Silicon ChipIndex to Volume 6 - December 1993 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The future of private motor vehicles
  4. Feature: Sound Blaster Grows Up by Darren Yates
  5. Feature: Electronic Engine Management; Pt.3 by Julian Edgar
  6. Project: Remote Controller For Garage Doors by Branco Justic
  7. Project: Build A Low-Voltage LED Stroboscope by Darren Yates
  8. Project: A Low-Cost 25W Amplifier Module by Darren Yates
  9. Feature: The LM1875 Audio Amplifier IC by Darren Yates
  10. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  11. Feature: Programming The 68HC705C8 Microcontroller by Barry Rozema
  12. Serviceman's Log: Whingeing Willie & the bouncing TV set by The TV Serviceman
  13. Project: Peripherals For The Southern Cross Computer by Peter Crowcroft & Craig Jones
  14. Book Store
  15. Vintage Radio: My no-hassles radio museum by John Hill
  16. Project: Build A 1-Chip Melody Generator by Bernie Gilchrist
  17. Back Issues
  18. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
  19. Order Form
  20. Product Showcase
  21. Feature: Index to Volume 6
  22. Market Centre
  23. Advertising Index
  24. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.1 (October 1993)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.2 (November 1993)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.3 (December 1993)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.4 (January 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.5 (February 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.6 (March 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.7 (April 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.8 (May 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.9 (June 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.10 (July 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.11 (August 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.12 (September 1994)
  • Electronic Engine Management; Pt.13 (October 1994)
Items relevant to "Build A Low-Voltage LED Stroboscope":
  • Silicon Chip article scan, December 1993 - Low-Voltage LED Stroboscope (AUD $10.00)
  • Low-Voltage LED Stroboscope PCB patterns (PDF download) [04112931-3] (Free)
Items relevant to "A Low-Cost 25W Amplifier Module":
  • Low-Cost 25A Audio Amplifier Module PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112931] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (October 1989)
  • Remote Control (November 1989)
  • Remote Control (December 1989)
  • Remote Control (January 1990)
  • Remote Control (February 1990)
  • Remote Control (March 1990)
  • Remote Control (April 1990)
  • Remote Control (May 1990)
  • Remote Control (June 1990)
  • Remote Control (August 1990)
  • Remote Control (September 1990)
  • Remote Control (October 1990)
  • Remote Control (November 1990)
  • Remote Control (December 1990)
  • Remote Control (April 1991)
  • Remote Control (July 1991)
  • Remote Control (August 1991)
  • Remote Control (October 1991)
  • Remote Control (April 1992)
  • Remote Control (April 1993)
  • Remote Control (November 1993)
  • Remote Control (December 1993)
  • Remote Control (January 1994)
  • Remote Control (June 1994)
  • Remote Control (January 1995)
  • Remote Control (April 1995)
  • Remote Control (May 1995)
  • Remote Control (July 1995)
