Silicon ChipContents - March 1989 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Deceiving the eye of the beholder
  4. Feature: Electronics For Everyone by Leo Simpson
  5. Vintage Radio: Timber cabinets are a lot of work by John Hill
  6. Project: Stereo Compressor For CD Players by Malcolm Young & Greg Swain
  7. Project: Build a LED Message Board by Don McKenzie
  8. Subscriptions
  9. Feature: The NE572 Compandor Chip by Malcolm Young
  10. Project: Studio Series 32-Band Equaliser by John Clarke
  11. Serviceman's Log: The line of most resistance by The Original TV Serviceman
  12. Project: Map Reader For Trip Calculations by Malcolm Young & Leo Simpson
  13. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  14. Feature: The Way I See It by Neville Williams
  15. Feature: The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Back Issues
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Electronics For Everyone (March 1989)
  • Electronics For Everyone (April 1989)
  • Electronics For Everyone (May 1989)
  • Electronics For Everyone (September 1989)
  • Electronics For Everyone (November 1989)
Articles in this series:
  • Build a LED Message Board (March 1989)
  • Build a LED Message Board (April 1989)
  • Build a LED Message Board (May 1989)
  • Build a LED Message Board (June 1989)
Items relevant to "Studio Series 32-Band Equaliser":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, April 1989 - Studio Series 32-Band 1/3-Octave Equaliser Pt2 (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, March 1989 - Studio Series 32-Band 1/3-Octave Equaliser (AUD $10.00)
  • Silicon Chip article scan, March 1989 - Studio Series 32-Band 1/3-Octave Equaliser (AUD $10.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Studio Series 32-Band Equaliser (March 1989)
  • Studio Series 32-Band Equaliser (April 1989)
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)
MARCH 1989 FEATURES HERE'S A MOVING MESSAGE display board that you can build yourself. It can be controlled from a personal computer or directly from an IBM PCcompatible keyboard. Details page 34. 4 Electronics For Everyone by Leo Simpson Ptl: what you need to know about resistors 42 The NE572 Compandor Chip by Malcolm Young Abridged data & specifications 84 The Technology Letters by Richard Kopf Fun & games in the security industry 88 The Evolution of Electric Railways by Bryan Maher Pt.17: NSW XPT express passenger trains PROJECTS TO BUILD WANT TO RECORD compact discs for use in your car's tape player? You'll need this CD Compressor to record the music without distortion. See page 26. 26 Stereo Compressor For CD Players by Greg Swain Lets you tape compact discs without distortion 34 Build a LED Message Board by Don McKenzie Works from an IBM-compatible keyboard or computer 44 Studio Series 32-Band Equaliser by John Clarke Uses special slider pots for improved boost & cut action 64 Map Reader For Trip Calculations by M. Young Simple circuit uses a LED & phototransistor SPECIAL COLUMNS 16 Vintage Radio by John Hill Timber cabinets are a lot of work 56 Serviceman's Log by the original TV serviceman The line of most resistance 68 Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt Build a simple VHF FM monitor receiver, Pt.2 74 The Way I See It by Neville Williams "Spycatcher": do Wright's electronics bear scrutiny? OUR TV SERVICEMAN suffered a few jibes this month and struck problems with substitute transistors. His story starts on page 56. DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher's Letter 3 32 41 51 Mailbag Circuit Notebook Subscription Page Bookshelf Product Showcase Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre IBC Back Issues 79 93 95 96 THIS SIMPLE VHF FM monitor receiver use just two ICs and a handful of other parts. We show you how to build it for the 2-metre amateur band. See page 68. MARCH 1989 1