Silicon ChipContents - June 1988 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Decision trees and preamplifiers
  4. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  5. Feature: What is Negative Feedback? by Bryan Maher
  6. Vintage Radio: Cleaning up a vintage radio receiver by John Hill
  7. Project: Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit by Leo Simpson & Bob Flynn
  8. Serviceman's Log: Ring out the new, ring in the old by The Original TV Serviceman
  9. Project: Convert Your Car to Breakerless Ignition by Leo Simpson & John Clarke
  10. Project: Automatic Light Controller by Branco Justic
  11. Project: Mega-Fast Nicad Battery Charger by John Clarke & Greg Swain
  12. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  13. Subscriptions
  14. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  15. Feature: Digital Fundamentals, Pt.8 by Louis E. Frenzel
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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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:
  • What is Negative Feedback? (April 1988)
  • What is Negative Feedback? (June 1988)
  • What is Negative Feedback? (July 1988)
  • What Is Negative Feedback? (September 1988)
Items relevant to "Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, July 1988 - Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit Pt2 (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, June 1988 - Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit Pt1 (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, June 1988 - Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit Pt1 (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit (June 1988)
  • Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit (July 1988)
  • Modifying The Studio 200 Amplifier (January 1990)
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)
Articles in this series:
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.1 (November 1987)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.2 (December 1987)
  • Digital Fundamnetals, Pt.3 (January 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.4 (February 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals Pt.5 (March 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.6 (April 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.7 (May 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.8 (June 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.9 (August 1988)
  • Digital Fundamentals, Pt.10 (September 1988)
JUNE 1988 FEATURES LOOKING FOR A NEW stereo control unit to .go with your power amplifier? This unit has excellent performance, plenty of control features, and is easy to build. See page 28. ~ ~u ~ -~ ~ 10 What is Negative Feedback? by Bryan Maher Pt.2 - Why we need negative feedback 15 Realistic Optimus 3-Way Loudspeakers by Bob Flynn Three-way system is good value for money 80 The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher Pt.8 - The first 3-phase AC electric railway 86 Digital Fundamentals, Pt.8 by Louis Frenzel Introduction to microcomputers PROJECTS TO BUILD I rn ., _ ~ SERVICEMAN'S LOG this month tells the story of a ringin picture tube. There's also the usual collection of zany cartoons. Turn to page 38 28 Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit by Leo Simpson New benchmark performer is easy to build 44 Convert Your Car to Breakerless Ignition by John Clarke Get rid of those old-fashioned points 56 Automatic Light Controller by Branco Justic Uses an infrared sensor to detect movement 62 Mega-Fast Nicad Battery Charger by Greg Swain Charges a 7.2V racing pack in just 20 minutes SPECIAL COLUMNS 6 The Way I See It by Neville Williams For all practical purposes, Mr Fixit has had his day! 16 Vintage Radio by John Hill Cleaning up a vintage radio receiver 38 Serviceman's Log by the original TV serviceman Ring out the new, ring in the old 72 Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt Build an RF sniffer probe & preamplifier THIS MEGA-FAST NICAD CHARGER will recharge a 7.2V nicad racing pack in just 20 minutes. It then switches off to prevent overcharging. Details page 64 DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher's Letter 3 Mailbag 4 News & Views 19 Back Issues 51 Book Reviews 69 Circuit Notebook 75 Subscriptions 77 Product Showcase 94 Ask Silicon Chip 95 Notes & Errata 96 Market Centre LAST MONTH, we showed you how to install a highenergy ignition system in your car. This month, we show you how to replace the points with a Hall Effect pickup for maximum performance and even less maintenance. See page 44. JUNE 1988 1