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Index to Volume 12:
January-December 1999
Features
01/99 4 The Y2K Bug & A Few Other
Worries
01/99 40 4.8MW – Blowing In The Wind
01/99 73 Electric Lighting; Pt.10
01/99 86 How To Listen to Community
AM Radio
02/99 4 Installing A Computer Network
02/99 18 Traction Control Systems
02/99 34 Making Front Panels For Your
Projects
02/99 80 Electric Lighting; Pt.11
03/99 4 Dead Computer? Don’t Throw
It – Rat It!
03/99 7 Getting Started With Linux Pt.1
03/99 82 Electric Lighting; Pt.12
04/99 4 Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft
04/99 10 Getting Started With Linux Pt.2
04/99 71 Electric Lighting; Pt.13
05/99 3 A Web Site That’s Out Of This
World
05/99 8 Model Plane Flies The Atlantic
05/99 80 Getting Started With Linux Pt.3
06/99 4 Hard Disk Upgrades Without
Reinstalling Software
06/99 12 Your Valuable Magnetic Tapes
Are Dying
06/99 66 What Is A Groundplane Antenna?
06/99 77 HomeFree: Diamond’s Wireless Network
06/99 86 Getting Started With Linux Pt.4
07/99 4 Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes
07/99 10 Sydney’s Superstorm
07/99 80 CLIO: PC-Driven Loudspeaker
Testing
08/99 4 Cleaning The Smokestacks –
Hazelwood Power Station
08/99 78 Making Negatives From Positives – Reversing Protel PCB
Files
08/99 82 Electric Lighting; Pt.14
09/99 4 Automatic Addressing On TCP/
IP Networks
09/99 9 BreezeNet: Wireless Networking Without The Hassles
10/99 4 Sharing A Modem For Internet
& Email Access
10/99 37 Introducing Home Theatre
10/99 79 JBL’s TC1000 Programmable
Remote Control
11/99 4 USB: Hassle-Free Connections
To Your PC
11/99 39 Electric Lighting, Pt.15
11/99 56 Setting Up An Email Server
12/99 4 JBL’s 21st Century Loudspeaker Technology
12/99 10 Review: Denon AVC-A1D AV
92 Silicon Chip
Surround Amplifier
12/99 64 Internet Connection Sharing
Using Hardware
12/99 82 Electric Lighting, Pt.16
Serviceman’s Log
01/99 68 Philips Matchline 33CE7538/42R; Akai VP170 Video
Machine; Akai CT1406A;
JVC C-14K1AU; Sony VTX100M TV Stereo Tuner; Sony
PD-1704S SVGA Multiscan
Computer Monitor
02/99 56 NEC FS6325; Toshiba
289X9M; Teac Televideo
MV1440; Philips 28GR671
G111-S
03/99 19 Mintron MTV-3001CB CCD
Colour Camera; Sony KVF29SZ2 (G3F chassis); Sony
KV-G21S1; NEC FS-6391
Stereo TV; VHG-105 VCR
04/99 18 Sony KVF29S; Sharp CX4814; Sharp VC-H865X;
Masuda T1092; Bell & Howell
VS-IC
05/99 29 Panasonic TC1401; Teac
CTM-143; NEC FS-6325; AWA
CT-1447AM; Mitsubishi HS338A VCR
06/99 28 Sanyo TLS-1000P Time-Lapse
Video Recorder; Sharp V1
Stereo A-V System; Sanyo
C14ZA25 TV
07/99 42 Samsung CB230Z; Philips
21CT8873/75Z (KR5187R)
08/99 74 NEC FS6330; Telefunken
SDX290H
09/99 30 Toshiba ER-562ETA Microwave Oven; Akai CT2105A TV;
Mitsubishi HS-M54(A) VCR;
Panasonic NV-HD100 VCR;
Akai CT-2868 TV
10/99 20 Toshiba 2529SH TV; JVC
775AU TV; JVC CX-60ME TV;
Hitachi C33-P900 TV; Mac
LC630 Computer
11/99 26 Loewe Studio 70 (110C91
Chassis); Sharp VC-A200X
VCR; Pye Radio/Cassette/CD
Player; Teac CT-M144 TV
12/99 18 Sony TVs: KV-2064EC (XE3
Chassis), KV-F29SZ2 (G3F),
KV-2585AS (GP-1A), KVF29SZ2 (G3F), KV-S29SN1
(G1); Sharp SX-51F7
Computer Features
01/99 4 The Y2K Bug & A Few Other
Worries
02/99 4 Installing A Computer Network
03/99 4 Dead Computer? Don't Throw
It – Rat It!
