Silicon ChipMarket Centre - December 1994 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: A few milestones & a nasty discovery
  4. Feature: Cruise Control: How It Works by Julian Edgar
  5. Feature: The Grea RAM Scam Of 1994 by Darren Yates
  6. Project: Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1 by John Clarke
  7. Project: Clifford - A Pesky Little Electronic Cricket by Darren Yates
  8. Project: An Easy-To-Build Car Burglar Alarm by Bernie Gilchrist
  9. Feature: Computer Bits by Darren Yates
  10. Order Form
  11. Feature: The Stamp Microcontroller Board by Bob Nicol
  12. Feature: Amateur Radio by Garry Cratt
  13. Project: A 3-Spot Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator by Darren Yates
  14. Serviceman's Log: Purity is not always only in mind by The TV Serviceman
  15. Book Store
  16. Vintage Radio: Valves & miniaturisation: some remarkable receivers by John Hill
  17. Feature: Building A Radio Control System For Models; Pt.1 by Bob Young
  18. Product Showcase
  19. Feature: Index to Volume 7
  20. Market Centre
  21. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1":
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  • Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1 (December 1994)
  • Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.1 (December 1994)
  • Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.2 (January 1995)
  • Dolby Pro-Logic Surround Sound Decoder; Pt.2 (January 1995)
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  • Computer Bits (July 1989)
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  • The "Tube" vs. The Microchip (August 1990)
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  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • What's On Offer In "Walkie Talkies" (March 2001)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • Stressless Wireless (October 2004)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • WiNRADiO: Marrying A Radio Receiver To A PC (January 2007)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • “Degen” Synthesised HF Communications Receiver (January 2007)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • PICAXE-08M 433MHz Data Transceiver (October 2008)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Half-Duplex With HopeRF’s HM-TR UHF Transceivers (April 2009)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
  • Dorji 433MHz Wireless Data Modules (January 2012)
Items relevant to "A 3-Spot Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator":
  • 3-Spot Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator PCB pattern (PDF download) [01110941] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Building A Radio Control System For Models; Pt.1 (December 1994)
  • Building A Radio Control System For Models; Pt.1 (December 1994)
  • Remote Control (February 1995)
  • Remote Control (February 1995)
  • Remote Control (March 1995)
  • Remote Control (March 1995)
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R/C MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER IC: (PIC 16C71) for R/C models etc. Intelligent, PWM output, $25 (includes p&p). Mark Griffin, 2 Nish Pl, Fraser ACT 2615. Ph (06) 274 8417 (ah). DON’S SHORT FORM KITS: PIC­ 16C54-58/71/84 Universal PCB $23; Basic Stamps $65; Serial Driven 18 I/O $70; Parallel Driven 64 I/O $38; Relay8 PCB $10-$20; Z80 Dev. $38-$52; 8K-4Mb Print Buff. $38-$52. Promo Disk for all projects $2. Don McKenzie, 29 Ellesmere Crescent, Tullamarine 3043. Phone (03) 338 6286. Parallax “BASIC STAMP”: 8 I/O pins, board space includes proto­typing area. Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­__________ or please debit my RCS RADIO PTY LTD Card No. ✂ ❏ Bankcard   ❏ Visa Card   ❏ Master Card Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________ Card expiry date______/______ Name ______________________________________________________ Street ______________________________________________________ Suburb/town ___________________________ Postcode______________ 94  Silicon Chip RCS Radio Pty Ltd is the only company that manufactures and sells every PC board and front panel published in SILICON CHIP, ETI and EA. RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd, Bexley 2207. Phone (02) 587 3491 KIT SPEAKERS We can obtain any drivers worldwide. Dynaudio, Vifa, Scanspeak, Morel. Wide range of enclosures. 