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Radio & Wireless Science Fair Projects
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Transmitters
Will Changing the Operating Frequency of a Tesla Coil Change Its Ability to Transmit Power Wirelessly?
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A Wireless Data Transmissions System through Sound Waves with the Use of OFDM
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Learn about radio receivers and transmitters and the components that make them up.
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Build a simple arc transmitter (carbon arc RF oscillator).
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Build a zinc negative resistance oscillator, transmitter.
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How to build a simple wireless telegraph set.
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Wireless Short-Range Communications for Emergency Vehicles
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Receivers
Build a simple radio receiver from scratch, then experiment to make improvements.
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Research Amplitude Modulation and Build Your Own AM radio
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Research Frequency Modulation and Build Your Own FM radio
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How an FM radio works?
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What Is the Effect of Sunspots on Radio Reception?
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Build and research a simple foxhole / crystal radio
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All-Band Receiver
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Research coherers (history and tecnology); build and demonstrate your own coherer receiver.
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Construct an ULF to ELF Spectrum receiver and detect radio anomalies in this spectrum.
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Research Radio Astronomy and Build an Amateur Radio Telescope
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How to determine Brewster's angle at the GPS frequency and its effect on the GPS receiver.
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Antennas
Test and select the antenna which represents the best compromise of volume, mass, ease-of-construction, ease-of-erection, and gain when used in portable operation with a backpack HF transceiver.
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Determine which Wi-Fi antennas (omni-directional and directional panel) perform the best when examining distance, speed, and packet dropping.
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Build and test a cylindrical parabolic reflector for the antenna of a wireless communication device.
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Determine the best position of a parabolic reflector for sending and receiving signals with light (using a LED).
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Build a directional antenna and test it in comparison to a commercial omni-directional antenna.
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Build and Research Your Own Beverage Antenna.
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Determine the effect of circular directional waveguide antennas of varying volume on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of a wireless network.
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How Do Different Kinds of Antennas Work in Outdoor Conditions for WiFi?
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Build Your Own Cantenna.
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Build and test a parabolic antenna
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Determine if a homemade wire mesh parabolic reflector will improve the signal from a wireless router to a laptop computer.
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How Antenna Design Affects Signal Strength?
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The Effect of Varying Parabolic Reflectors on the Amplification of the Signal to Noise Ratio of 802.11g Devices
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Radio Waves
Impact of Interference on Wireless Computer Networks
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Increase the efficiency of resonant wireless power transfer by utilizing a passive tuned coil placed between a transmitter and a receiver, and to determine the ideal placement of this intermediate coil.
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How Do Different Obstacles Affect Radio Waves?
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The Discovery of Radio Waves: Repeat Heinrich Hertz's Experiments
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The Invention of Radio: Repeat Guglielmo Marconi's Experiments
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Determine how different commonly used building materials such as sheetrock, cement, wood, and metal affected wireless speed, signal and quality.
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Sharing Spectrum the Smart Way: Cognitive Radio for Relieving Overcrowding on the Airwaves
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Test different materials to see if they block radio waves.
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Radar & Sonar Science Fair Projects
Radio Circuits
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Famous Radar Pioneers and Notable Contributions
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Electronics Tutorials, Circuits and Resources
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Electricity Basics
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Electrical Safety
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Electronics Projects Books
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