Silicon ChipContents - October 1988 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Those wonderful infrared remote controls
  4. Feature: Electronics & Brock's BMW Blaster by Leo Simpson
  5. Vintage Radio: Checking out the power supply by John Hill
  6. Project: Build an FM Stereo Transmitter by John Clarke & Leo Simpson
  7. Review: Yamaha's Brilliant New CD Player by Leo Simpson
  8. Project: High Performance FM Antenna by Bob Flynn & Leo Simpson
  9. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Willaims
  10. Serviceman's Log: A wooly picture at Wollongong by The Original TV Serviceman
  11. Project: The Classic Matchbox Crystal Set by Steve Payor
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Project: The LED-Light House Number by John Clarke & Leo Simpson
  14. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  15. Back Issues
  16. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "High Performance FM Antenna":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, October 1988 - High Performance FM Antenna (AUD $10.00)
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)
Items relevant to "The Classic Matchbox Crystal Set":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, October 1988 - Classic Matchbox Crystal Set (AUD $10.00)
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:
  • 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)
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  • 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)
OCTOBER 1 988 FEATURES THIS STEREO FM transmitter can broadcast your favourite CDs to your personal portable or to your car's AM/FM radio. It's based on a single chip so that it's easy to build. Details page 14. 4 Electronics & Brock's BMW Blaster by Leo Simpson Sensors monitor the car's performance 20 Yamaha's Brilliant New CD Player by Leo Simpson Uses 8-times oversampling for improved specs 76 The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher Pt.12: Queensland's powerful new electric locomotives PROJECTS TO BUILD 14 Build an FM Stereo Transmitter by John Clarke One IC lets you listen to CDs on your W alkman 28 High Performance FM Antenna by Bob Flynn 5-element design fa~ improved fringe area reception 52 The Classic Matchbox Crystal Set by Steve Payor Super-sensitive circuit pulls in the stations 64 The Led-Light House Number by John Clarke Turns on automatically at dusk IF YOU CAN DO BASIC metalwork you can build this high-performance FM antenna. It's a 5-element Yagi design that's just the shot for fringe area reception. See page 28. _ _, . , _ _ , . _ _ _ _ A > > ~ .,_,-i'::,~' ❖,_..,. SPECIAL COLUMNS 8 Vintage Radio by John Hill Checking out the power supply 36 The Way I See It by Neville Williams Fly by wire: is it safe from electromagnetic interference? 44 Serviceman's Log by the original TV serviceman Curing woolly pictures at Wollongong 84 Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt Convert a CB radio to the 28MHz amateur band ¼i ... ~-~ ~'•,-: .. _~--·~ ~t __ ,: • - .- , ~ " ~;;~ ,+1V'N.'$"'#>'-"',ili;'/ ~ «¼~ ,. P///<%% YAMAHA'S NEW CDX-1110 CD player features 8-times oversampling for unrivalled linearity and brilliant signal-tonoise ratio. Our review starts on page 20. DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher's Letter 3 Mailbag 61 Subscription Page 70 Circuit Notebook 81 Back Issues 90 Product Showcase 97 Ask Silicon Chip 99 Notes & Errata 100 Market Centre YOUR HOUSE WILL BE easy to find at night with this house number. It uses LEDs that turn on automatically at dusk and then turn off again some four hours later. Construction starts on page 64. OCTOBER 1988 1