Silicon ChipMarket Centre - December 2014 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Argus could be a potent crime fighter
  4. Feature: The Amazing ARGUS-IS Surveillance System by Dr David Maddison
  5. Feature: Movies On A Stick by Barrie Smith
  6. Subscriptions
  7. Project: A WiFi Server For $5 by Geoff Graham
  8. Project: High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars by John Clarke
  9. Review: Tecsun PL-880 PLL Synthesised DSP Receiver by Ross Tester
  10. PartShop
  11. Review: The WENS 540 Debug Meter by Nicholas Vinen
  12. Project: A TDR Dongle For Cable Fault-Finding by Jim Rowe
  13. Project: Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.2 by Nicholas Vinen
  14. Review: Icom’s New IP 2-Way Radios by Ross Tester
  15. Product Showcase
  16. Vintage Radio: Those magnificent Kriesler Multisonic stereograms by Lindsay George
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "A WiFi Server For $5":
  • ESP-01 WiFi module (with ESP8266 IC) (Component, AUD $5.00)
  • Micromite BASIC source code for the $5 Wireless Webserver (Software, Free)
Items relevant to "High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars":
  • Multispark CDI PCB [05112141] (AUD $10.00)
  • ETD29 transformer components (AUD $15.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Multispark CDI (Component, AUD $45.00)
  • Multispark CDI PCB pattern (PDF download) [05112141] (Free)
  • Multispark CDI panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars (December 2014)
  • High-Energy Multi-Spark CDI For Performance Cars, Pt.2 (January 2015)
Items relevant to "A TDR Dongle For Cable Fault-Finding":
  • Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Dongle PCB [04112141] (AUD $5.00)
  • Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Dongle PCB pattern (PDF download) [04112141] (Free)
  • Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) Dongle panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.2":
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier main PCB [01111141] (AUD $55.00)
  • Currawong Remote Control PCB [01111144] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the Currawong Remote Volume Control [0111114A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the Currawong stereo valve amplifier (Component, AUD $55.00)
  • Front & rear panels for the Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier [01111142/3] (PCB, AUD $30.00)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier acrylic top cover (PCB, AUD $30.00)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier top cover cutting diagram (Software, Free)
  • Firmware and source code for the Currawong Remote Volume Control [0111114A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier main PCB pattern [01111141] (Free)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Currawong Stereo Valve Amplifier: A Preview (October 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.1 (November 2014)
  • Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.2 (December 2014)
  • The Currawong 2 x 10W Stereo Valve Amplifier, Pt.3 (January 2015)
  • Modifying the Currawong Amplifier: Is It Worthwhile? (March 2015)
  • A New Transformer For The Currawong Valve Amplifier (October 2016)

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