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Jan-Dec. 1989
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4 The Goalkeeper Gatling Gun
6 How To Service Car Cassette
Players
18 Marantz LD50 OMS
Loudspeakers
40 The Technology Letters , Pt.2
78 Kit Clinic & The UHF Remote
Switch
4 Lightning & Electronic Appliances
26 Cutec Z-2000 Stereo Power
Amplifier
82 The Technology Letters , Pt.3
84 the Technology Letters, Pt.4
56 Fluke's New 80 Series
Multimeters
16 The /PC NEAT/ 40E Computer
76 The Technology Letters, Pt.5
57 Sangean ATS-803A Shortwave
Receiver
6 A Day In The Life Of A Computer
10 The Facts On The PhaxSwitch
34 Amcron PSL-2 Preamplifier &
PS-400 Stereo Power Amplifier
96 Metrix MX52 5000-Count
Multimeter
16 Scopeman Video Microscope
88 The Technology Letters, Pt.6
16 Making Your Electric Radiator
Safe
98 The Technology Letters , Pt. 7
90 Simple Program For Resistor
Calculations
9 Install A Clock Card In Your
Computer
Electric Railways
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80 Massive Diesel Electrics In The
USA
74 The Search For Cost Efficiency
88 NSW XPT Express Passenger
Trains
82 The Story Of Amtrak Passenger
Services
84 The Burlington Northern
Railroad
80 Amtrak's Monster vs. A Swiss
Thoroughbred
SILICON CHIP
07/89 82 The NSW 86 Class Electrics
08/89 102 The Benefits Of Modern
3-Phase Electric Locos
09/89 102 Swiss Tunnels & Racks
10/89 104 A Look At Australian Monorails
11 /89 92 Pilbara Iron Ore Railways (1)
12/89 82 Pilbara Iron Ore Railways (2)
Design & Theory
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28 Using Comparators To Detect &
Measure
42 The NE572 Compandor Chip
4 Understanding Oscilloscope
Probes
14 An Introduction To Stepper
Motors
112 The LM831 Low Voltage Audio
Power Amplifier
Vintage Radio
01 /89 1 4 Trou bleshooting The
Transformers
02/89 10 Restoring Plastic & Bakelite
Cabinets
03/89 16 Timber Cabinets Are A Lot Of
Work
04/89 18 Advice To The Budding Collector
05/89 12 How To Date Old Valve Radios
06/89 16 Collecting & Restoring Horn
Speakers
07 /89 28 Old Henry - One Of My
Favourites
08/89 18 Rebuilding A Vintage Radio
Receiver
09/89 12 Valve Portables - Hard On
Batteries
10/89 10 Collectables & Non Collectables
11/89 8 The Humble 4-Valve Receiver
12/89 8 Scrounging Bits & Pieces
Electronics For Everyone
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4 What You Need To Know About
Resistors
4 What You Need To Know About
Capacitors
05/89 4 All About Electrolytic Capacitors
09/89 6 Potentiometers & Trimpots
11/89 76 What You Need To Know About
Switches
The Way I See It
01 /89 62 Feeling Crook? You May Need
An Electron Transfer!
02/89 66 Jump Start Your New Car & Blow
Up The Electronics
03/89 74 "Spycatcher": Do Wright's
Electronics Bear Scrutiny?
04/89 62 What's Happened To High
Definition Television
05/89 44 Are Spikes On The Mains A
Hazard To Personal Computers
06/89 24 Back To The Stone Age: Down
With Audio, Radio & AC Mains
07/89 78 Police Radar: Where It Works &
Where It Doesn't
08/89 90 HDTV: Don't Hold Your Breath
09/89 93 HDTV: Lots Of Problems At The
Transmission End
10/89 86 Today They're Tagging Animals;
Tomorrow It Might Be Humans!
11/89 86 Electronic Identification: A Boon
Or A Catastrophe
12/89 98 Broadcast Television: An Industry
That's Not Sure Where It's Going!