  • Remote Control (November 1995)
  • Remote Control (December 1995)
Articles in this series:
  • Programming The Motorola 68HC705C8 (July 1993)
  • Programming the Motorola 68HC705C8 (October 1993)
  • Programming The 68HC705C8 Microcontroller (December 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)
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  • 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)
  • Amateur Radio (March 1994)
  • 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)
Index to Volume 6: January-December 1993 Features 01/93 1 Silicon Chip 5th Birthday Sweepstakes 01/93 79 Panasonic’s Super-Quiet Dot Matrix Printer 02/93 1 Silicon Chip 5th Birthday Sweepstakes 02/93 6 Microwave Disinfection of Medical Waste 02/93 14 Sony’s New 8mm Video Camera 03/93 4 Sanyo’s Big Screen Video Projector 03/93 16 Sony’s New VGP-G700 Colour Video Printer 04/93 6 The Digital Compact Cassette 04/93 21 Silicon Chip 5th Birthday Sweepstakes 05/93 4 Hifi Review: Dynaudio Image 4 Loudspeakers 05/93 16 The Microsoft Windows Sound System 06/93 6 Dick Smith’s Trans-Australia Balloon Attempt 07/93 4 The Keck Optical Telescope, Pt.1 07/93 18 Tektronix TDS 320 100MHz Digital Scope 07/93 22 Programming the Motorola 68HC705C8, Lesson 1 07/93 26 Data: The ISD1016 Voice Recorder IC 08/93 4 Ghost-Busting for TV Sets Now Feasible 08/93 6 The Keck Optical Telescope, Pt.2 09/93 4 Swiss Railways’ Fast New Locomotives 09/93 53 Test Equipment Review: The Handyscope 10/93 4 Darwin to Adelaide on Solar Power 10/93 16 Mini Disc Is Here! 10/93 28 Review: Magnet LS-621 2-Way Loudspeakers 10/93 80 Programming The Motorola 68HC705C8, Lesson 2 11/93 8 Review: Tektronix TDS 544A Colour Oscilloscope 11/93 53 The World Solar Challenge 11/93 72 Review: Epson’s Stylus 800 Inkjet Printer 11/93 80 Review: The Autoplex Unimeter 12/93 4 Sound Blaster Grows Up! 12/93 40 Data On The LM1875 20W Audio Amplifier IC 12/93 53 Programming The Motorola 6HC705C8, Lesson 3 12/93 92 Index to Volume 6 90  Silicon Chip Electrical Energy 01/93 82 Pt.22: The Balmain & Ultimo Power Stations 04/93 08 Pt.23(a): Winning The White Metal – The Story Of Aluminium 05/93 86 Pt.23(b): Winning The White Metal – The Story Of Aluminium 06/93 88 Pt.24: How Aluminium Is Refined Engine Management 10/93 08 Pt.1: The Advantages Of Electronic Control 11/93 04 Pt.2: Airflow Measurement 12/93 08 Pt.3: Changing The ECM Software – Chip Re-Writing Vintage Radio 01/93 32 Restoring A 1920s Kit Radio 02/93 96 The Awakening Of The Dragon 03/93 84 Paper Capacitors Cause Lots Of Trouble 04/93 88 Restoring An Old Radio Chassis 05/93 56 A Few Old Receivers From The 1920s 06/93 56 A Look At High Tension Filtering 07/93 86 In The Good Ol’ Days Of My Childhood 08/93 62 How To Deal With Block Capacitors 09/93 86 Restoring An Old Valve Tester 10/93 94 Those Never-Ending Repair Problems 11/93 82 The Vexed Question Of Originality 12/93 70 My No-Hassles Vintage Radio Museum Serviceman’s Log 01/93 44 Samsung CB15F; Acer MM211 Computer Monitor; Samsung VB711 VCR 02/93 64 Thorn 9007; Acer MM211 Computer Monitor; Panasonic NV-G22A VCR (G Mechanism) 03/93 42 Samsung CB349Z; Teac MV307 VCR; Hitachi VT-640E VCR 04/93 32 National TC-1809; HMV B4803/ Rank Arena D1 Chassis 05/93 40 National Panasonic TC-2690/ M14 Chassis 06/93 30 Grundig ST-70/460; Cintel