Silicon ChipTell us what you like and what you don't like - March 1988 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Tell us what you like and what you don't like
  4. Feature: New Life for Radio-Cassette Players by Homer Davidson
  5. Vintage Radio: How it Began by John Hill
  6. Review: Tandy's CD-1500 CD Player by Leo Simpson
  7. Project: Line Grabber for Telephones by John Clarke & Greg Swain
  8. Project: Remote Switch For Car Burglar Alarms by John Clarke
  9. Project: Endless Loop Tape Player by Greg Swain
  10. Project: Technilab 301 Function Generator by David Whitby
  11. Serviceman's Log: A baffling exercise by The Original TV Serviceman
  12. Project: Old-Time Crystal Radio by John Hill
  13. Project: Build Your Own Light Box by Leo Simpson
  14. Subscriptions
  15. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  16. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  17. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  18. Feature: Digital Fundamentals Pt.5 by Louis E. Frenzel
  19. Market Centre
  20. Advertising Index
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Vintage Radio: How it Began (March 1988)
  • Vintage Radio: How it Began (April 1988)
Items relevant to "Technilab 301 Function Generator":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, March 1988 - Technilab 301 Function Generator (AUD $10.00)
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 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:
  • 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)
SILICON CHIP PUBLISHER'S LE't·t'ER Publisher & Editor-In-Chief Leo Simpson, B.Bus. Editor Greg Swain, B.Sc.(Hons.) Technical Staff John Clarke, B.E.(Elec.) Ro.bert Flynn Regular Contributors Neville Williams, FIREE, VK2XV Bryan Maher, M.E. B.Sc. Jim Yalden, VK2YGY Garry Cratt, VK2YBX Jim Lawler, MTETIA Photography Bob Donaldson Editorial Advisory Panel Philip Watson, MIREE, VK2ZPW Norman Marks Steve Payor, B.Sc. , B.E. SILICON CHIP is published 1 2 times a year by Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd. All material copyright (c) . No part of the contents of this publication. may be reproduced without prior written consent of the publisher. Kitset suppliers may not photostat articles without written permission of the publisher. Typesetting/makeup: Magazine Printers Pty Ltd, Waterloo, NSW 2017 . Printing: Macquarie Publications Pty Ltd, Dubbo, NSW 2830. Distribution: Network Distribution Company. Subscription rates are currently $42 per year (12 issues) . Out-. side Australia the cost is $62 per year surface mail or $1 20 per year air mail. Liability: Devices or circuits described in SILICON CHIP may be covered by patents. SILICON CHIP disclaims any liability for the infringement of such patents by the manufacturing or selling of any such equipment. Address all mail to: Silicon Chip Publications Pty Ltd, PO Box 139, Collaroy Beach , NSW 2097. Phone (02) 982 3935. ISSN 1030-2662 * Recommended and maximum Australian price only . 2 SILICON CHIP Tell us what you like and what you don't like Welcome to the March issue of SILICON CHIP which is the fifth since we started. Already, this magazine is gaining a considerable following as more people come to know about it. That is very gratifying but we'd like you to tell us how to improve SILICON CHIP. Too few people are telling us what they think. Quite a few readers have taken out a subscription and have pencilled a note on the coupon saying "top magazine" or some similar comment. Now this gives us a warm inner glow but it does not tell us which parts of the magazine you really like. Maybe there were some parts you didn't think much of. Or maybe there was an article that you disagreed with. Perhaps you thought that an article could have been improved or it omitted some useful information. Please give us this sort of feedback. We want your constructive criticism so that we can give you the highest editorial standard. So if you think that something in SILICON CHIP is good or could be improved or whatever, please jot down those thoughts in a letter and send it to us, straight away. Don't worry about whether your writing is neat or whether you use correct sentence structure. Just write to us. We'll get the message. This month's Mailbag carries a number of letters which give a good example of what we're talking about. These letters mention an article which appeared then proceed to tell us how it might have been improv- . ed or what it omitted. Good. We might not agree with everything that is written but we're not afraid to publish criticism if it is constructive. If you feel that we should cover a particular topic or describe a pet project of yours, please put in your request. We might not be able to do it but there's a much higher chance of us doing so if you write to us. And if you wish to see a controversial subject discussed in some detail, say in Neville Williams' column "The Way I See It", don't hesitate to write - there is a good chance that Neville will get stuck into it. There are several other ways you can contribute to SILICON CHIP. If you're really keen you might submit an ar\icle for publication. You might send in an idea for the Circuit Notebook pages. Or you might ask a question to be discussed in the " Ask Silicon Chip" pages. It's over to you. We'd love to hear from you. Leo Simpson