display firmware fix
I have a fix for the Thunderbolt GPSDO date error! The VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Display no longer uses the Year, Month and Day data fields
Weller WTCPT soldering iron switch mod
This simple modification replaces the standard rocker switch with an illuminated type rocker switch that is a drop-in replacement. One annoying thing about the
5/16″ SMA Spanner Mods
Doug, VK4OE, shows us some handy modifications to a 5/16″ combination spanner to make it more user friendly when dealing with SMA connectors in
3.3 GHz FPV Cloverleaf Antenna
I was curious about how much bigger a 3.3 GHz cloverleaf antenna would be, compared to a 5.8 GHz antenna, to see if it
VTX Antenna Repair – Check under the sticker!
My favorite VTX antenna is the Aomway 4-leaf cloverleaf (sometimes referred to as a skew planar, but “cloverleaf” actually comes from it’s radiation pattern
LC100-A LC Meter Mods
Apart from measuring regular capacitor and inductor parts, an LC100-A LC meter can be handy tool for measuring the inductance of your mini-quad motor
FPV Camera Crystal Repairs
Board cameras used in FPV applications can be quite vulnerable, and sooner or later, through-hole leaded components can fatigue and break off with vibrations.
How to Build an FPV Camera Shield
A “how to” build video for the FPV Camera Shield, so you can bang a set of five of these out in about 15
The $0.06 FPV Camera Protector Shield
Another FPV camera died today, and it will be the last open board camera I fit… they are just too vulnerable. Replacing the dead
More Taranis Momentary Switches
One momentary switch not enough on your Taranis radio? It’s very straightforward to fit different switches to the Taranis to suit your own requirements.
Another Taranis Antenna Modification
This modification was inspired by an article on BoltRC’s blog about replacing the Taranis’ in-built antenna with an SMA jack, which then allows connecting
RX-LCD5802 Fixing a Loose Power Socket
The DC input socket on this RX-LCD5802 7″ 5.8 GHz diversity monitor had become loose, as I discovered when attempting to charge it one
Headplay Mini HDMI Lead
What were the Headplay design engineers thinking??? The Headplay HD 7″ Headset picture looks absolutely stunning when fed with a HDMI source, but the
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