03/99 7 Getting Started With Linux Pt.1
04/99 10 Getting Started With Linux Pt.2
05/99 80 Getting Started With Linux Pt.3
06/99 4 Hard Disk Upgrades Without
Reinstalling Software
06/99 77 HomeFree: Diamond’s Wireless Network
06/99 86 Getting Started With Linux Pt.4
09/99 4 Automatic Addressing On TCP/
IP Networks
09/99 9 BreezeNet: Wireless Networking Without The Hassles
10/99 4 Sharing A Modem For Internet
& Email Access
11/99 4 USB: Hassle-Free Connections
To Your PC
11/99 56 Setting Up An Email Server
12/99 64 Internet Connection Sharing
Using Hardware
Radio Control
01/99 80 Model R/C Helicopters; Pt.1
02/99 60 Model R/C Helicopters; Pt.2
03/99 53 Model R/C Helicopters; Pt.3
04/99 4 Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft
05/99 8 Model Plane Flies The Atlantic
07/99 4 Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes
Vintage Radio
01/99 88 Improving AM Broadcast Reception; Pt.3
02/99 87 The Classic Atwater Kent
Model 32
03/99 78 The Radiolette Model 31/32
04/99 76 Wow! My First Vintage Radio
05/99 86 Restoring The Butchered Set
06/99 74 Restoring An AWA B15 Mantle
Radio
07/99 68 A Mainland Chinese Radio
Receiver From The 1960s
08/99 42 A Killer – The Set From Hell
(4-Valve Operatic TRF)
09/99 53 Vintage Hifi Stereo AM Radio
10/99 76 Jim Birtchness & His Radios
11/99 68 The Case Of The Disappearing
TV Sets
12/99 76 The Astor KM That Blew Its
Power Plug Off!
Circuit Notebook
01/99 30 9V Battery Checker
01/99 30 Timed Audible Alarm
01/99 31 Balanced Input & Bridging
Module
01/99 31 PC Stake Crimper
01/99 31 Low Current Shunt Regulator
Projects to Build
04/99 80 A Rev Limiter For Cars
05/99 16 The Line Dancer Robot
05/99 24 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.1
05/99 37 Three Electric Fence Testers
05/99 56 Heart of LEDs
05/99 61 Carbon Monoxide Alarm
06/99 18 FM Radio Tuner Card For PCs
06/99 38 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.2
06/99 56 Programmable Ignition Timing
Module For Cars; Pt.1
06/99 82 Make Your Burglar Alarm System More Versatile
07/99 18 Build The Dog Silencer
07/99 26 Inductance Meter
07/99 36 Audio-Video Transmitter
07/99 60 Programmable Ignition Timing
Module For Cars; Pt.2
07/99 72 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.3
07/99 84 The Hexapod Robot
08/99 16 Remote Modem Controller
08/99 26 Daytime Running Lights For
Cars
08/99 35 Build A PC Monitor Checker
08/99 54 Switching Temperature Controller
08/99 60 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.4
09/99 18 Autonomouse The Robot; Pt.1
09/99 35 Voice Direct Speech Recognition Module
09/99 63 Digital Electrolytic Capacitance
Meter
09/99 72 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.5
09/99 86 A Peltier-Powered Can Cooler
10/99 16 Backup Battery For Cordless
Phones
10/99 24 Build The Railpower; Pt.1
10/99 54 Semiconductor Curve Tracer
10/99 64 Autonomouse The Robot; Pt.2
10/99 82 XYZ Table With Stepper Motor
Control; Pt.6
11/99 16 A Speed Alarm For Cars; Pt.1
11/99 31 Multi-Colour LED Xmas Tree
11/99 62 Intercom Station Expander
11/99 72 Foldback Loudspeaker System
For Musicians
11/99 80 Build The Railpower; Pt.2
12/99 23 Build A Solar Panel Regulator
12/99 32 The PC Powerhouse
12/99 36 Fortune Finder Metal Locator
12/99 54 A Speed Alarm For Cars; Pt.2
12/99 70 Build The Railpower; Pt.3
02/99 76 24V Output For Trickle Charger
02/99 76 Timed Audible Alarm
02/99 77 Temperature Controlled Fan
For Power Amplifiers
02/99 77 Bedside Lamp/Tape Recorder
Timer
03/99 42 Optical Pickup For 5-Digit
Tachometer
03/99 42 PC-Controlled LED Matrix
