The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast
Summary: Chris Gammell and Dave Jones' voices span the chasm of thousands of miles each and every week to speak to each other and industry experts about where the field of electronics is moving. Whether it be a late breaking story about a large semiconductor manufacturer, a new piece of must-have test equipment or just talking through recent issues with their circuit designs, Chris and Dave try to make electronics more accessible for the listeners. Most importantly, they try and make the field of electronics more fun. Guests range from advanced hobbyists working on exciting new projects up through C-level executives at a variety of relevant and innovative companies. Tune in to learn more about electronics and then join the conversation! Visit The Amp Hour website for our back catalog of 150+ episodes.
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- Artist: The Amp Hour (Chris Gammell and David L Jones)
- Copyright: Copyright © The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast 2013
Podcasts:
Jeff and Mike sit down with Chris on a beach at ToorCamp to talk about learning electronics, feeding dessert to an entire camp and hobbies outside of electronics.
Matt Knight talks to Chris while at ToorCamp about using SDRs to research RF protocols and creating new tools to test security.
Loial Otter from Krontech talks with Chris around the challenges of signal processing inside high speed cameras and making VFD based watches.
Chris chats with 4 members of Shadytel about running phone lines all over a campsite to tents and boats and also the plans for a new modular system for future Shadytel installations.
Jared Boone of Sharebrained Technologies talks to Chris at ToorCamp, along with past guest Piotr Esden Tempski. They discuss the PortaPack and the various modes that are possible.
Gareth from Greenpeace joins Chris at ToorCamp to talk about tracking illegal fishing and dealing with high volume spammers.
Monica and Alessandra talk with Chris while aboard the Infinite Sloop, a sailboat on its way towards ToorCamp. This is the first of a series of mini episodes recorded from camp.
Chris and Dave discuss i2c troubleshooting, assistive technology, coding guidelines, and putting the application specificity into "ASIC"
Luke Valenty of TinyFPGA.com joins Chris to talk about creating FPGA devices and using open source toolchains to control them.
Jeri Ellsworth returns after a 4+ year hiatus on The Amp Hour to talk about the rise and fall of CastAR and how the company's assets are fueling Jeri's next enterprise.
This week Dave and Chris dive into PCB layout and how to spec soldermask relief. Also the scourge of footprints, driving LCD panels, fanning out BGAs and much more!
Matt Duff of Analog Device joins Chris to talk about analog design, explaining amplifiers via YouTube and creating webtools so that engineers can design filters (mostly) without human interaction.
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.
Sam Zeloof is making chips in his garage for fun with a homespun semiconductor fab. He tells Chris about what inspired him to learn and build and how the process works
Dave and Chris discuss debunking theories, designing low power systems and creating art for conferences.
