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by londons_explore 806 days ago
Speaking of radars... Did you know a useful radar is now just 34 US cents?[1]

And that chip? Not even designed for this application - it is a PIR sensor chip repurposed.

The core of the radar is just a single multi-Ghz transistor (in the middle of the left half of the PCB), and a super clever feedback circuit made out of fancy shapes of copper traces that probably took someone years to design and perfect.

[1]: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006240906322.html