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VR-N7500 Bluetooth antenna modification
Exploring the Bluetooth performance of the VGC VR-N7500 and an external antenna modification.
Amateur radio
QDX portable digital station
A compact HF digital station centered on the QRP Labs QDX, designed for portable digital-mode experiments.
Meshtastic
Meshtastic solar node
Building and maintaining an off-grid Meshtastic node for long-term operation.
Documentation over hype.
VertVis is about trying hardware in the real world, documenting the process, and sharing what actually happens — including the failures.