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Features

Designing Your Own Digital ICs (FPGAs) — Part 2

by Faiz Rahman

FPGAs are a marvel of modern electronics engineering. Learn how to use them.

Arduino PID Temperature Control

by Ross Winters

Explore advanced process control technology for little cost with an Arduino PID temp control unit.

Meet the BITX40: A Single Sideband Transceiver

by Steve Jackson

If QRP is your jam, the new BITX40 10 watt single sideband transceiver may be just what you’re looking for!

Projects

Build a NeoPixel LED Tree

by Craig Lindley

Take your next LED Christmas tree up a notch or two with multiple RGB rings of LEDs!

Columns

The Spin Zone
by Jon McPhalen
XBee Beyond the Basics
It’s time to step up your XBee game from “transparent” mode to API connection mode.

The Design Cycle
by Fred Eady
Up Close and Personal with the ME Labs Advanced PIC18 D-Stick
Get hands-on with the ME Labs Advanced PIC18 D-Stick.

Q&A
by Kristen McIntyre
Reader Questions Answered Here (11.2017)
Questions on stable PWM integration on a DC motor and whether to fix a dead power supply on an XBOX 360.

The Ham’s Wireless Workbench
by H. Ward Silver
Vacuum Tubes
At the ripe old age of 100+ years old, is the venerable vacuum tube still relevant in modern designs?