www.electronex.com.au The biggest electronics show in Australia is on Sept 11th and 12th in Melbourne. Dave will be there.

Dave rants about the 2013 Australian federal election this weekend, September 7th. It’s all about the National Broadband Network, how bat shit crazy Tony Abbot’s policies are, how the Senate might be the only hope for the future of the country, and how Wikileaks will throw a spanner in the …

Dave investigates the ionic electro-chemical resistance of some Alkaline batteries under light multimeter input loading and an unusual physical battery phenomena, and explains how it differs drastically from the datasheet internal resistance value. He also finds a surprising result showing two types of Alkaline battery construction with different properties. It …

What’s inside a modern bare bones $5 mobile phone? The LG800G available from Tracphone for $5: Datasheets: http://www.infineon.com/dgdl/X-GOLD_213-pb.pdf?folderId=db3a304312fcb1bc0113000c158f0004&fileId=db3a30431ddc9372011e1fc7f7fd413d http://www.rfmd.com/CS/Documents/7161DS.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-electron-mobility_transistor http://www.broadcom.com/products/Bluetooth/Bluetooth-RF-Silicon-and-Software-Solutions/BCM2070 Forum HERE Podcast: Download

Mailbag galore. Dave screws up and releases the magic smoke on the best mailbag item ever. Turns a light bulb on with his mobile phone, and goes underwater in a submarine. And a cameo appearance by everyone’s favorite. http://shackspace.de/ http://lightdream.com.au/ http://www.avbotz.com/ http://jmedved.com/usbamps Podcast: Download