# Ep 194: FPV Contest, Seven Words, Lots of Coffee, and Edible Drones

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2022-11-25
- Length: 49m
- Episode: 194
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones

## Summary

Hackaday Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos discuss the new FPV contest, the Kraken SDR open-source passive radar project, and various community hacks including an ESP32 laser show and a rice cake drone. They review Eric Sorenson’s Arduino-controlled coffee roaster, Ben Eater’s reverse engineering of a TV Guardian, and a Gajuino espresso machine mod. The episode concludes with a discussion on the 'Great Electric Toaster Hoax' on Wikipedia and the UK's removal of fax machine universal service provisions.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=1) Introduction: FPV Contest and Kraken SDR
- [7:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=445) Sound Guessing Game and LiDAR Spoofing Research
- [13:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=805) Eric Sorenson's Arduino Coffee Roaster
- [17:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=1046) Core BB's Portable ESP32 Laser Show
- [23:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=1425) Joe Scotto's Split Keyboard and Ben Eater's TV Guardian
- [30:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=1814) Gajuino Espresso Machine Mod and Quick Hacks
- [41:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-11-25-ep-194-fpv-contest-seven-words-lots-of-coffee-and-edible-drones#t=2494) Camp Miss Articles: Toaster Hoax and Fax Machines

## Topics

- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (company)
- Kraken SDR (product)
- ESP32 (chip)
- Arduino (tool)
- Ben Eater (other)
- Gajuino (product)
- Gaja (company)

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