Silicon ChipContents - August 1993 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Pay TV will boost optical fibre technology
  4. Feature: The Keck Optical Telescope; Pt.2 by Bob Symes
  5. Project: Low-Cost Colour Video Fader by Darren & Gary Yates
  6. Project: A Microprocessor-Based Sidereal Clock by John Western
  7. Subscriptions
  8. Serviceman's Log: Little things can be big time wasters by The TV Serviceman
  9. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  10. Project: Build A 60-LED Brake Light Array by Leo Simpson
  11. Vintage Radio: How to deal with block capacitors by John Hill
  12. Feature: Amateur Radio by James Morris, VK2GVA
  13. Order Form
  14. Product Showcase
  15. Project: The Southern Cross Computer by Peter Crowcroft & Craig Jones
  16. Back Issues
  17. Market Centre
  18. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • The Keck Optical Telescope Pt.1 (July 1993)
  • The Keck Optical Telescope; Pt.2 (August 1993)
Items relevant to "Low-Cost Colour Video Fader":
  • Low-Cost Colour Video Fader PCB pattern (PDF download) [02107931] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (May 1993)
  • Remote Control (June 1993)
  • Remote Control (July 1993)
  • Remote Control (August 1993)
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)
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  • 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)
Vol.6, No.8; August 1993 FEATURES FORGET THOSE MESSY edits on your VCR. This project smoothly fades any composite PAL video signal to black & can also wipe left or right across the screen for special effects. Details page 18.   4 Ghost-Busting for TV Sets Now Feasible New system from Philips cleans up the signal   6 The Keck Optical Telescope, Pt.2 by Bob Symes The world’s biggest optical telescope PROJECTS TO BUILD 18 Low-Cost Colour Video Fader by Darren Yates Fades to black or wipes left or right across the screen 30 A Microprocessor-Based Sidereal Clock by John Western THIS STAR CLOCK is micro­ processor controlled & has two 6-digit displays which show sidereal time & either local or universal time. See page 30. Shows sidereal time plus local or universal time 56 Build A 60-LED Brake Light Array by Leo Simpson The LEDs light from the centre outwards 82 The Southern Cross Computer by Peter Crowcroft & Craig Jones A single-board Z80-based computer for the 1990s SPECIAL COLUMNS 40 Serviceman’s Log by the TV Serviceman Little things can be big time wasters 53 Remote Control by Bob Young Unmanned aircraft – Israel leads the way YOU’VE SEEN THOSE fancy brake light arrays on late-model sports cars & now you can build one for your car. It uses 60 highbrightness LEDs that light from the centre outwards. Construction starts on page 56. 62 Vintage Radio by John Hill How to deal with block capacitors 72 Amateur Radio by James Morris, VK2GVA A look at satellites & their orbits DEPARTMENTS   2 28 75 79 Publisher’s Letter Circuit Notebook Order Form Product Showcase 90 92 95 96 Back Issues Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index THIS SINGLE-BOARD Z80-based computer is designed for the 1990s generation of students. It comes with a fully commented monitor & is designed to teach microprocessor & microcontroller programming techniques. August 1993  1