Silicon ChipMarket Centre - December 1988 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: End of volume one; start of volume two
  4. Feature: Electronics & Holden's V6 Engine by Leo Simpson
  5. Vintage Radio: Restoring the dial mechanism by John Hill
  6. Review: Harman Kardon PM665Vxi Amplifier by Leo Simpson
  7. Project: 120 Watt Public Address Amplifier by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
  8. Project: Simple Car Antenna Amplifier by John Clarke & Greg Swain
  9. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  10. Project: Build a Diesel Sound Generator by John Clarke & Greg Swain
  11. Serviceman's Log: The customer has no idea by The Original TV Serviceman
  12. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  13. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  14. Subscriptions
  15. Back Issues
  16. Feature: Index to Volume 1: Jan-Dec 1988
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • 120 Watt Public Address Amplifier (December 1988)
  • 120 Watt Public Address Amplifier, Pt.2 (January 1989)
Articles in this series:
  • The Way I See It (November 1987)
  • The Way I See It (December 1987)
  • The Way I See It (January 1988)
  • The Way I See It (February 1988)
  • The Way I See It (March 1988)
  • The Way I See It (April 1988)
  • The Way I See It (May 1988)
  • The Way I See It (June 1988)
  • The Way I See it (July 1988)
  • The Way I See It (August 1988)
  • The Way I See It (September 1988)
  • The Way I See It (October 1988)
  • The Way I See It (November 1988)
  • The Way I See It (December 1988)
  • The Way I See It (January 1989)
  • The Way I See It (February 1989)
  • The Way I See It (March 1989)
  • The Way I See It (April 1989)
  • The Way I See It (May 1989)
  • The Way I See It (June 1989)
  • The Way I See It (July 1989)
  • The Way I See It (August 1989)
  • The Way I See It (September 1989)
  • The Way I See It (October 1989)
  • The Way I See It (November 1989)
  • The Way I See It (December 1989)
Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (November 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1987)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1988)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1990)
  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1990)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (April 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1991)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (November 1992)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (July 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (August 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (October 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1993)
  • Amateur Radio (February 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (May 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (June 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (September 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (December 1994)
  • Amateur Radio (January 1995)
  • CB Radio Can Now Transmit Data (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Articles in this series:
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1987)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (December 1987)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (February 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (April 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (May 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (June 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (July 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (August 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (September 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (October 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (December 1988)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1989)
  • The Evolution Of Electric Railways (February 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (April 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (May 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (June 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (July 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (August 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (September 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (October 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (November 1989)
  • The Evolution Of Electric Railways (December 1989)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (January 1990)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (February 1990)
  • The Evolution of Electric Railways (March 1990)
CEN Cash in your surplus gear. Advertise it here in Silicon Chip. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING COUPON Advertising rates for this page: Classified ads - $7 .00 for up to 15 words plus 40 cents for each additional word; Display ads (casual rate) - $20 per column centimetre (max. 10cm). Closing date: five weeks prior to month of sale. If you use a PO Box number, you must include your permanent address and phone number for our files. We cannot accept ads submitted without this information. To run your own classified ad, put one word on each of the lines below and send this form with your payment to: Silicon Chip Classifieds, PO Box 139, Collaroy Beach, NSW 2097. PLEASE PRINT EACH WORD SEPARATELY, IN BLOCK LETTERS 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ($7.00) 16 ($7.40) 17 ($7.80) 18 ($8.20) 19 ($8.60) 20 ($9.00) 21 ($9.40) 22 ($9.80) 23 ($10.20) 24 ($10.60) 25 ($11 00) 26 ($11 .40) 27 ($11.80) 28 ($12.20) 29 ($12.60) 30 ($13.00) Name ... Address ... Suburb/Town Postcode . Enclosed is my cneque or money order for $ ....... . .... . .... .. . ... . D Bankcard D Visa Card Card No . or please debit my !~~~-~~~~-~~~~~-~~~~~ Signature ........ . FOR SALE NEW 64K-256K PRINTER BUFFER design release . VER 4.0 and REV G boards now available. Double-sided PCB, EPROM and instructions: $39 .00 . Optional additions include 2 x THE BUBBLE-ETCHER Our Bubble-Etcher now has a heater. Reheat the etchant when you need it. Let the air bubbles do the stirring. The perspex tank forms a vertical slot. You see the etching proceed. Suits boards up to 1 2 x 1 0-inch. Ask us for a pamphlet. Sesame Electronics Pty Ltd, PO Box 452, Prahan 3181. Phone (03) 527 8807. 96 SILICON CHIP Advertising Index Allied Capacitors ...... ...... .... .. 21 Altronics ..... ..... ........ .... .. 38-41 Arista Electronics .............. ... 66 Avtek ... .... ..... ....... .... ... ...... IBC Ballarat Electronic Supplies .. . 1 5 Bell lRH ... .... .. .. ............ ... ...... 9 Contact International .. ... .. ..... 86 David Reid Electronics ... ..... .. 33 Dick Smith Electronics ..... 12, 13 48,49,88,89 Electronic Solutions ...... .. 60,61 Geoff Wood Electronics .. ...... 85 Goldstar ..... .... ..... .. .. ... . : ..... IFC Hycal Instruments ................ 1 5 Jaycar Electronics ... ....... 22-25 72-75 J.V. Tuners ............... .. ... ..... 67 Kenwood Australia .. ... .... ... OBC Pre Pak Electronics ... ........ ... 69 RCS Radio .......... .... .. ... .. ... .. 4 7 Rod Irving Electronics ......... .. 81 Scan Audio .. .. ............ .. ....... 21 Sesame Electronics ....... ...... 96 7 -segment LED front panel display of percentage full, 1 to 99 copies select, 3 polled computer inputs, printer switches, computer switches, and serial converter boards. For a free catalog send a 37c stamp to: Don McKenzie, 29 Ellesmere Crescent, Tullamarine 3043 . RADIO/TV RESTORERS - We have a large stock of new valves . Send SAE for list or phone Shellharbour TV Service, 26B Mary St, Shellharbour, 2529. (042) 95 1175. BOOKS & PLANS LOW SPEED GENERATORS for windmills, water turbines, steam engines. The definitive book: " The Homebuilt Dynamo" (1987), 182 pages, 8.5" x 1 2", hardback. Generator design and construction with ceramic magnets. PC Boards Printed circuit boards for SILICONCHIP projects are made by: • RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd , Bexley, NSW 2207. Phone (02) 587 3491. • Jemal Products, 5 Forge St, Welshpool, WA 6106. Phone (09) 350 5555. • Marday Services, 2139 Great North Rd, Avondale , Auckland, NZ. Phone 88 5730 . Complete plans, 268 photographs, step-by-step construction details. $A85.00 postpaid airmail (brochure $A5 .00 refundable). Todd-Forbes Publishing, 627 West Coast Road, Oratia, Auckland . Notes & Errata FM Stereo Transmitter, October 1988: the O.OlµF filter capacitor connected to pin 12 of the IC should be 0.00lµF. With the O.OlµF in place the transmitter will not work in stereo.