TETIA TV Tips
01/89 57 Hitachi CEP288
02/89 58 National CP2000
03/89 61 AWA-Thorn N Chassis; GEC
2213-A; Sanyo CTP5601
04/89 75 Philips K9A
05/89- 37 Philips KT2A-3
06/89 38 Kriesler 59-03
07 /89 55 Hitachi PA3-A Chassis
08/89 62 Philips K9
09/89 43 Sanyo CTP6631 (80P Chassis)
10/89 53 Sony KV1300AS; AWA-Thorn
VCR ATV4
11 /89 49 National TC2202 (M8 Chassis)
12/89 39 AWA C6319 (Q Chassis); Alpine
AL51 Cassette Deck
Projects To Build
01 /89 26 Ultrasonic Proximity Detector For
Cars
01 /89 32 A Line Filter For Your Computer
01 /8 9 44 120W PA Amplifier , Pt.2
01 /89 68 Simple Computer Sound
Repeater
02/89 20 Transistor Beta Tester
02/89 37 Minstrel 2-30 Loudspeaker
System
02/89 52 LED Flasher For Model Railways
03/8 9 26 Stereo Compressor For CD
Players
03/89 34 LED Message Board, Pt. 1
03/89 44 32-Band Equaliser, Pt.1
03/89 64 Map Reader For Trip Calculations
04/89 22 Telephone Bell/Monitor
Transmitter
04/89 30 Flasher Circuit For Auxiliary
Brake Lights
04/89 36 LED Message Board, Pt.2
04/89 46 32-Band Equaliser, Pt.2
Serviceman's Log
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Copping It Right In The Neck
A Sharp In Pye Clothing
The Line Of Most Resistance
When VCR Means Very Crook
Recorder
Brand What? Never Heard Of It!
Look Before You Leap
You Need A Pal To Deal With
PAL
Toss Yer - Triple Or Quits
It's A Long Way To Trip A
" Rarery"
"Bar Humbug" - As Scrooge
Would Say
You've Got To Be Sharp In This
Game
Knowing When To Draw A Line
Computer Bits
07/89 70 A Look At Video Monitors
08/89 82 Display Adapters - From
Monochrome To Thunderdome
09/89 75 A Guide To Hard Disc Drives
10/89 76 Installing A Hard Disc In The P~
11 /89 68 Floppy Disc Drives: Formats &
Options
12/89 70 Adding RAM To Your Computer
Remote Control
4 The Beginnings Of Remote
Control
11 /89 40 Modern Radio Control Systems
12/89 112 Operating An R/C Transmitter
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Pulse Charger For Dry Cells
200-250mA DC Electronic Fuse
RS232 to RS422 Adaptor
Simple Binary Encoded Keypad
Crystal Oscillator Using A CMOS
555
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A Synthesised Tom-Tom
Biofeedback Monitor For PCs
Electronic Pools/Lotto Selector
LED Message Board, Pt.3
Passive Loop Antenna For AM
Radios
Build The Touch-Lamp Dimmer
Universal Temperature Controller
LED Message Board, Pt.4
Exhaust Gas Monitor For Cars
Extension For The Touch-Lamp
Dimmer
Experimental Mains Hum Sniffers
Compact Ultrasonic Car Burglar
Alarm
Build An AT Tower Computer
Studio Series 20-Band Stereo
Equaliser, Pt. 1
Build The Garbage Reminder
Low-Capacitance Scope Probe
2-Chip Portable AM Stereo Radio
Alarm-Triggered Telephone Dialler
High Or Low Level Fluid Detector
02/89 45 Alternative Override For Car
Safety Light
03/89 32 Photo-Interrupter For Digital
Counter
03/89 32 Schmitt Trigger Using Discrete
Transistors
03/89 33 Wide Bandwidth Video Amplifier
03/89 33 High Impedance 1-Watt Amplifier
