Silicon ChipOuter Front Cover - January 2020 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: You need blackout and disaster plans
  4. Feature: What to do before the lights go out . . . by Nicholas Vinen
  5. Project: A low-voltage valve audio preamp by John Clarke
  6. Feature: Migrating from iPhone to Android without tears! by Dr David Maddison
  7. Project: Tunable HF Preamp for Software Defined Radio (SDR) by Charles Kosina
  8. Project: Add DCC to your model train layout with Arduino! by Tim Blythman
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Serviceman's Log: When things go wrong - really wrong by Dave Thompson
  11. Project: Easy-to-build Bookshelf Speaker System by Phil Prosser
  12. Feature: El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8x8 RGB LED Matrix by Jim Rowe
  13. PartShop
  14. Project: Low cost, high precision thermometer calibrator by Allan Linton-Smith
  15. Vintage Radio: Panasonic “Radarmatic” R-1000 by Ian Batty
  16. Subscriptions
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Notes & Errata: Discrete pump timer, Circuit Notebook, November 2019; 45V 8A Linear Bench Supply, October-December 2019; LoRa Chat Terminal, Circuit Notebook, August 2019
  20. Outer Back Cover: Rohde & Schwarz: options sale extended

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Items relevant to "A low-voltage valve audio preamp":
  • Nutube Stereo Valve Preamplifier PCB [01112191] (AUD $10.00)
  • Nutube Stereo Valve Preamplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112191] (Free)
  • Nutube Stereo Valve Preamplifier panel artwork and drilling templates (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Tunable HF Preamp for Software Defined Radio (SDR)":
  • Tunable HF Preamplifier PCB [06110191] (AUD $2.50)
  • Tunable HF Preamplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [06110191] (Free)
Items relevant to "Add DCC to your model train layout with Arduino!":
  • DCC Power Shield PCB [09207181] (AUD $5.00)
  • DCC Decoder Programmer PCB [09107181] (AUD $5.00)
  • Hard-to-get parts for the DCC Power Shield (Component, AUD $35.00)
  • Software for the Arduno DCC Controller (Free)
  • DCC Power Shield PCB pattern (PDF download) [09207181] (Free)
  • DCC Decoder Programmer PCB pattern (PDF download) [09107181] (Free)
Items relevant to "Easy-to-build Bookshelf Speaker System":
  • Bookshelf Speaker Passive Crossover PCB [01101201] (AUD $10.00)
  • Bookshelf Speaker Subwoofer Active Crossover PCB [01101202] (AUD $7.50)
  • Bookshelf Speaker Passive and Active Crossover PCB patterns (PDF download) [01101201-2] (Free)
  • Bookshelf Speaker System timber and metal cutting diagrams (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Easy-to-build Bookshelf Speaker System (January 2020)
  • Building the new “bookshelf” stereo speakers, Pt 2 (February 2020)
  • Building Subwoofers for our new “Bookshelf” Speakers (March 2020)
Items relevant to "El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8x8 RGB LED Matrix":
  • WS2812 8x8 RGB LED matrix (Component, AUD $12.50)
  • Sample code for El Cheapo Modules - Intelligent 8x8 RGB LED Matrix (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 1 (October 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 2 (December 2016)
  • El Cheapo Modules From Asia - Part 3 (January 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules from Asia - Part 4 (February 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 5: LCD module with I²C (March 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 6: Direct Digital Synthesiser (April 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules, Part 7: LED Matrix displays (June 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Li-ion & LiPo Chargers (August 2017)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 9: AD9850 DDS module (September 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules Part 10: GPS receivers (October 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 11: Pressure/Temperature Sensors (December 2017)
  • El Cheapo Modules 12: 2.4GHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 13: sensing motion and moisture (February 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 14: Logarithmic RF Detector (March 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 16: 35-4400MHz frequency generator (May 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 17: 4GHz digital attenuator (June 2018)
  • El Cheapo: 500MHz frequency counter and preamp (July 2018)
  • El Cheapo modules Part 19 – Arduino NFC Shield (September 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 20: two tiny compass modules (November 2018)
  • El cheapo modules, part 21: stamp-sized audio player (December 2018)
  • El Cheapo Modules 22: Stepper Motor Drivers (February 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules 23: Galvanic Skin Response (March 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Class D amplifier modules (May 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Long Range (LoRa) Transceivers (June 2019)
  • El Cheapo Modules: AD584 Precision Voltage References (July 2019)
  • Three I-O Expanders to give you more control! (November 2019)
  • El Cheapo modules: “Intelligent” 8x8 RGB LED Matrix (January 2020)
  • El Cheapo modules: 8-channel USB Logic Analyser (February 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules (May 2020)
  • New w-i-d-e-b-a-n-d RTL-SDR modules, Part 2 (June 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital Volt/Amp Panel Meters (December 2020)
  • El Cheapo Modules: Mini Digital AC Panel Meters (January 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LCR-T4 Digital Multi-Tester (February 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD chargers (July 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: USB-PD Triggers (August 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 3.8GHz Digital Attenuator (October 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 6GHz Digital Attenuator (November 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: 35MHz-4.4GHz Signal Generator (December 2021)
  • El Cheapo Modules: LTDZ Spectrum Analyser (January 2022)
  • Low-noise HF-UHF Amplifiers (February 2022)
  • A Gesture Recognition Module (March 2022)
  • Air Quality Sensors (May 2022)
  • MOS Air Quality Sensors (June 2022)
  • PAS CO2 Air Quality Sensor (July 2022)
  • Particulate Matter (PM) Sensors (November 2022)
  • Heart Rate Sensor Module (February 2023)
  • UVM-30A UV Light Sensor (May 2023)
  • VL6180X Rangefinding Module (July 2023)
  • pH Meter Module (September 2023)
  • 1.3in Monochrome OLED Display (October 2023)
  • 16-bit precision 4-input ADC (November 2023)
  • 1-24V USB Power Supply (October 2024)
  • 0.91-inch OLED Screen (November 2024)

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JANUARY 2020 ISSN 1030-2662 01 The VERY BEST DIY Projects! 9 771030 266001 $ 95* NZ $12 90 9 INC GST INC GST A BRAND NEW VALVE PREAMP based on a BRAND NEW VALVE like you’ve never seen before: the 6P1 Control multiple trains on one layout Add DCC to your model train layout with Arduino Hifi speakers have optional subwoofers/stands Easy-to-build bookshelf speakers Updating your phone from iPhone to Android? Migrating without tears – or losing your data! Emergency Power: What to do before the lights go out!