IMD 07/93 30 Samsung CB-5012Z; Samsung CB-518F 08/93 40 Panasonic 2970V; High Energy Ignition System 09/93 40 Akai CTK-107; Teac MV-400 VCR 10/93 58 Panasonic TC-48P10; Sanyo/79P Chassis 11/93 34 Hanimex CTV-10; AWA AV47 VCR; Sharp VC-8300 VCR; Sharp Cassette Deck 12/93 56 Samsung CB-3325J; Hitachi Cassette Deck; Philips KT2A2 Chassis; General Electric Portable Colour TV Remote Control 01/93 66 Installing & Adjusting The LowCost Speed Controller, Pt.3 04/93 53 Practical Applications For The Low-Cost Speed Controller 05/93 53 Unmanned Aircraft – The Ultimate In Remote Control 06/93 80 Unmanned Aircraft – The Early Developments 07/93 80 Unmanned Aircraft – Current Models In Service 08/93 53 Unmanned Aircraft – Israel Leads The Way 09/93 82 Servicing Your R/C Transmitter –The Basics, Pt.1 10/93 86 Servicing Your R/C Transmitter, Pt.2 11/93 42 Preventing Damage To R/C Transmitters & Receivers 12/93 42 Servicing Your R/C Receiver – The Basics Computer Bits 02/93 42 File Backups Plus A Useful Utility For LHA & PKZIP 04/93 64 Upgrading To A 386 – Now I Know What A “Kludge” Is 05/93 64 Upgrading To A 386 – More On Kludging A Computer 06/93 71 Double Your Disc Space With DOS 6 10/93 34 Using DOS 6.0’s DoubleSpace 11/93 70 More Experiments For Your Games Card Amateur Radio 01/93 88 Remote Monitoring Of Radio Transmissions 03/93 81 A General-Coverage Shortwave Receiver From England Projects to Build 01/93 16 Peerless PSK60/2 2-Way Hifi Loudspeakers 01/93 26 Build A Flea-Power AM Radio Transmitter 01/93 40 High-Intensity LED Flasher For Bicycles 01/93 58 A 2kW 24VDC to 240VAC Sinewave Inverter, Pt.4 02/93 16 Build The Electronic Cockroach 02/93 26 Three Simple Projects For Model Railroads 02/93 38 A Low Fuel Indicator For Your Car 02/93 46 The MAL-4 Microcontroller Board, Pt.3 02/93 56 Audio Level/VU Meter With LED Readout 02/93 80 A 2kW 24VDC To 240VAC Sinewave Inverter, Pt.5 03/93 20 Build A Solar Charger For 12V Batteries 03/93 32 An Alarm-Triggered Security Camera 03/93 50 Low-Cost Audio Mixer For Camcorders 03/93 57 Test Yourself On The Reaction Trainer 03/93 74 A 24-Hour Sidereal Clock For Astronomers 04/93 14 A Solar-Powered Electric Fence 04/93 22 Build An Audio Power Meter 05/93 82 Kenwood’s Mighty Little TH-28A & TH-78A Transceivers 06/93 53 The Smith Chart – What It Is & How To Use It 07/93 84 Antenna Tuners: Why They Are Useful 08/93 72 A Look At Satellites & Their Orbits 09/93 60 Emtron’s ENB-2 Noise Bridge 10/93 68 Judging Receiver Performance 12/93 84 Selective Tone Calling In Commercial & Amateur Radio Circuit Notebook 01/93 01/93 01/93 01/93 8 LED VU Scanner Display 9 Parking Lights Reminder 9 Cable Tester With LED Indicators 9 Simple Tester For IR Remote Controls 02/93 24 Horn Blower For Mobile Tele­ phones 02/93 24 Square Wave Frequency Doubler 02/93 25 Simple Way To Make PC Boards 02/93 25 Robotics Interface For PCs 03/93 24 A 20-Metre Direct Conversion Receiver 03/93 24 Blown Fuse Indicator 03/93 25 Simple 2-Input Logic Gate Identifier 04/93 72 Breakerless Pick-Up For Car Ignition 04/93 72 Dynamic Noise Reduction Circuit 04/93 37 Three-Function Home Weather Station 04/93 56 12VDC to 70VDC Step-Up Voltage Converter 04/93 80 A Digital Clock With Battery Back-Up 05/93 20 A Nicad Cell Discharger 05/93 26 Build The Woofer Stopper 05/93 32 Remote Volume Control For Hifi Systems 