04/89 80 Keyboard Sound Improver
04/89 81 Keypad Alarm For Car Security
04/89 81 Relay Output For Door Minder
05/89 26 Leading Zero Blanking For Digital
Speedos
05/89 27 Thermostat For Cooling Fans
05/89 27 Bit Saver For Soldering Irons
06/89 32 Power Supply For Walkman
Radios
06/89 32 X-Y Light Source Plotter
07 /89 22 Tone Decoder Input Control
Circuit
07 /89 22 Using Centre-Zero Meters In
Power Supplies
07 /89 23 Low Cost Locker Alarm
08/89 46 Channel Switch For DSE UHF
Converter
08/89 46 Flasher Unit For Cars
08/89 47 Fuse-Fail Alarm For Cars
08/89 47 Car Battery Voltage Monitor
09/89 58 Sawtooth/Triangle Waveform
Generator
09/89 58 Digitally Controlled Stereo
Volume Control
10/89 7 4 Siren & Flash Generator For Toy
Cars
10/89 7 4 Balanced Outputs From A Single
Supply
10/89 75 Timer For Motor Driven Cameras
11 /89 61 Walkman Car Stereo Amplifier
11/89 62 Traffic Light System For Model
Railways
11/89 62 4-Channel Mixer With Effects
Send
12/89 21 High Current Intelligent Charger
,12/89 21 Exhaust Temperature Alarm For
Boats
12/89 22 Self Cycle Bilge Pump Control
12/89 22 El Cheapo Buffer Amplifier
09/89 60 Studio Series 20-Band Stereo
Equaliser, Pt.2
09/89 80 Offset Nulling Circuit For Power
Amplifiers
10/89 20 FM Radio Intercom For
Motorbikes
10/89 32 The Gladesville GaAsFet Amplifier
10/89 40 1-Megabyte Printer Buffer
10/89 58 2-Chip Portable AM Stereo
Radio, Pt.1
11 /89 4 Build A low-Cost Analog
Multimeter
11/89 14 Super Sensitive FM Bug
11 /89 18 The Radfax Decoder
11 /89 32 2-Chip Portable AM Stereo
Radio, Pt.2
11 /89 64 FM Radio Intercom For
Motorbikes
12/89 24 Digital Voice Recorder Board
12/89 46 Easy To Build UHF Remote
Switch
12/89 74 Balanced Input/Output Stages
For The Studio Series Equalisers
12/89 23 Stereo FM Microphone
Transmitter
Amateur Radio
01 /89 71 Relative Signal Strength Indicator
02/89 50 Build A Simple VHF FM Monitor
Receiver, Pt.1
03/89 68 Build A Simple VHF FM Monitor
Receiver, Pt. 2
04/89 42 The Dick Smith Satellite Receiver
05/89 69 Simple Stub Filter For TV
Interference
06/89 66 Coherent CW - A New Low
Power Transmission Technique
07/89 66 Intelligent Charger For 1 2V Gel
Batteries
08/89 66 GaAsFet Preamplifier For The
2-Metre Band
09/89 72 Simple DTMF Encoder For
Custom Control Circuits
10/89 84 SWR - Just How Important Is It?
11 /89 46 Two-Tone Test Oscillator For
SSS Transmitters
12/89 92 Simple HF Receiver For The
40-Metre Band
Notes & Errata
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Poor Man's Plasma Display
Fish Bite Detector
Hands-Free Speakerphone
Ultrasonic Proximity Detector
1 20W Public Address Amplifier
Stereo Compressor For CD
Players
Pools/Lotto Selector
Studio 200 Stereo Control Unit
Narrowband VHF FM Receiver
Extension For The Touch Lamp
Dimmer
Touch Lamp Dimmer
Studio Series 32-Band Octave
Equaliser
Ultrasonic Car Burglar Alarm
Garbage Reminder
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