Hackaday Podcast Episode 300: The Dwingeloo 25 m Dish, a Dead-Tech Twofer, and Deconstructing PCBs  Kristina Panos | amznusa.com

This week on the big 300th episode, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos teamed up to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week. So basically, business as usual.

First up in the news: it’s time for the Hackaday Europe 2025 call for proposals! Do you have a tale of hardware, firmware, or software that must be shared with the Hackaday crowd? Then this is your chance to regale us with a 20- or 40-minute talk. You know we love to hear new voices, so be sure to consider proposing a talk.

On What’s That Sound, it’s a results show week. Congratulations to [Kelvin] who was one of many that correctly identified it as the Wii startup sound. Kristina will just be over here with her Pikachu64 with the light-up cheeks.

Then it’s on to the hacks and such beginning with a rather nice reverse-engineering of the PS1, which surprisingly did it with a two-sided board. Then it’s on to a smartphone home server, magic eye images in a spreadsheet, and the math behind the music of 80s. Finally, we talk about disc cameras, the hovercraft revolution, and a whole mess of keyboards.

Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!

Download in DRM-free MP3 and savor at your leisure.

Episode 300 Show Notes:

News:

• 2025 Hackaday Europe CFP: We Want You!

What’s that Sound?

• Congratulations to [Kelvin]! It was the Wii menu background music.

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• PlayStation Motherboard Sanded And Scanned, But There’s More To Do
  • Deconstructing PCBs
  • Remoticon Video: How To Reverse Engineer A PCB
• The Audiophile Carrot
  • Reddit – Dive into anything
• Smartphone Runs Home Server
  • I “Solved” Samsungs Swelling Battery Problem! (Batteryless Phone) – YouTube
  • Want Octoprint But Lack A Raspberry Pi? Use An Old Android Phone
• Magic Eye Images In Your Spreadsheet
• Amateur Radio Operators Detect Signals From Voyager 1
  • Moon Bouncing And Radar Imaging With LoRa
  • Decoding JS1YMG: First Ham Radio Station On The Moon After SLIM Mission
  • Voyager-1 single dish detection at Allen Telescope Array – Daniel Estévez
  • Detecting Voyager 1 with the ATA
• Do 3D Printers Dream Of LEGO Sheep?
  • Watch The OpenScan DIY 3D Scanner In Action
  • Get Great 3D Scans With Open Photogrammetry
  • What To Expect From 3D Scanning, And How To Work With It

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • The Math Behind The Music Of The 80s
  • Chaotic System Cooks Meat Evenly
  • Raspberry Pi 500 And The Case Of The Missing M.2 Slot
• Kristina’s Picks:
  • Updated Mouse Ring Does It With A Joystick
  • An Engineer’s Perspective On Baking Gingerbread Houses
  • Unexpectedly Interesting Payphone Gives Up Its Secrets

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• Disc Film,When Kodak Pushed Convenience Too Far
• The Hovercraft Revolution And Finding The Right Niche For A Technology
  • Lenses: From Fire Starters To Smart Phones And VR
• Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Funny Keyboard

 

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