SILICON CHIP
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Leo Simpson, B.Bus.
Editor
Greg Swain, B.Sc.(Hons.)
Technical Staff
John Clarke, B.E.(Elec.)
Robert Flynn
Advertising Manager
Paul Buchtmann
Regular Contributors
Neville Williams, FIREE, VK2XV
Bryan Maher, M.E. B.Sc.
Jim Yalden, VK2YGY
Garry Cratt, VK2YBX
Jim Lawler, MTETIA
John Hill
David Whitby
"Photography
Bob Donaldson
Editorial Advisory Panel
Philip Watson, MIREE, VK2ZPW
Norman Marks
Steve Payor, B.Sc., B.E.
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SILICON CHIP
PUBLISHER'S LE'I-IER
Writing for
SILICON CHIP
One of the very gratifying aspects of producing SILICON CHIP is the
way in which readers have responded so favourably. So often people
write in or phone in and . offer the comment that they "love the
magazine" or "look forward to it every month" or variations on that
theme. At the recent Gosford Amateur Radio Club's annual field day,
where we had a display, it was the same story. Lot's of people came up
to congratulate us on the high standard of the magazine, how they enjoy it and so on. It gave us a real buzz.
Well it is great that so many readers enjoy SILICON CHIP every
month but there is a way in which you can obtain even more satisfaction from the magazine. You could contribute to the content of the
magazine. Seriously. Many people do this already in the form of letters
to the editor, to "Ask Silicon Chip" or to "Circuit Notebook". These letters are always welcome although recently we have had rather more
to "Ask Silicon Chip" than to the editor. So if you want to write to the
editor, there is plenty of space for your letter.
But what about writing an article for SILICON CHIP? Or even a series
of articles? We are constantly on the lookout for new material and you
may well have an idea for an article that would be of great interest to
our readers. It may be a new constructional project or it may be for a
feature article, on almost any subject related to electronics. It could
be on a theme which has not been touched upon before in SILICON CHIP
but don't let that stop you. We'd like to hear from you.
You don't have to be a prize-winning novelist either. All you have to
be is enthusiastic and know your subject - we'll do the rest. Some of
the most interesting writers in SILICON CHIP today got their start with
us. If you make a small start now, you could be a well-known writer
tomorrow. Nor do you have to be a skilled draughtsman - we can supply that service. So if you'd like to see your name in SILICON CHIP, contact us without delay.
Alternatively, perhaps you know someone who is knowledgeable on
a particular subject related to electronics. If so, why not suggest that
they write for SILICON CHIP. We'd love to hear from them.
Finally, while you yourself may not seriously consider writing for
SILICON CHIP, you may have a number of suggestions for topics you'd
like to see treated in the magazine. Send them in to us. Your suggestions can help make SILICON CHIP just that ·much brighter and more
interesting.
Leo Simpson