Display
03/99 44 12V Charge Indicator
03/99 44 Solid State Relay Circuit
03/99 44 Simple Alarm Circuit
03/99 44 Using The LED Ammeter on
24V
04/99 46 You Have Mail In Your Letterbox
04/99 46 Relax Your Brain With Just Two
LEDs
04/99 47 Random LED Flasher
04/99 47 9V Battery Monitor
04/99 47 Simple Tester Checks Transistors & Continuity
05/99 74 Add Bass Harmony To A
Guitar
05/99 74 Add Remote Control To An Old
VCR
05/99 76 Low Frequency RF Preamp
05/99 76 Simple Metering Circuit For
Capacitance Meter
06/99 64 Logic Probe With 7-Segment
Display
06/99 64 Bistable Motor Switch
06/99 65 PC-Controlled Function Generator
06/99 65 Extra Reversing Light For
Older Cars
07/99 58 DTMF Decoder & 1Hz Timebase
07/99 58 Auto Nicad Charger With Float
07/99 59 Rev Limiter Modification For
Points Distributors
07/99 59 Mains-Powered Remote Control Tester
08/99 70 3-Digit Frequency Counter
08/99 70 Burglar Alarm For Continuous
Security
08/99 71 One Chip Audio Preamplifier
09/99 58 Dry Cell Battery Checking
09/99 58 Foolproof Audio Compressor
09/99 59 Surveillance Lights With
Buzzer
10/99 74 Audio Distribution Amplifier
10/99 74 Automotive Fuse Monitor
10/99 75 SLA Battery Charger
10/99 75 18W Fluorescent Light Inverter
Uses Ferrite Rod
11/99 22 Refinements To The PC Monitor Checker
11/99 23 Simple Christmas Light Tester
11/99 23 Simple Lights-On Warning
11/99 23 Negative Line Switching For
Daytime Lights For Cars
12/99 30 Reverse Battery Protection
With Low Voltage Drop
12/99 30 Power-On Muting For PC FM
Tuner
12/99 31 Backup Battery For AC-Powered Cordless Phones
01/99 92 Vintage Radio, Dec 1998
02/99 93 Turbo Timer, November 1998
03/99 92 Command Control Decoder,
May 1998
04/99 93 LED Fun, March 1999
05/99 93 Audio Signal Generator, February & March 1999
05/99 93 Electric Fence, April 1999
05/99 93 Multi-Spark CDI, Sept 1997
05/99 93 LED Ammeter, January 1999
05/99 93 Capacitance Meter, Feb 1999
05/99 93 Bass Cube Subwoofer, April
1999
06/99 93 Capacitance Meter, Feb 1999
06/99 93 Command Control Encoder,
February 1998
07/99 93 Sustain Unit For Electric Guitars, March 1998
08/99 93 Line Dancer, May 1999
08/99 93 Train Controller, April 1997
08/99 93 FM Radio Tuner, June 1999
09/99 93 Burglar Alarm, June 1999
09/99 93 A-V Transmitter, July 1999
09/99 93 Daytime Lights For Cars, August 1999
09/99 93 Line Dancer, May 1999
10/99 93 Voice Direct, September 1999
10/99 93 Autonomouse, Sept 1999
10/99 93 Surveillance Lights, Circuit
Notebook, September 1999
10/99 93 Switching Temperature Controller, August 1999
11/99 93 Daytime Running Lights, August 1999
11/99 93 PC Monitor Checker, August
1999
12/99 90 LED Christmas Tree,
November 1999
01/99 18 High Voltage Megohm Tester
01/99 32 Getting Going With BASIC
Stamp
01/99 54 A LED Bargraph Ammeter For
Your Car
01/99 62 Keypad Engine Immobiliser
02/99 24 Low Distortion Audio Signal
Generator; Pt.1
02/99 40 Command Control Decoder
For Model Railways
02/99 66 Digital Capacitance Meter
02/99 73 Remote Control Tester
02/99 84 LEDs Have Fun
03/99 14 Build A Digital Anemometer
03/99 24 3-Channel Current Monitor
With Data Logging
03/99 34 Simple DIY PIC Programmer
03/99 56 Audio Compressor
03/99 62 Low Distortion Audio Signal
Generator; Pt.2
04/99 24 High-Power Electric Fence
Controller
04/99 38 The Bass Cube Subwoofer
04/99 54 Programmable Thermostat/
Thermometer
04/99 66 Build An Infrared Sentry
Notes & Errata
01/99 92 Old PC Power Supply,
December 1998
01/99 92 Thermocouple Adaptor For
DMMs, December 1998
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