# Ep 248: Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium, Thunderscan, and How to Fill Up in Space

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2023-12-15
- Length: 1h 03m
- Episode: 248
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-space

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Dan Maloney discuss the Voyager 1 spacecraft's recent flight data system glitch, noting the 45-minute round-trip light time and the difficulty of remote debugging from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex. They examine the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule's near-disaster, caused by a labeling ambiguity where 'main' referred to either the parachute or the pyrotechnic charge, leading to a failed drogue deployment. The episode also covers the Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium, an art piece by Emily Francisco using 43 clock radios, and a modern spark gap transmitter built by Joe Smith using car ignition coils.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=1) Introduction: Voyager 1 Flight Data Glitch
- [6:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=410) Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium by Emily Francisco
- [14:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=852) Modern Spark Gap Transmitter by Joe Smith
- [20:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=1246) Raman Laser by Shaken Not Stirred
- [23:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=1395) Counterfeit PC Power Supply with Iron Filings
- [29:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=1750) Thunder Scan: 1980s Printer Scanner Hack
- [34:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=2051) OSIRIS-REx Labeling Failure and Drogue Chute
- [43:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=2595) Quick Hacks: LED Art, CS2 Security, Raspberry Pi Hat Spec
- [45:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=2730) Tech in Plain Sight: Super Glue Chemistry
- [56:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-12-15-ep-248-cthulhu-clock-radio-transharmonium-thunderscan-and-how-to-fill-up-in-spac#t=3407) Artemis Mission Orbital Refueling Challenges

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Voyager 1 (product)
- OSIRIS-REx (product)
- Cthulhu Clock Radio Transharmonium (product)
- Emily Francisco (other)
- Joe Smith (other)
- Shaken Not Stirred (other)
- Raman Laser (product)
- Thunder Scan (product)
- Eastman Kodak (company)
- Artemis (product)

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