# Ep 141: LowFER Badges, Outrun Clocks, Dichroic Lamps, and Piano Action

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2021-10-22
- Length: 48m
- Episode: 141
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action

## Summary

Hackaday editors Mike Stish and Elliot Williams review a week of hardware hacks, highlighting Jeremy Fielding’s upcoming Remoticon keynote on mechanical engineering. They discuss a 3D-printed piano action, a microwave frequency doubler by Gregory Gusberti, and an IKEA dichroic lamp by Raymond Power. The episode also covers an Arduino-based floppy drive emulator, a web-based Doom game using checkboxes, and an ESP32 OutRun clock, before analyzing the lack of traffic rules for satellites in the article 'Space Age Road Rage.'

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=5) Introduction: Hackaday Editors and Jeremy Fielding Keynote
- [2:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=173) 3D Printed Piano Action and Steinway Documentary
- [9:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=564) Microwave Frequency Doubler and RF Circuitry
- [14:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=862) Dichroic Lamp and RGB Projector Mirrors
- [18:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=1110) Arduino Nano Floppy Drive Emulator
- [22:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=1356) Web-Based Doom and WebAssembly
- [27:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=1648) ESP32 OutRun Clock and Composite Video
- [33:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=2021) Quick Hacks: iPhone USB-C, Tweet to Doom, and Mask Filament
- [35:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=2137) Space Age Road Rage: Satellite Traffic Rules
- [42:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2021-10-22-ep-141-lowfer-badges-outrun-clocks-dichroic-lamps-and-piano-action#t=2564) LowFER Radio and Mini Whip Antennas

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Jeremy Fielding (other)
- Remoticon (other)
- Steinway (product)
- Gregory Gusberti (other)
- Raymond Power (other)
- IKEA (company)
- Achemi Electronicy (other)
- Arduino (other)
- WebAssembly (other)
- Marcio Tech Sierra (other)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Starlink (product)
- Hubble Space Telescope (product)
- Pinephone Pro (product)
- LowFER (other)

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