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Jim Weir

Jim Weir
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Jim Weir is the chief avioniker at RST Engineering. He answers avionics questions in the Internet newsgroup www.pilotsofamerica.com–Maintenance. His technical advisor, Cyndi Weir, got her Masters degree in English and Journalism and keeps Jim on the straight and narrow. Check out their web site at www.rst-engr.com/kitplanes for previous articles and supplements.

Franklin vs. Edison et al. and Marconi

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A word we use rather flippantly when perusing electronic circuitry—ground.

Ernie’s Room and Board

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Way back in March ’23 (deep in snow here), I gave you the problem of Ernie, who needed a flashing light to see when...

Complex Impedance

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A loyal reader writes, “I have a homebuilt Bugsmasher with a couple of com radios. They are a FlashBoom 32X and a LoudenWhapper 22A....

Memories

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It was 1985 when this 42-year-old kid wrote an article for an upstart magazine aimed at the homebuilt aircraft market. Appearing in the October...

The 13 Command(ment)s

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For most people, 10 are enough. Laying out a PC board, you’ve got a few more. Remember, now, I’m trying to show you the basics...

More PCB Fun

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OK, this one is the witch of the bunch. You’ve had two months to download and read all the instructions for Circuitmaker/Traxmaker, and I’m...

A Pea Sea Bored?

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Text and phonetically, yes. But if you will sit down, fasten your seat belt tight and just hold on, I will show you how...

Terms of the Trade

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I’ve been a teacher most of my life, but my first paid gig in 1967 was teaching avionics (aviation electronics) at a community college...

Solder It Up

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We are almost to the end of our romp through the solder pads. We’ve learned about the solder itself, and now it is time...

A Soldering We Shall Go (Part 2)

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When last we left our discussion of soldering, we touched briefly on each of the basic topics concerning joining electronic parts together using a...

In Case You Missed it

Building the Bearhawk LSA

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Fleshing out the forward fuselage.

Letters

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Wankel EnginesIn "Mistral Magic" , Paul Janssens wrote: "The engine is very good as...

The Dawn Patrol

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Road trip.

Metal Magic: Learning To Love the Step Drill

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KITPLANES editor at large Paul Dye explains the best times to use the so-called...