Silicon ChipContents - May 1995 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia can do better with greenhouse gases
  4. Feature: CMOS Memory Settings - What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat by Greg Swain
  5. Feature: Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.3 by Julian Edgar
  6. Feature: Introduction To Satellite TV (Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.1) by Garry Cratt
  7. Order Form
  8. Project: Build A Mains Music Transmitter & Receiver by Jeff Monegal
  9. Project: Guitar Headphone Amplifier For Practice Sessions by John Clarke
  10. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  11. Project: Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.2 by John Clarke
  12. Project: Low-Cost Transistor & Mosfet Tester For DMMs by John Clarke
  13. Serviceman's Log: All it needs is a new fuse plus the set that fell by The TV Serviceman
  14. Vintage Radio: A console receiver from junk by John Hill
  15. Back Issues
  16. Product Showcase
  17. Market Centre
  18. Advertising Index
  19. Outer Back Cover

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  • CMOS Memory Settings - What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat (May 1995)
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  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
Articles in this series:
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.1 (March 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.1 (March 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon (April 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon (April 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.3 (May 1995)
  • Electronics In The New EF Falcon; Pt.3 (May 1995)
Items relevant to "Introduction To Satellite TV (Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.1)":
  • Satellite TV Receiver PCB pattern [02305951] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Introduction To Satellite TV (Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.1) (May 1995)
  • Introduction To Satellite TV (Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.1) (May 1995)
  • Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.2 (June 1995)
  • Build A Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.2 (June 1995)
  • Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.3: Setting Up A Ground Station (July 1995)
  • Satellite TV Receiver; Pt.3: Setting Up A Ground Station (July 1995)
Items relevant to "Guitar Headphone Amplifier For Practice Sessions":
  • 1W Audio Amplifier PCB patterns (PDF download) [01305951/2] (Free)
  • Guitar Headphone Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01305951] (Free)
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  • Remote Control (October 1989)
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  • Remote Control (November 1989)
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  • FM Radio Trainer PCB pattern (PDF download) [06303951/06304951] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.1 (April 1995)
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.1 (April 1995)
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.2 (May 1995)
  • Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.2 (May 1995)
Items relevant to "Low-Cost Transistor & Mosfet Tester For DMMs":
  • Low-Cost Transistor and Mosfet Tester PCB pattern (PDF download) [04306951] (Free)
Vol.8, No.5; May 1995 Contents FEATURES 4 CMOS Memory Settings – What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat Check your hard disc parameters & CMOS settings & be prepared – by Greg Swain 8 Electronics In The New EF Falcon, Pt.3 Avoiding electromagnetic interference to vital electronic systems– by Julian Edgar 16 Introduction To Satellite TV INTRODUCTION TO SATELLITE TV – PAGE 16 All about satellites, dishes & block converters plus a sneak preview of our do-it-yourself satellite receiver – by Garry Cratt PROJECTS TO BUILD 32 Build A Mains Music Transmitter & Receiver Listen to music from your stereo system anywhere there is a power point – by Jeff Monegal 41 Guitar Headphone Amplifier For Practice Sessions Practice to your heart’s content without disturbing the rest of the neighbourhood – by John Clarke 58 Build An FM Radio Trainer; Pt.2 The full construction & alignment details – by John Clarke 68 Low-Cost Transistor & Mosfet Tester For DMMs Checks small signal, power & Darlington transistors plus Mosfets as well – by John Clarke SPECIAL COLUMNS 53 Remote Control TRANSISTOR & MOSFET TESTER FOR DMMs – PAGE 42 A 16-channel decoder for radio remote control – by Bob Young 76 Serviceman’s Log All it needs is a new fuse plus the set that fell – by the TV Serviceman 82 Vintage Radio A console receiver from junk – by John Hill DEPARTMENTS 2 Publisher’s Letter 24 Circuit Notebook 31 Order Form 86 Back Issues 88 Product Showcase 91 Ask Silicon Chip 94 Market Centre 96 Advertising Index BUILD THIS GUITAR HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER – PAGE 41 May 1995  1