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  1. Tesla, Checklists and Bullies - Emerging External Eupsychics

    18 juni 2014 · 59 min

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    Dave and Chris pontificate on the needs of online electronics education, how awesome Tesla is and how not to get consumers on your side (by prosecuting open source projects)

  2. An Interview With Brandon Harris - Impish Internet Iamatology

    11 juni 2014 · 1 uur 36 min

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    Brandon Harris stops by The Amp Hour to talk connected devices, battery life, SD card form factors and how to connect to the internet before gravity gets you down.

  3. Cheap Respins And A Time Machine - Multiscience Mercenary Marketplace

    4 juni 2014 · 1 uur 17 min

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    This week we talk about the variety of work marketplaces springing up for electronics designers. Also SpaceX, satellites, bad footprints, troubleshooting and more!

  4. SolidCon and Traveling Tech - Joined Junk Jocularity

    28 mei 2014 · 1 uur 12 min

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    SolidCon provided interesting information about the state of hardware and the Internet of Things. We also discussed the Portalab’s maiden journey, amateur NASA missions, switching solder and more!

  5. The 2014 Maker Faire Show - Traveling Technology Trangam

    21 mei 2014 · 1 uur 11 min

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    Chris discusses Maker Faire 2014 and Dave continues to update his lab to allow for live HD streaming. Also fancy scopes, robots, travelling equipment and more!

  6. Mike Ossmann Returns! - Planetic Portalab Packaging

    14 mei 2014 · 1 uur 20 min

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    Mike Ossmann returns to discuss the Daisho project, starting open source project, upcoming conventions, USB 3.0, FPGAs, GitHub and more!

  7. Spacing Out On Space - Dave's Dongle Designing

    7 mei 2014 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Dave and Chris discuss sending contest winners to space, dealing with buying components for large builds, changes to CAD tools, portable labs and more!

  8. An Interview with Mike Engelhardt - SPICE Simulator Synteresis

    30 april 2014 · 1 uur 33 min

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    LTspice guru Mike Engelhardt has spent his career building the fastest SPICE engine in the world. Anyone can download it for free. He tells us all about how it works.

  9. Guns and Mobile Labs - Nuanced Nomadic Non-essentials

    23 april 2014 · 1 uur 17 min

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    What would it take to design a mobile workbench? What would it take to get it through airport security without issue? Also SPICE, work spaces, robots, travel, BGAs and more!

  10. An Interview With Todd Bailey - Embedded Embrasure Engineering

    16 april 2014 · 1 uur 30 min

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    Todd Bailey is an embedded and analog engineer who has worked in a wide range of industries spanning military, industrial, artistic and commercial (toys!). Our conversation turns somewhat introspective.

  11. We're Sorry! But Apple Ain't! - Remorseless RAM Racketeering

    9 april 2014 · 1 uur 14 min

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    The supply chain is a difficult terrain to navigate…unless you’re so big you get to draw your own map and buy up the mountains. We’ll stick to crowdfunding open source projects and hoping for the best.

  12. Chairs, Sparks and Devices - Optional Olent Obreption

    1 april 2014

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    Chris finally got a chair and wowsa does it make a difference!

  13. Let's Hear It For The Buoys - Vanishing Vessel Vexation

    26 maart 2014 · 1 uur 21 min

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    This week we discuss the MH370 mystery/tragedy and the technology being used to search for the plane, Sparkfun’s DMM problem, imposter syndrome, ageism, investment and more!

  14. An Interview with Marcus Schappi - Kit Ketch Kenophobia

    19 maart 2014 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Marcus Schappi of Little Bird and formerly of Ninja Blocks stops by to talk about his newest kickstarter, the MicroView. An “Arduino At Heart” device with a build in OLED screen for quick feedback for your devices.

  15. Capacitors, Simulation and Closures - Deonerated Design Dealmaking

    12 maart 2014 · 1 uur 12 min

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    This week we discuss companies that are folding, both chip and retail. Also simulation, starting new open source businesses, logistics and capacitors!

  16. An Interview with Elecia White - Wirewove Worshipping Wookieist?

    5 maart 2014 · 1 uur 42 min

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    Elecia White of Logical Elegance and the Making Embedded Systems podcast stops by to talk bare metal programming, C++, designing gadgets, better interrupts and more!

  17. Someone is watching...we think - Horme Hostility Hypochondriac

    26 februari 2014 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Dave and Chris discuss development platform, designing around existing code, scopes, USA issues and more!