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MicaSOFT Electronics and Computing tutor program, written in UK, ideal for TAFE, schools or individual use. Now available in Australia. Send 4 x 45c stamps for demo disk (tell us what size). MicroZed Computers, PO Box 634, Armidale 2350. WEATHER FAX programs for IBM XT/ATs *** “RADFAX2” $35 is a high resolution, shortwave weather fax, Morse & Rtty receiving program. Suitable for CGA, EGA, VGA and TRANSFORMER REWINDS Reply Paid No.7, PO Box 1058, St Marys, NSW 2760. Ph: (02) 833 1146. Fax: (02) 623 5559. Hercules cards. Needs SSB HF radio & Radfax decoder. *** “SATFAX” $45 is a NOAA, Meteor & GMS weather satellite picture receiving program. Needs EGA or VGA plus “WEATHER FAX” PC card. *** “MAXISAT” $75 is similar to SATFAX but needs 2Mb expanded memory (EMS 3.6 or 4.0) and 1024 x 768 SVGA card. All programs are on 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch disks (state which) & include documentation. Add $3 postage. Only from M. Delahunty, 42 Villiers St, New Farm, Qld 4005. Phone (07) 358 2785. MEMORY & DRIVES PRICES AT DECEMBER, 1994 SIMM (all 70ns) Parity/No Parity 1Mb 30-pin $57/55 4Mb 30-pin $192/185 2Mb 72-pin $130 4Mb 72-pin $230/210 8Mb 72-pin $480/440 16Mb 72-pin $740/670 32Mb 72-pin $1520/1340 MAC 8Mb P’BOOK CO-PROCESSORS 387S/DX to 40 $405 $90 LASER PRINTER HP with 2Mb $200 COMPAQ CONTURA 8Mb $550 DRAM DIP 1Mb x 1 256 x 4 70ns 70ns $7.20 $7.20 IBM PS.2 THINKPAD L40/N33 90/95 8Mb 8Mb 4Mb $655 $513 $230 TOSHIBA 3100SX 44/6400 4Mb 4Mb $285 $265 SUN SPARC 10/20 16Mb SPARC 10/20 64Mb $965 $4080 DRIVES – SEAGATE 261Mb 16ms 3yr wty $230 545Mb 14ms 3yr wty $335 1052Mb 9ms 5yr wty $695 Sales tax 21%. Overnight delivery. Credit cards welcome. RING FOR LATEST PRICES 1st Floor, 100 Yarrara Rd, PO Box 382, Pennant Hills, 2120. Tel: (02) 980 6988 Fax: (02) 980 6991 PELHAM INTELLIGENT INFRARED RECEIVER (ref SILICON CHIP, March 94). Now with 8 outputs. Use your TV or VCR infrared remote control trans­mitter to control your TV or hifi appliances with an intelligent infrared receiver kit. Also available infrared transmitters, preprogrammed and learning models. For details call BENETRON P/L (018) 20 0108. U N U S UA L B O O K S : E l e c t r o n i c Devices, Fireworks, Locksmithing, Radar Invisibility, Surveillance, SelfProtection, Unusual Chem­ istry and more. For a complete catalog, send 95 cents in stamps to Vector Press, Dept S, SILICON CHIP FLOPPY INDEX WITH FILE VIEWER Now available: the complete index to all SILICON CHIP articles since the first issue in November 1987. The Floppy Index comes with a handy file viewer that lets you look at the index line by line or page by page for quick browsing, or you can use the search function. All commands are listed on the screen, so you’ll always know what to do next. 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December 1994  95 SmallTALK for PCs: voice digitiser for 286’s and up Play speech on your PC’s speaker with no sound card! 3 minute version $34.95 HDD version $39.95 Optional QLB/LIB libraries $14.00 All orders add $3.05 p+p. Send your cheque/order to: RAT Electronics AUSTRALIA PO Box 641, Penrith, NSW 2750 Ph: (047) 77 4745 Fax: (047) 77 4745 Microprocessor For Stereo Preamplifier Now back in stock: the 68HC705-C8P pre-programmed micro­pro­cessor for the Infrared Remote Controlled Stereo Preamplifier (Silicon Chip, Sept.-Oct. 1993). Also suits the Remote Volume Control (May & June, 1993). Price: $45 + $6 p+p Payment by cheque, money order or credit card to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Phone (02) 9795644; Fax (02) 979 6503. PO Box 434, Brighton, SA 5048. BINARY CLOCK - OCTOBER 1993: complete documentation supplied, includes introduction to binary, how it works, PLD source list­ings, conversion tables. Kit with PC board and all components $75 plus $5 p&p. 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