Happy New Year 2026 everyone! I hope you celebrated the new year’s holidays in peace with your families and friends. I’ve had some coffee and nuts, FeelsGoodMan!
As always, the year ahead looks ambitious. I plan to keep writing about my electronics projects, test equipment, precision measurements, and the tools that make all of this possible.
I’ve also noticed that I’m having troubles with writing blog articles for different reasons. One of my ongoing challenges is streamlining the writing process itself: keeping track of measurements, photos, schematics, revisions, and all the little iterative steps that never quite fit neatly into a finished article. Improving that workflow is a project of its own — but one that should make future posts clearer and more consistent. I also plan to use some “AI” or LLM-generated assistance text in order to overcome some “typically human” things like procrastination or writer’s blocks. This won’t compromise the integrity of my blog, because I don’t trust the current LLMs. There is currently no way around the scientific method or good scientific practices when it comes down to writing somewhat serious technical articles. Because this blog is mostly an “one-man-project”, I’m still dependent on your feedback as a reader. Please leave me an email if you find errors in my articles so I can correct them properly.
Unfortunately, I am always very busy and have little time for hobby projects. Time remains the most limited resource. Between work, projects, and everyday life, writing detailed technical articles is slow, but the intention for 2026 is very much to publish more than in 2025 — even if progress happens one careful step at a time. I’m aiming for 5…7 articles per year, depending on the topic and complexity of the article.
Outside of the lab, 2026 also comes with a bigger adventure: my second trip to Norway, continuing last year’s bike route from Bergen towards North. Long-distance bikepacking, combined with outdoor activities, camping, minimalism and self-sufficiency, fits perfectly with the spirit of this blog. I’m looking forward to sharing my travel impressions and lessons learned from the road.
Thank you for reading, experimenting, measuring, and building alongside me. May your probes be well compensated, your measurements stable, your antennas erected (in the best possible way) — and your projects successful in 2026.
73 de Denis, DH7DN