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The Amp Hour · 5 Aug 2026 · 55m · Episode 730

What this episode covers

Dave Jones and Chris Gamble celebrate 16 years of The Amp Hour by launching a new static website built with Hugo, Claude, and Cloudflare Pages, featuring searchable transcripts and an animated SVG scope. They discuss the importance of startup naming for SEO, citing examples like 'X Trainer' and 'Drop Bear', and review new hardware including the RIGOL DNA 800 VNA and spectrum analyzer. The conversation also covers the free release of Microchip's PIC32 compiler, the debugging capabilities of the $10 RISC-V CH32V003, and the growing influence of AI tooling on hardware development.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Star Shipper, Microchip, Nordic
Products
RIGOL DNA 800
Chips
ESP32, PIC32, CH32V003
Tools
Hugo, Claude, Cloudflare Pages, J-Link

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