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Contents
Vol.19, No.11; November 2006
SILICON
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Features
8 Review: Sony Alpha A100 Digital SLR Camera
Sony’s new 10-megapixel black beauty has the goods – by Barrie Smith
16 Review: JVC KD-AVX2 Car Entertainment System
A complete entertainment system in a DIN-sized package – by Julian Edgar
68 Review: Bitscope BS310 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
It packs a digital oscilloscope, logic analyser, data recorder and waveform
generator into one affordable package – by Peter Smith
Sony Alpha A100 10-Megapixel
Digital SLR Camera – Page 8.
Pro jects To Build
26 Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1
Easy-to-build Doppler speed radar system can read directly in km/h or mph for
speeds in excess of 250km/h – by Jim Rowe
34 Build Your Own Compact Bass Reflex Loudspeakers
Ready-to-assemble with Peerless & Vifa drivers; you decide the final finish –
design by Aaron Waplington
41 Programmable Christmas Star
Hundreds of pre-programmed patterns, high-brightness LEDs, twinkle effects
and light enough to hang on your Christmas tree – by David Meiklejohn
76 DC Relay Switch For High-Current Loads
Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 –
Page 26.
Want to switch power to a high-current load using a circuit capable of
supplying just a few milliamps? This device is the answer – by John Clarke
80 LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.2
Completing the construction, tips on installation and adjusting the default
software settings to suit your car – by John Clarke
88 PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3
Controlling a simple motor-driven device via the Internet – by Clive Seager
Special Columns
48 Serviceman’s Log
So hopelessly devoted to you – by the TV Serviceman
62 Circuit Notebook
Build Your Own Compact Bass
Reflex Loudspeakers – Page 34.
(1) Wiegand Decoder; (2) Electronic Combination Lock; (3) Model Train
Detector; (4) Picaxe To LCD Interface; (5) Picaxe-Controlled Yoghurt Maker
72 Salvage It!
Using the convex lenses from car headlights (bike light) – by Julian Edgar
96 Vintage Radio
Radio Corporation’s WS108 military transceiver – by Rodney Champness
Departments
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Publisher’s Letter
Mailbag
Order Form
Product Showcase
siliconchip.com.au
104 Ask Silicon Chip
107 Notes & Errata
110 Market Centre
Programmable Christmas Star
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