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Kenwood THD74 measurements

Some quick measurement of my new Kenwood handheld

By AP, 

            
Some RF power masurements done with my Rigol DS 815TG of my Kenwood THD74.


		
		

                        
            

    


    




    
    

                        

                    

                        

                            
Jabra Evolve 65 repair
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A couple of weeks ago during what should have been a routine firmware upgrade, my Jabra Evolve 65 simply died. Have no idea what happened and maybe that will make an interesting future project, but because this headphone is my main headset used for teleconferences and other communication required by my job, I was kind […]


                            

                                
                                                                    
                            

                        

                    

                

                        

                    

                        

                            
KiCAD, Python and PyCharm
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