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Old-school desk lamps cast harsh shadows. Use adhesive LED strips mounted to the underside of your workbench shelves. This creates a shadow-free "curtain" of light that makes reading tiny SMD codes or resistor color bands much easier. Antenna Innovations and Wire Wisdom

If you are running multiple digital programs, don't rely on physical patch cables. Use "Virtual Audio Cable" (VAC) software to route audio internally within your computer. This eliminates ground loops and the "hum" that often plagues physical soundcard interfaces. New- Hints and Kinks for the Radio Amateur

By WB2FAS (In the spirit of the original QST column) Old-school desk lamps cast harsh shadows

You need to desolder a through-hole component. The last piece of solder wick vanished months ago. Antenna Innovations and Wire Wisdom If you are

: In recent years, the column has been rebranded as " Hints & Hacks " to reflect modern technical terminology.