05/93 64 Alphanumeric LCD Demonstration Board 05/93 70 A Low-Cost Mini Gas Laser 06/93 12 Build An AM Radio Trainer 06/93 18 Remote Control For The Woofer Stopper 06/93 24 A Digital Voltmeter For Your Car 06/93 36 Windows-Based Digital Logic Analyser 06/93 64 Remote Volume Control For Hifi Systems, Pt.2 07/93 32 Build A Single Chip Message Recorder 07/93 38 Light Beam Relay Extender 07/93 53 Build An AM Radio Trainer, Pt.2 07/93 60 Windows-Based Digital Logic Analyser, Pt.2 07/93 70 A Low-Cost Quiz Game Adjudicator 08/93 18 Low-Cost Colour Video Fader 08/93 30 A Microprocessor-Based Sidereal Clock 08/93 56 Build A 60-LED Brake Light Array 08/93 82 The Southern Cross Computer 09/93 16 Automatic Nicad Battery Charger 09/93 24 Stereo Preamplifier With IR Remote Control 09/93 34 Build a +5V to ±12V DC Converter 09/93 56 An In-Circuit Transistor Tester 09/93 72 Remote-Controlled Electronic Cockroach 10/93 30 Courtesy Light Switch-Off Timer For Cars 10/93 40 Stereo Preamplifier With IR Remote Control, Pt.2 10/93 57 A Solid State Message Recorder 10/93 66 FM Wireless Microphone For Musicians 10/93 70 Build A Binary Clock 11/93 16 Build A Jumbo Digital Clock 11/93 26 High Efficiency Inverter For Fluorescent Tubes 11/93 56 Stereo Preamplifier With Remote Control, Pt.3 11/93 64 Build A Siren Sound Generator 12/93 16 Remote Controller For Garage Doors 12/93 22 Build This Low-Voltage LED Stroboscope 12/93 32 A Low-Cost 25W Amplifier Module 12/93 62 Peripherals For The Southern Cross Z80 Computer 12/93 80 Build This 1-Chip Melody Generator 04/93 73 VFO Controlled Transmitter For 80 Metres 05/93 8 Interface For The LCD Panel Meter 05/93 8 Seven Day Hose Controller 06/93 10 Add-On Circuit For A Sidereal Clock 06/93 10 Battery Monitor For Solar Chargers 06/93 10 Refinement For The Interphone Exchange 06/93 11 Repeater Time-Out Indicator 06/93 11 Discrete Step-Down Voltage Converter 07/93 16 Battery Charge Status Monitor 07/93 16 Single-Chip Combination Lock 07/93 17 Pulser Probe For TTL & CMOS 07/93 17 Low-Cost Piezo Screamer Siren 08/93 28 Low-Cost Isolation Amplifier 08/93 28 Low Distortion Oscillator 08/93 29 Phase Adapter For Digital Multimeters 09/93 10 Wide Range Phase Control 09/93 10 Regulator For Solar Panels 09/93 11 Microcontroller Timer 10/93 24 RF-Linked IR Remote Control Extender 10/93 25 Electronic Mousetrap Catches ‘Em Alive 10/93 25 Electronic Starter For Fluorescent Lights 11/93 40 Low-Cost Controller For Model Trains 11/93 40 6/12V Gel Cell Charger 11/93 41 Flash Meter 11/93 41 Power Supply Pre-Regulator Circuit 12/93 36 Single Chip Touch Switch 12/93 36 240V Motor Speed Control Notes & Errata 01/93 100 Automatic Nicad Battery Discharger, November 1992 01/93 100 Low-Cost Speed Controller, November 1992 01/93 100 High-Current 0-20V Power Supply, December 1992 01/93 100 Stereo AM Tuner, Feb-April 1991 02/93 101 Studio Twin 50 Amplifier, MarchApril 1992 03/93 92 LED Flasher for Bicycles, January 1993 04/93 93 High Energy Ignition System, May, June 1988, May 1990 04/93 93 Audio Mixer For Camcorders, March 1993 05/93 92 Traffic Light Simulator, February 1993 06/93 94 Woofer Stopper, May 1993 07/93 94 Nicad Cell Discharger, May 1993 09/93 94 Colour Video Fader, August 1993 09/93 94 Studio Twin 50 Stereo Amplifier, April-May 1992 09/93 94 Amateur Radio, August 1993 December 1993  91