Nick Cornford

Nick Cornford

Nick Cornford built his first crystal set at 10, and since then has designed professional audio equipment, many datacomm products, and technical security kit. He has at last retired.

Areas of interest of the author: Audio Oscillators Analogue Design Measurement Signal Processing, Filters Microcontrollers Usage Supply Laser

Publications on RadioLocman by the author Nick Cornford:

  1. Why modulate a power amplifier? - and how to do it
    Aug 20, 2025
  2. Power amplifiers that oscillate - deliberately
    1. Jun 12, 2025
    2. Jun 12, 2025
  3. Revealing the infrasonic underworld cheaply
    1. May 20, 2025
    2. May 20, 2025
  4. A pitch-linear VCO
    1. Mar 14, 2025
    2. Mar 14, 2025
  5. Hold that peak with a PIC
    Feb 13, 2025
  6. Ternary gain-switching 101 (or 10202, in base 3)
    Jan 7, 2025
  7. Earplugs ready? Let's make some noise!
    Nov 28, 2024
  8. How to control your impulses
    1. Nov 18, 2024
    2. Nov 24, 2024
  9. To press on or hold off? This does both
    Oct 16, 2024
  10. DIY RTD for a DMM
    Sep 25, 2024
  11. Visual overload alert
    Aug 6, 2024
  12. Ultra-low distortion oscillator
    1. Jun 26, 2024
    2. Jun 27, 2024
  13. 2×AA/USB: OK!
    May 28, 2024
  14. Supersized log-scale audio meter
    Mar 21, 2024
  15. Simple log-scale audio meter
    Jan 22, 2024
  16. Squashed triangles: sines, but with teeth? Part 1
    1. Jan 8, 2024
    2. Jan 9, 2024
  17. Laser simulator helps avoid destroyed diodes
    Jul 27, 2023
  18. Multi-decade current monitor the epitome of simplicity
    Jul 5, 2017