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#651 – Learning Computing with Jeff Geerling

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Jeff Geerling of the Jeff Geerling YouTube channel joins Chris to talk about how to explore the wide variety of computing devices, from an ESP32 monitor on your garage, all the way up to a multi-rack server.

#445 – Ludicrously High Frequency Interference

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Chris and Dave return to talk about part numbers in manufacturing, doing box builds for low run prototypes, how to pass FCC compliance and what happens when your frequencies go plaid.

#427 – An Interview with Maarten Engelen

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Maarten Engelen is the CTO of Hiber, a low earth orbit satellite company that offers low data rate connectivity to remote applications. He joins Chris to talk about building and deploying satellites and modems for modern applications.

#413 – A House of FR4

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This week Dave and Chris discuss micros going in and out of style, building electronics for philanthropy, bogus water harvesting techniques, spy chips and much more!

#391 – Only A Transmitter

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This week Chris and Dave discussed using out of spec software defined radios, how to lower the cost on production devices, the rising cost of prototyping and the threat of money laundering.

#371 – An Interview With Joe Bamberg

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Joe Bamberg joins Chris to talk about monitoring power usage via power monitoring chips (while at ADI) and larger signal processing techniques (now at Sense).

#350 – An Interview with Zach Dunham

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Zach Dunham invited Chris to the Kickstarter headquarters to talk US based manufacturing, crowdfunding projects, new KS initiatives and more!

#226 – An Interview with Colin Karpfinger – Blendling Bean Brio

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Colin Karpfinger, founder of Punch Through Design (the makers of the Light Blue Bean) joins Dave and Chris to talk designing bluetooth products, productizing consulting work and how to balance everything.

#222 – An Interview With Bil Herd – Zany Z80 Zygology

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Bil Herd joins to talk about designing the C128, building with fresh silicon, fixing clocks on the fly and the crazy days of the 8 bit computer.

#218 – An Interview with Eric VanWyk – Meiotic Mountenance Mooshimeter

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Eric VanWyk, cofounder of the Mooshimeter and adjunct professor at Olin College of Engineering stops by to talk (sociopathic) compliance testing, manufacturing, crowdfunding, LEGO and more!

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