Silicon ChipContents - June 2003 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Low voltage halogen lamps are huge power wasters
  4. Order Form
  5. Feature: A Look At The 2003 Mars Rovers by Sammy Isreb
  6. Project: The PICAXE, Pt.5: A Chookhouse Door Controller by Stan Swan
  7. Project: PICAXE-Controlled Telephone Intercom by David Lincoln
  8. Project: PICAXE-08 Port Expansion by David Lincoln
  9. Project: Sunset Switch For Security & Garden Lighting by John Clarke
  10. Product Showcase
  11. Project: Test Your Reflexes With A Digital Reaction Timer by Jim Rowe
  12. Project: Adjustable DC-DC Converter For Cars by John Clarke
  13. Project: Long-Range 4-Channel UHF Remote Control by Greg Swain
  14. Vintage Radio: Building A Browning-Drake Replica by Rodney Champness
  15. Weblink
  16. Back Issues
  17. Notes & Errata
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Book Store
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • PICAXE: The New Millennium 555? (February 2003)
  • The PICAXE: Pt.2: A Shop Door Minder (March 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.3: Heartbeat Simulator (April 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.4: Motor Controller (May 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.5: A Chookhouse Door Controller (June 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.6: Data Communications (July 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.7: Get That Clever Code Purring (August 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: A Datalogger & Sending It To Sleep (September 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.8: The 18X Series (November 2003)
  • The PICAXE, Pt.9: Keyboards 101 (December 2003)
Items relevant to "Sunset Switch For Security & Garden Lighting":
  • Sunset Switch PCB pattern (PDF download) [10106031] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Sunset Switch (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Test Your Reflexes With A Digital Reaction Timer":
  • Reaction Timer PCB pattern (PDF download) [04106031] (Free)
Items relevant to "Adjustable DC-DC Converter For Cars":
  • Adjustable DC/DC Converter for Cars PCB pattern (PDF download) [11106031] (Free)
  • Panel artwork for the Adjustable DC/DC Converter for Cars (PDF download) (Free)

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Contents Vol.16, No.6; June 2003 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES 8 A Look At The 2003 Mars Rovers The technology built into the latest Mars Rovers is out of this world. They should be on the Martian surface by early 2004– by Sammy Isreb 78 Satellite TV Reception: A Postscript Aurora free-to-air TV: it’s not open slather – by Garry Cratt & Ross Tester PROJECTS TO BUILD 13 The PICAXE, Pt.5: A Chookhouse Door Controller There’s nothing “eggsotic” about this project; it simply uses a PICAXE-08 to automatically operate a chookhouse door – by Stan Swan 18 PICAXE-Controlled Telephone Intercom Simple PICAXE-based circuit lets you link two telephones together for use as an intercom – by David Lincoln Chookhouse Door Controller – Page 13. 22 PICAXE-08 Port Expansion Want to add more input and/or output ports to a PICAXE-08? Here’s some simple circuitry and some software to do the job – by David Lincoln 34 Sunset Switch For Security & Garden Lighting Want to switch an appliance on automatically at dusk and off again after a few hours? This Sunset Switch will do it for you – by John Clarke 56 Test Your Reflexes With A Digital Reaction Timer So you think your reaction time is pretty good, eh? Build this reaction timer and find out if you’re as good as you think you are – by Jim Rowe 68 Adjustable DC-DC Converter For Cars Simple circuit can be set to deliver any output voltage from 13.8-24V at up to 2A. And it can charge 12V 6.5Ah SLA batteries – by John Clarke Sunset Switch For Security & Garden Lighting – Page 34. 74 Long-Range 4-Channel UHF Remote Control Matchbox size units feature long range (over 1km), four separate channels and simple construction – by Greg Swain SPECIAL COLUMNS 30 Circuit Notebook (1) Computer Data Cable Tester; (2) Inductive Speed Sensor For Cars; (3) Digital Thermometer With LCD Readout; (4) Low Battery Indicator; (5) 555 Timer Circuit With Variable On/Off Times; (6) High-Current Battery Discharger; (7) High-Current Low-Dropout Regulator Adjustable DC-DC Converter For Cars – Page 68. 40 Serviceman’s Log Time really is money – by the TV Serviceman 80 Vintage Radio Building A Browning-Drake Replica – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 4 53 85 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Product Showcase Silicon Chip Weblink www.siliconchip.com.au 88 90 93 95 Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index LongRange 4-Channel UHF Remote Control – Page 74. June 2003  1