Silicon ChipContents - June 1999 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Graphite bomb is too clever by half
  4. Feature: Hard Disk Upgrades Without Reinstalling Software by Greg Swain
  5. Feature: Your Valuable Magnetic Tapes Are Dying by Julian Edgar
  6. Project: An FM Radio Tuner Card For Your PC by Mark Roberts
  7. Serviceman's Log: It took longer but it cost less by The TV Serviceman
  8. Feature: Satellite Watch by Gary Cratt
  9. Order Form
  10. Project: An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2 by Rick Walters & Ken Ferguson
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Project: Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars by Anthony Nixon
  13. Feature: What Is A Groundplane Antenna? by Phil Watson
  14. Back Issues
  15. Vintage Radio: Restoring an AWA B15 mantel radio by Rodney Champness
  16. Feature: HomeFree: Diamond's Wireless Network by Greg Swain
  17. Feature: SPECIAL OFFER: Low-Cost Internet Access by SILICON CHIP
  18. Project: Make Your Burglar Alarm System More Versatile by Max Maughan
  19. Feature: Getting Started With Linux; Pt.4 by Bob Dyball
  20. Notes & Errata: Digital Capacitance Meter / Command Control Encoder
  21. Market Centre
  22. Advertising Index
  23. Book Store
  24. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "An FM Radio Tuner Card For Your PC":
  • Windows software for the PC FM Tuner card (Free)
  • PC FM Radio Tuner Card PCB pattern (PDF download) [06106991] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Satellite Watch (January 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (February 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (March 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (June 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (August 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (October 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (December 1996)
  • Satellite Watch (February 1997)
  • Satellite Watch (April 1997)
  • Satellite Watch (May 1997)
  • Satellite Watch (June 1997)
  • Satellite Watch (December 1997)
  • Satellite Watch (April 1998)
  • Satellite Watch (January 1999)
  • Satellite Watch (June 1999)
Items relevant to "An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2":
  • DOS software and sample files for the XYZ Table with Stepper Motor Control (Free)
  • XYZ Table PCB patterns (PDF download) [07208991-2, 08409993] (Free)
  • XYZ Table panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.1 (May 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2 (June 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3 (July 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.4 (August 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.5 (September 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.6 (October 1999)
Items relevant to "Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars":
  • PIC16F84(A)-04/P programmed for the Programmable Ignition Timing Module [IGN3Nb1.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and source code for the Programmable Ignition Timing Module [IGN3Nb1.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module PCB pattern (PDF download) [05406991] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Universal High-Energy Ignition System (June 1998)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars (June 1999)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 (July 1999)
Articles in this series:
  • Getting Started With Linux; Pt.1 (March 1999)
  • Getting Started With Linux; Pt.2 (April 1999)
  • Getting Started With Linux; Pt.3 (May 1999)
  • Getting Started With Linux; Pt.4 (June 1999)

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Contents Vol.12, No.6; June 1999 FEATURES 4 Hard Disk Upgrades Without Reinstalling Software Upgrade your C drive without the software hassles – by Greg Swain 12 Your Valuable Magnetic Tapes Are Dying Here’s how to prolong their life – by Julian Edgar 66 What Is A Groundplane Antenna? The elevated groundplane and its impedance explained – by Phil Watson Hard Disk Upgrades Without Reinstalling Software – Page 4. 77 HomeFree: Diamond’s Wireless Network The easy way to install computer networking in your home – by Greg Swain 80 SPECIAL OFFER: Low-Cost Internet Access No time limits, no download limits, no fine print – and no hassles 86 Getting Started With Linux; Pt.4 Firewalls, security issues and protecting yourself from Internet “nasties” – by Bob Dyball PROJECTS TO BUILD 18 An FM Radio Tuner Card For Your PC It plugs into a spare slot on your PC’s motherboard and is tuned using an on-screen display – by Mark Roberts An FM Radio Tuner Card For Your PC – Page 18. 38 An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2 How to build the X-Y table – by Rick Walters & Ken Ferguson 56 Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars It mates with the High Energy Ignition system and lets you program your own ignition advance curve – by Anthony Nixon 82 Make Your Burglar Alarm System More Versatile Simple add-on for a commercial 4-sector alarm gives up to 32 sectors, all individually monitored – by Max Maughan SPECIAL COLUMNS 28 Serviceman’s Log It took longer but it cost less – by the TV Serviceman 33 Satellite Watch Programmable Ignition Module For Cars – Page 56. The latest news on satellite TV – by Garry Cratt 74 Vintage Radio Restoring an AWA B15 mantle radio – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 27 37 53 64 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Order Form Product Showcase Circuit Notebook 89 93 94 96 Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index HomeFree: Diamond’s Wireless Networking System – Page 77. JUNE 1999  1