Silicon ChipContents - May 2005 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Pacific Hydro should not be sold
  4. Feature: Knocking on Titan’s door by Tom Moffat
  5. Feature: Getting into Wi-Fi by Ross Tester
  6. Project: Voice Recorder by Jim Rowe
  7. Project: Wireless Microphone/Audio Link by Ross Tester
  8. Feature: Hellschreiber: Sending Data Over UHF CB Radio by Stan Swan
  9. Salvage It: An automatic stopwatch timer by Julian Edgar
  10. Project: MIDI Theremin, Pt II by John Clarke
  11. Feature: What’s this? Free PC Boards for Schools? by Clive Seager
  12. Project: Pro Scoreboard, Pt III by Jim Rowe
  13. Vintage Radio: The AWA Radiola B29 8-transistor radio with battery eliminator by Rodney Champness
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Book Store
  16. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Getting into Wi-Fi (May 2005)
  • Getting Into WiFi, Pt.2 (June 2005)
  • Getting Into WiFi, Pt.3 (July 2005)
Items relevant to "Voice Recorder":
  • Voice Recorder PCB pattern (PDF download) [01105051] (Free)
Items relevant to "MIDI Theremin, Pt II":
  • PIC16F88 firmware and accompanying software for the MIDI Theremin (Free)
  • PCB Patterns for the MIDI Theremin (PDF download) [01204051/2] (Free)
  • MIDI Theremin front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Build A MIDI Theremin, Pt.1 (April 2005)
  • MIDI Theremin, Pt II (May 2005)
Items relevant to "What’s this? Free PC Boards for Schools?":
  • PICAXE-08M BASIC source code for "PICAXE in Schools", part 1 (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • What’s this? Free PC Boards for Schools? (May 2005)
  • PICAXE In Schools, Pt.2 (June 2005)
  • PICAXE In Schools, Pt.3 (July 2005)
  • PICAXE In Schools, Pt.4 (September 2005)
  • PICAXE In Schools; Pt.5 (November 2005)
Articles in this series:
  • Build A Professional Sports Scoreboard, Pt.1 (March 2005)
  • Build A Professional Sports Scoreboard, Pt.2 (April 2005)
  • Pro Scoreboard, Pt III (May 2005)

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Contents Vol.18, No.5; May 2005 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES   8 Knocking on Titan’s door Last January the Cassini probe made a soft landing on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons. Here’s the “inside” story – by Tom Moffat. 14 Getting into Wi-Fi It’s been four years since we last looked at the subject. A lot has changed: it’s cheaper, easier and there is any amount of equipment – by Ross Tester. 41 Hellschreiber: Sending Data Over UHF CB Radio It was invented decades ago and used during WWII. Now we show you how to use it with cheap UHF CB hand-helds and shareware – by Stan Swan. Get into Wi-Fi: it’s now so simple! – Page 14. 86 What’s this? Free PC Boards for Schools? We’re launching a brand new educational series by “Mr Picaxe”, Clive Seager. To celebrate, we have 2000 experimenter’s PC boards to give away to schools! PROJECTS TO BUILD 28 Voice Recorder 25 second message recording without tapes or discs. Use it for phone messages, a voice memo pad, you name it! – by Jim Rowe 34 Wireless Microphone/Audio Link Stereo Wireless Microphone– Page 34. This stereo FM wireless microphone also makes a great quality audio link. We tested it to beyond 50 metres and it was rock solid – by Ross Tester 62 MIDI Theremin, Pt II The full constructional and setup details of our amazing new MIDI Theremin. It’s set to take the music world by storm! – by John Clarke 92 Pro Scoreboard, Pt III Now even better – it handles netball as well as basketball and other games. Putting it together and setting it up – by Jim Rowe SPECIAL COLUMNS 46 Salvage It! Hellschreiber – data via UHF CB – Page 41. An automatic stopwatch timer – by Julian Edgar 48 Serviceman’s Log Warranty claim? I don’t think so! – by the TV Serviceman 74 Circuit Notebook Automatic bathroom exhaust fan; Your probing questions answered; Automotive LED timing light; Low-voltage cutout for 12V SLA batteries 98 Vintage Radio The AWA Radiola B29 8-transistor radio with battery eliminator – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher’s Letter 82 Product Showcase 107 Notes & Errata   4 Mailbag 91 Book Review 109 Market Centre 61 Order Form 104 Ask Silicon Chip 111 Ad Index siliconchip.com.au 2000 blank PICAXE Experimenter’s Boards – to give away! – Page 86. This month’s cover: we sent our photographer up to Titan to catch the Cassini probe landing. . . No? OK, thanks to NASA/JPL for the superb artist’s impression. May 2005  1