  18. An Interview with Hank Zumbahlen - Zoppa Zumbahlen Zateticism

    19 februari 2014 · 1 uur 24 min

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    Analog veteran Hank Zumbahlen joins Chris and Michael Ossmann to talk about ground planes, ADCs, Accelerometers, Isolators, 7 pole filters and more!

  19. Chris Becomes Self Employed - Quixotic Quitting Quaere

    12 februari 2014 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Chris decides to work on Contextual Electronics and consulting full time. Dave continues creating test jigs for his successful kickstarter.

  20. An Interview with Scott Driscoll - Impacable Interdisciplinary Inventor

    5 februari 2014 · 1 uur 26 min

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    Scott Driscoll of Curious Inventor talks about teaching himself soldering and then teaching more than a million people on YouTube. Also augmented reality, robots, synthesizers, electronic distribution and more!

  21. Manufacturing By Wire And Skipping Testing - Calefacient Cuculine Cash

    29 januari 2014 · 1 uur 13 min

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    Dave and Chris marvel over the amount paid for hardware companies, discuss reducing test costs and ponder the implications of one click manufacturing

  22. An Interview with Dave Vandenbout - Xceptional XESS Xenagogue

    22 januari 2014 · 1 uur 33 min

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    Dave Vandenbout of XESS stops by to talk FPGAs with Chris and Dave. Learn about how you can get started and some of the resources that will get you there.

  23. An Interview with Dave Taylor - Multi-talented Meter Maker

    15 januari 2014 · 1 uur 29 min

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    Dave Taylor, the designer of the Fluke 8060 multimeter, stops by to talk about his vast experience in the design of test and measurement gear.

  24. Greg Charvat Returns With A Book! - Laboratory Literature Laureate

    8 januari 2014 · 1 uur 31 min

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    Dr Greg Charvat returns to The Amp Hour to fill in for Dave and to talk about his upcoming book about small and short range radar system. He expounds on the field of RADAR, RF, Ham with Chris listening quietly.

  25. A 2013 Recap - Year-end Yarn Yakking

    31 december 2013 · 1 uur 10 min

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    We sneak in one last surprise episode for 2013 and get a chance to talk about manufacturing, new websites, lab notebooks, part numbers, patents, headless units, specsmanship and more!

  26. Discussing Innovation and the Future with Mike Ossmann - Fiesty Festivus Futurology

    24 december 2013 · 1 uur 15 min

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    Dave, Chris and Mike Ossmann get together for a holiday episode to air their collective Festivus grievances about the state of electronics. And to chat.

  27. Funding New/Manufacturing Old Projects - Radical Robotic Requisition

    18 december 2013 · 1 uur 24 min

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    Dave and Chris talk about launching funding for their respective new projects, space travel, robotics purchases, PCB design, semiconductor manufacturing and more.

  28. An Interview With Andrew Witte - Telistic Timepiece Technomania

    11 december 2013 · 1 uur 24 min

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    Andrew Witte, the CTO of Pebble Technology, stops by The Amp Hour to talk about low power embedded design, huge Kickstarter campaigns and manufacturing in China.

  29. Motors And Upgrading Sinclairs - Adapting Apraxiated Automobiles

    4 december 2013 · 1 uur 13 min

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    We discuss the interesting problems with motors and how Dave might be able to upgrade his Sinclair C5. Also drones, patents, testing, precision resistors and TV!

  30. An Interview with Jeri Ellsworth - Intense Illusion Introduction

    27 november 2013 · 1 uur 34 min

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    Jeri Ellsworth stops by The Amp Hour to talk about the recently funded CastAR project on Kickstarter and what it will take to get it to production.

  31. CAD courses and cross platform creation - Printing Propaedeutic Patterns

    20 november 2013 · 1 uur 18 min

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    Dave and Chris discuss utilizing cross platform tools to develop PCBs and whether high level software tools should cross over into the hardware space.

  32. An Interview with Forrest Mims - Snell Solisequious Scientist

    13 november 2013 · 1 uur 32 min

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    Forrest Mims joins Chris and Dave to talk about his prolific authoring career, his lifelong interest in electronics and atmospheric science and what he is working on these days.

  33. What defines an engineer? - Job Judging Jeremiad

    6 november 2013 · 1 uur 16 min

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    What defines an engineer? Who is allowed to call themselves one? Also, how people debug and lots of new podcasts!

  34. An Interview with Vincent Himpe - Escaped Electron Elocution

    30 oktober 2013 · 3 uur 18 min

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    Vincent Himpe joins Chris and Dave for a 3+ hour conversation about his journey from early hobbyist to staff engineer at a multinational semiconductor company.

