N1IR ENGINEERING CHRONICLES

N1IR · Archive Anthology · Preview Edition

The N1IR
Engineering Chronicles

Projects, Experiments, and Lessons from an Electronics Workshop at South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School
2001–2019

CHRISTINA MELLO
About this edition

Editorial Note

This preview edition is assembled from the surviving N1IR blog archive index, covering 98 listed posts dated from 2013 through 2019. It preserves original article titles, month/year labels, and links, arranged into a readable anthology sequence.

The full article text, diagrams, photographs. The original entries remain linked below.

Foreword

An electronics workshop is a place where theory meets reality: circuits oscillate, components fail, students discover how things work, and the occasional repair becomes an unexpected lesson.

The N1IR archive records years of that hands-on spirit. Across the entries are amateur radio experiments, microcontroller projects, robots, circuit boards, shop equipment, student work, and practical troubleshooting.

This collection follows those projects chronologically. Its eventual full edition can preserve the original technical voice while adding context, updated notes, schematics, and photographs for readers who want to understand not only what was built, but why it mattered.

— Editorial introduction prepared for this preview edition

Contents

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Part I

The Early Bench

2013–2014

The archive opens with practical radio, electronics, and workshop projects: a record of experimenting, modifying, and sharing ideas.

2013 · 10 articles
2014 · 20 articles
Part II

Circuits, Boards, and Invention

2015–2016

From circuit boards to inventive builds, these years document a growing collection of hands-on experiments.

2015 · 11 articles
2016 · 9 articles
Part III

Teaching Through Building

2017

A year of classroom projects, radio experimentation, repairs, and making.

2017 · 24 articles
Part IV

Inside the Workshop

2018

Student projects, fabrication tools, troubleshooting, and the realities of a busy electronics shop.

2018 · 20 articles
Part V

The Next Chapter

2019

Later entries connect electronics projects with educational and professional work.

2019 · 4 articles
Appendix

Publication Checklist

For a complete book edition, recover and verify each original post; confirm exact publication dates; obtain original images, diagrams, and schematics; edit and proofread the manuscript; and prepare print-ready and ebook layouts.

N1IR Engineering Chronicles · Anthology preview · Source: historical N1IR blog archive index. Article categories are editorial suggestions. Original links have not been individually verified.

Special Thanks to My Electronics Instructors

John F. Wilkinson "Wilkey" and Robert A. "Bob" Wood, Jr.

Electronics instructors John F. Wilkinson and Robert A. Wood Jr.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to two of my electronics instructors, John Wilkinson and Bob Wood.

Their instruction, knowledge, and dedication to teaching electronics helped lay the foundation for my lifelong passion for engineering, technology, and education.

The lessons I learned from them extended far beyond the classroom. Their influence helped shape my approach to troubleshooting, experimentation, problem-solving, and eventually teaching electronics to the next generation.

As I look back over the many projects, experiments, and experiences documented in The N1IR Engineering Chronicles, I recognize the important role these two educators played in my journey.

Thank you, John and Bob, for sharing your knowledge, inspiring curiosity, and helping set me on a path that would become a lifelong career and passion.

With sincere gratitude,

Christina Mello (N1IR)

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