Contents
Vol.10, No.5; May 1997
FEATURES
4 Toyota’s Advanced Safety Vehicle
We take a brief look at some of the features that could become standard in
tomorrow’s cars – by Julian Edgar
16 Windows 95: The Hardware That’s Required
What sort of PC do you need to run Windows 95? How much RAM do you
need? This article tells you what’s required – by Jason Cole
78 Cathode Ray Oscilloscopes; Pt.9
The new breed of sampling scopes operate at bandwidths up to 50GHz.
Here’s a look at how they work – by Bryan Maher
Build This Teletext Decoder For
Your PC – Page 6
PROJECTS TO BUILD
6 A Teletext Decoder For Your PC
Easy-to-build card plugs into the motherboard & lets you display Teletext
pages on your PC screen – by Chris Schach & Braden Phillips
18 Build an NTSC-PAL Converter
Use this converter to watch NTSC programs in full colour on a PAL-standard
TV set or video monitor. It’s based on a pre-built module – by John Clarke
24 Neon Tube Modulator For Cars & Light Systems
It connects to the subwoofer signal and modulates a neon light to the beat
of the bass – by Rick Walters
40 Traffic Lights For A Model Intersection
NTSC-To-PAL Converter Uses A
Pre-Built Module – Page 18
Add realism to your model railway with this simple project. It drives red,
green & orange LEDs to simulate real traffic lights – by Rick Walters
54 The Spacewriter: It Writes Messages In Thin Air
Here’s a really novel project. Just wave it back and forth to write
messages that seemingly appear out of thin air – by John Clarke
SPECIAL COLUMNS
28 Serviceman’s Log
Two VCRs, a TV & a computer – by the TV Serviceman
Neon Tube Modulator For SoundOff Competitions – Page 24
53 Satellite Watch
The latest news on satellite TV – by Garry Cratt
72 Radio Control
Transmitter interference on the 36MHz band – by Bob Young
84 Vintage Radio
A look at signal tracing, Pt.2 – by John Hill
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Publisher’s Letter
Circuit Notebook
Mailbag
Product Showcase
Bookshelf
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Order Form
Back Issues
Ask Silicon Chip
Market Centre
Advertising Index
Write Messages In Thin Air With
The Spacewriter – Page 54
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