Silicon ChipContents - February 1989 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Lightning: more dangerous than you think
  4. Feature: Lightning & Electronic Appliances by Leo Simpson
  5. Vintage Radio: Restoring plastic & bakelite cabinets by John Hill
  6. Project: Transistor Beta Tester by Malcolm Young
  7. Feature: Using Comparators To Detect & Measure by Jan Axelson
  8. Project: Minstrel 2-30 Loudspeaker System by Leo Simpson
  9. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  10. Project: LED Flasher For Model Railways by Malcolm Young
  11. Serviceman's Log: A Sharp in Pye clothing by The Original TV Serviceman
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  14. Feature: The Evolution Of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  15. Back Issues
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Amateur Radio (February 1989)
  • Amateur Radio (March 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:
  • 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)
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