Sitemap of Homo Ludens
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Homo
ludens for dummies: An explanation what it means.
Repetidoras
de Radioaficionados de Chile: A table of Chilean ham radio repeaters,
text in Spanish.
Recordando
a Emilio: In Memoriam XQ5BIB, in Spanish.
The
Cosmos mystery (1932?)
Mystery
radio (1933)
Atwater
Kent 206-X (1934)
RCA
T4-8 (1934)
Acratone
(1936?)
RCA
Victor 87T-1 (1938)
Belmont
542 (1941)
General
Electric HE-740 (1941)
General
Electric JE61L (1942)
Philips
916 X-10 (1947)
RCA
Chile (1948?)
RCA
Chile 5Q25-A (1950?)
RCA
Chile (CRC) 528-XM-6 "Acuarium" (1958?)
Telefunken
648WP Trop "Caprice" (1962?)
My
first radio restoration, at age 13.
12
Volt fluorescent lamp drivers
Active
Hi-fi speakers
13.8
Volt, 20 Ampere linear power supply
13.8
Volt, 40 Ampere switching power supply
Altimeter/Variometer
for free flying
Linear
solar panel regulator
Switching
solar panel regulator
SWR
meter for 1 to 1300 MHz
DC-DC
converters
Plant
watering timer
Room
heating controller
Transformers
and coils: Not a project but a tutorial about magnetic design.
40
meter SSB QRP transceiver
Mercury
battery replacement
An
automatically tuned HF mobile antenna Page
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144MHz
to 50MHz receive converter
Controller
for rotary film processor
Thermal
design: Another tutorial.
Small
audio amplifiers
12
Volt powered, 4x15 Watt quad audio amplifier
FodTrack:
My world-famous realtime satellite tracking system!
Dynamo
current and voltage regulator
Hygrometer
and hygrostat
Equivalent
Series Resistance meter
Small
AM transmitter
80
Watt FM stereo transmitter
Single
cell LED flashlight
12V powered 12V battery
charger
Electronic Load Controller for
microhydro
Awfully Antique Audio Amplifier
The Power Jack 3500W
inverter
Growing
wings: The full story of how I took up Free Flying with a powered paraglider.
Storage
and transport
Flying
from Lautaro
Flying
at the Rupanco lake
Homo
ludens nauticus (my homemade foldable kayak, and yachting trips)
Building
the foldable kayak
Down
the Malleco
The
Improbable Voyage of the Capricornio
Island
hopping on the Capricornio
What
is good music - my personal view.
Some
thoughts about period performance practices.
My
most recommended CDs: The best of the best!
My
sister's website (in Spanish). She is a flute teacher working in Santiago.
My
Piper Cub: This is not just any Cub!
The
OS-Graupner NSU Wankel engine: An extreme powerplant for extreme applications!
Scale
planes
Helicopters
Fallen
angels: The most hilarious aspect of model airplane flying!
The
Antuco volcano and the Sierra Velluda
The
Chillán massif
Cerro
Plomo
The
Llaima volcano
The
Villarica volcano
The
Lonquimay volcano - including the 1988-89 eruption!
Photography
in 1913: A few scans out of old Europe's largest camera manufacturer's
catalog!
Some Ica cameras
Projectors and accessories
Other items
My
photo equipment, old and new.
A
lense roundup, that shows what each focal length can do. Including
microphotography.
The
Mighty Manfred/Manfrotto Tripod, homebuilt, sturdy, versatile and beautiful.
In
the pursue of sharpness, including unsharp girlfriends.
Monitor
adjustment: Here are a few test charts to see if your monitor is delivering
halfways decent performance.
When
Provia turned blue: Sloppy processing by commercial labs forced me
to start home-processing my slides.
Making
lenses at home: How I made condensor lenses for a slide projector.
The
Photo Gallery includes a bit of everything, sorted by theme. Have a
look, you will surely find some photos you like!
Early Masterworks
Landscapes
Forest
Rural Chile
Caves
Seascapes
Boats and Ships
Cacti
Flowers
Fungi and lichens
Animals
Birds
Insects
Spiders
Weather phenomena
Rainbows
People
Sports
Photographers
Self-portraits
Cities and towns
Churches
Homes
Machines
Aircraft
Special effects
Counterlight
Multiple exposure
Shadows
Water
Waterfalls
Fog
Ice
Fire
Nighttime
The moon
Snapshots
Still life
Sunsets
Stories
in Photos: An extension to the gallery, showing longer photo series
about various events.
Andacollo - A Feast of
Color
Gualliguaica -
The drowning Town
The
truth about electric cars
Units
of measurement
Not
enough jobs?
The
throw-away society
Nature
Nature 2
Setting up camp
Improving the road
Building the little cabin
Installing a water supply
Eruption of the Llaima
volcano
The microhydro installation
Building the round house