30 November 2006

The "portable" radio equipment used by the military at the start of World War 2 was bulky, heavy and inefficient by today's standards. Here we take a look at Radio Corporation's WS108 transceiver, as used by the Australian army.

29 November 2006

Setting up the LED Tacho mainly involves stepping through and reprogramming the default software settings in the PIC to suit your vehicle. Here's how it's done.

26 November 2006

This versatile data acquisition system packs a digital oscilloscope, spectrum analyser, logic analyser, data recorder and waveform generator into one affordable package - and it's Australian-designed and supported!

24 November 2006

Revolutionise your in-car music

22 November 2006

As production of film cameras continues to shrink, it comes as no surprise to see the electronic 'majors', such as Sony and Panasonic, grasp an opportunity to feed the swelling demand for digital single lens reflexes, known to the in-crowd as DSLRs. Barrie Smith reports his experience with the Sony Alpha A100 camera.

17 October 2006

This Brilliant little device plugs straight into your car's On-Board Diagnostics (OBD) port and logs all sorts of data

14 October 2006

Here's a high speed prescaler which can extend the range of virtually any frequency counter to over 2.8GHz. It divides frequencies by exactly 1000, so gigahertz can be read directly in megahertz.

13 October 2006

A broadcast-quality unit designed for schools, colleges, training and even community radio stations

12 October 2006

The traditional bicycle alternator or "dynamo" is not very effective. Here's how to turn a salvaged stepper motor into a high-power alternator for really effective lighting, even at low speed.

09 October 2006

When is a bargain not a bargain? When it causes you grief, that's when. Unfortunately, I sometimes just cannot resist the temptation to buy stuff - even when it isn't working.