Insights

Notes from the bench,
not the marketing team.

You get practical engineering notes drawn from real projects. We write on reverse engineering, wireless product design for startups, and applied RF. We publish roughly twice a month.

Topics

Our three writing threads.

T/01

Reverse engineering

We cover obsolescence, schematic and BOM recovery, IP boundaries, and documentation for regulatory and market entry.

T/02

Product design for startups

We cover choosing an RF partner, design for certification, wireless and antenna pitfalls, and IP ownership and cost.

T/03

Applied RF / wireless

We cover antenna selection and matching, plus the Radio Equipment Directive (RED) and UKCA for connected products. We also cover LoRa and IoT pitfalls, and why we measure rather than assume.

Latest

Articles

001 · Reverse engineeringNew

When to reverse engineer obsolete hardware — and when to redesign

A practical decision framework for obsolescence. The board still works, but the supplier has gone. It weighs recover, replace and redesign. You learn what each route costs in risk and time.

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Cadence

More, ~twice a month

The publishing schedule is deliberate. It is a steady rhythm in a tight topic set, each piece drawn from project work. The next titles are planned in the content backlog.

RED/UKCA for IoTChoosing an RF partnerAntenna selection