  35. Specialized and/or Open Source Test Gear and Dev Boards - Vacation Videography Vorboten

    23 oktober 2013 · 1 uur 9 min

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    Chris and Dave talk about all manner of test instrument, both specialized and open source. Also interest in moving big heavy machines, friends starting Kickstarters and innovation continuing into mid-life and beyond!

  36. An Interview with Adam Wolf - Brick & Board Biuners

    16 oktober 2013 · 1 uur 42 min

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    Adam Wolf of Wayne and Layne joins Chris to talk about Lego, Arduino, Open Hardware, Linux, KiCad and developing for developing areas!

  37. Prior Art, Wafer Fabs and Guns - Whimsical Wafer Waffling

    9 oktober 2013 · 1 uur 27 min

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    Chris and Dave discuss the fabbing of wafers, guns at radio shows, new Arduino platforms, rapid prototyping classes, ethical patent questions, comment sections, shutdowns and more!

  38. An Interview with Henry Ott - Forced FCC Filtering

    2 oktober 2013 · 1 uur 32 min

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    Henry Ott discusses his near 60 year career in the field of EMC and watching electronics progress as a field of study. His experiences help to illustrate the wide range of application of EMC theory and practice and how it can help your designs.

  39. Agilent's New Name, Molex's New Owner and PCB artwork - Nonsensical Naming Neolatry

    25 september 2013 · 1 uur 19 min

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    We discuss the silliness behind spinning out and rebranding a company, let alone one that’s already had that happen once. Also Molex was bought, BoldPort makes beautiful PCBs, TI makes the LDC1000, the Peachy has some interesting low cost hacks and more! Lees meer
  40. Interview with the Upverter Founders - Ramiform Reciprocity Raconteurs

    18 september 2013 · 1 uur 45 min

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    The Founders of Upverter (Zak, Steve and MIke) join Chris and Dave to talk about online CAD, design collaboration, startups with a hardware focus and more!

  41. Discussing The Open Hardware Summit With MightyOhm - Ostrobogulous Openness Occasion

    11 september 2013 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Jeff Keyzer returns to the show to talk about the Open Hardware Summit, CAD programs and the future of hardware.

  42. Interview with Michael Ossmann - Gifted Grimgribber Grokker

    4 september 2013 · 1 uur 36 min

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    What have you done in the past 4 years? Michael Ossmann has had 2 successful Kickstarters, funding over $600k in total. He develops open source hardware tools that allow security researchers to probe the RF spectrum.

  43. Troubleshooting, PCBs and LEDs - Quaintized Quich Quelling

    28 augustus 2013 · 1 uur 11 min

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    Dave and Chris dive into the insanity that troubleshooting can sometimes cause. Also LEDs, hiring help, PCBs, RF backscatter, meetups, quadcopters and more!

  44. Interview with Eric Ries - Transorted Testing Tachydidaxy

    21 augustus 2013 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Eric Ries joins Chris and Dave to talk about a new method of R&D, discovering what customers want and quickly determining if a product (even hardware) has legs in the marketplace.

  45. Hyperloop, Upverter and Soldering - Unbelievable USB Ustulater

    14 augustus 2013 · 1 uur 12 min

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    Batteries and power sources matter when making heat, especially for soldering! Also, development platforms, hyperloops, design sharing, open interfaces & more!

  46. An Interview with the SparkFun Team - Efficacious Engineering Ensemble

    7 augustus 2013 · 1 uur 30 min

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    The SparkFun Engineering Team joins Chris & Dave to talk open hardware, company culture, teardowns, counterfeit parts, competitions, working with mfg and more!

  47. Tesla, FPGAs and DigiKey - Zesty Zippy Zynq

    31 juli 2013 · 1 uur 21 min

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    This week we started by talking about electric transport…but ended up devolving into discussions of FPGA SOCs, language translation, bakelite, sheet metal and more!

  48. An Interview with Jeff Rowberg - Mini Module Master

    24 juli 2013 · 1 uur 48 min

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    Jeff Rowberg of BlueGiga and the KeyGlove Project join Chris and Dave to talk firmware, Bluetooth, wearable computing, reverse engineering and more!

  49. Arduino, IndiGoGo and Hack-a-Day - Doodad Dealer Dancing

    17 juli 2013 · 1 uur 16 min

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    Sometimes when dealing with vendors you need to take the lead. This week Chris and Dave discuss IndieGoGo, online CAD, catalogs, databooks, non-profits and more!

  50. An Interview with Ryan O'Hara - Keyed, Kerfed Kapton

    10 juli 2013 · 1 uur 23 min

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    Ryan O’Hara joins Chris and Dave to discuss kapton stencils, pick and place machines, creating flying insect robots and more!