The Amp Hour

By David L. Jones and Chris Gammell

An off-the-cuff radio show and podcast for electronics enthusiasts and professionals. Note: this is the "show only" version of the feed. To see the show notes, check out the main podcast feed: https:/... more

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The podcast currently has 712 episodes available.

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July 19, 2011 The Amp Hour #52 — Carnassial Chip Chemicals
Our friend and previous guest, Jeri Ellsworth, returned to the show to talk about her latest projects. And holy wow, they are prettygreat! Jeri discusses the process of making transistors in your home using household chemicals, silicon wafers and a small kiln or oven. More info on her process of making the chips [...]
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1h 9min
July 12, 2011 The Amp Hour #51 — Vafrous Video Vaniloquence
Our initial try of Google Plus "Hangouts"! Hopefully all the interuptions and the concentration on a new medium didn't interrupt our usual shabby quality of podcast (thereby downgrading our rating to "godawful"). We had fun and hopefully will be able to use it to pull in guests in an easier way and somehow [...]
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1h 7min
July 05, 2011 The Amp Hour #50 — Callow Cough Coverups
What would be the best way to create a "cough switch" or "kill switch" for a USB based podcasting microphone? EMSL created an AWESOME 555 Timer Footstool. Such a great replica! Design Spark corrected us on what their new plugin does, in relation to Google Sketchup. Dave is wondering what kind of criteria to [...]
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1h 10min
June 28, 2011 The Amp Hour #49 — Unusual Usenet Usurpation
This week focused more on electronics! Think we talk about something too much or too little? Let us know in the comments! Chris finally got a chair and wowsa does it make a difference! Finding parts online can be tough with distractions, apparently extended internet use can affect the brain. What's a datasheet [...]
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1h 6min
June 21, 2011 The Amp Hour #48 — Posthumous Pease Porridge
Though it's been a sad week for the field of analog engineering, we want to honor Bob Pease and Jim Williams' passing. They were wonderful educators, engineers and people and we felt honored to even talk about them on the show. Please share any comments you might have about either of these two great [...]
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1h 5min
June 15, 2011 The Amp Hour #47 — The Mothership Manifesto
Very sad news, Jim Williams of LTC analog fame has suddenly passed away The Art of Electronics 3rd Edition is the Duke Nukem Forever of the electronics industry. Jeff reminisces about his old Commodore Amiga and mentions the Amiga on an FPGA, and Dave talks about Jamma consoles. Agilent impress with their response to the [...]
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1h 12min
June 07, 2011 The Amp Hour #46 — Cloddish Collegiate Conversations
The Amp Hour has a new server! Let us know if it is working ok for you. Daniel Garrido linked here from his project site. Some great projects over there! (sorry if I butchered your name!) Open Hardware Summit is on again this year and are looking for entries for presentations. Bre Pettis of [...]
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1h 4min
May 31, 2011 The Amp Hour #45 — Nerdy Neuroelectronic Neurosis
Dave is a daddy! Congrats to him! See Dave's intro video to his new "project" below. If you have suggestions for who to have on the show, check out the thread on the EEVblog forum (or leave comments below) Should the Jones' be worried about electromagnetic radiation sensitivity for the baby? Only if [...]
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1h 6min
May 24, 2011 The Amp Hour #44 — Pernicious Projects, Puppies in Peril
This week it's back to just Dave and Chris...almost feels weird without more people! We'll get more guests on soon. Dave is in his studio with freshly made acoustic panels! Throughout the week, Chris has been mistaking BAMF to mean "Badass MotherF*#$%@!" when in fact they've been talking about the Bay Area Maker Faire. [...]
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1h 5min
May 17, 2011 The Amp Hour #43 — Audacious Arduino Arguments
This week we have our first 4 person Amp Hour! Welcome to the Ed McMahon of The Amp Hour, Jeff Keyzer, and the young star of the maker scene, Jeremy Blum! Happy birthday to Jeremy! How do people say "Arduino"? Friend of the show and 555 contest entrant, Jason Pruitt linked here recently from his [...]
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1h 7min

FAQs about The Amp Hour:

How many episodes does The Amp Hour have?

The podcast currently has 712 episodes available.