Fullscreen HTML5Med Res (??MB)HTML4

MARKET CENTRE Cash in your surplus gear. Advertise it here in Silicon Chip. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES Advertising rates for this page: Classified ads: $10.00 for up to 12 words plus 50 cents for each additional word. Display ads (casual rate): $25 per column centimetre (Max. 10cm). Closing date: five weeks prior to month of sale. To run your classified ad, print it clearly in the space below or on a separate sheet of paper, fill out the form & send it with your cheque or credit card details to: Silicon Chip Classifieds, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Or fax the details to (02) 9979 6503. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­__________ or please debit my ❏ Bankcard   ❏ Visa Card   ❏ Master Card Card No. Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________ Card expiry date______/______ Name ______________________________________________________ Street ______________________________________________________ Suburb/town ___________________________ Postcode______________ 94  Silicon Chip FOR SALE SPEAKERWORKS: specialist in speaker repairs and par ts. DIY refoam kits: 3 1/2 ", 4", 5", 6", 7", 8", 9", 10", 11", 12" and 15" $39.95. Includes shims, dustcaps and adhesive. Largest inventory of cones, surrounds, gaskets, spiders, dustcaps, grilles, foam and cloth and 4,700 custom voice coils. Phone 02 9420 8121, Fax 9420 8131. C COMPILERS: everything you need to develop C and ASM software for 68HC08, 6809, 68HC11, 68HC12, 68HC16, 8051/52, 8080/85, 8086 or 8096: $145.00 each. Macro Cross Assemblers and Disassemblers for above CPUs + 6800/01/03/05, 6502 and 68HC12 now combined at the new low price of $75. Debug monitors: $75 for 6 CPUs. All compilers, XASMs and monitors: $480. 8051/52 Simulator (fast, now incl. 80C320): $75. Try the C-FLEA Virtual Machine for small CPUs, build a “C-Stamp”. Demo desk: FREE. All prices + $5 p&p. Atmel Flash CPU Programmer: Handles the 89Cx051, the 89C5x and 89Sxx series, and the new AVRs in both DIP and PLCC44. Also does most 8-pin EEPROMs. Includes socket for serial ISP cable. $199, $37 tax, $10 p&p. SOIC adaptors: 20-pin $90, 14-pin $85, 8-pin $80. Credit cards accepted. GRAN­TRONICS PTY LTD, PO Box 275, Wentworthville 2145. Ph (02) 9896 7150 or Internet: http://www.grantronics.com.au WEATHER STATIONS: Windspeed & direction, inside temperature, outside temperature & windchill. Records highs & lows with time and date as they occur. $420.00 complete plus sales tax if appli­cable. Optional rainfall and PC interface. Used by Government Departments, farmers, pilots, and weather enthusiasts. Other models with barometric pressure, humidity, dew point, solar radiation, UV, leaf wetness, etc., etc. Just phone, fax or * TOP QUALITY VIDEO CAMERAS * UP TO 730 DAYS WARRANTY * HiRes SILICON CCD MODULES only $59! COMPLETE PACKAGED CCTV SETS see p31 EA Feb 98 only $249! ** PREMIUM QUALITY MODULES 400 + Line x 0.05 Lux SONY H.A.D. CCD & CHIPSET from $91 ** CAMERAS: Mini 36 x 36 from $88! Dome from $91! COLOUR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING CAMERAS & MODULES: ** 400 + Line from $180 ** DOME from $185! 480 + Line DOME with SONY CCD from $246! 600 + Line from $346! ** OUR CAMERAS PRODUCE “NEAR SUPER-VHS” TO “BETTER THAN SUPER-VHS” QUALITY IMAGES ** 50 LED DIY Infra-Red Illuminators only $19! ACCESSORIES: 30 + Lenses 2.1 to 16mm. FILTERS: Polarising, Coloured, Temperature Conversion, Infra-Red Cut & Pass for Image Enhancement, Colour Correction, Focus, Glare & Exposure Control. ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT: QUADS 4 pix 1 screen from $280. PACKAGED SETS! QUAD + FOUR CAMERAS + Power Supplies from $689! SWITCHER + FOUR CAMERAS + REG Power Supply from $508! MULTIPLEXERS FULL-SCREEN FULL-RESOLUTION VCR Recording/Playback from $826! SWITCHERS 4 & 8 Ch from $126! ALSO: Monitors, Outdoor Housings, Brackets, Dummy Cams, CCTV-TV/ VCR Interface Modules, Motorised Pan Units etc. CCTV-TV/VCR 48 + Channel Crystal Locked Modulator/ Mixer/Booster Modules from $14. CCTV Technical Reference Manual 400+ Pages $95 or FREE! DISCOUNTS: Based on ORDER VALUE, BUYING HISTORY, for CASH/ CHEQUE & NZ BUYERS! BEFORE you BUY Ask for our Illustrated Catalogue/Price List with Application Notes & Special New Enquiry Offer. Allthings Sales & Services 08 9349 9413 Fax 08 9344 5905. INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE TV RECEPTION in your home is now affordable. Send for your free info pack containing equipment catalog, satellite lists etc or call for appointment to view. We can display all satellites from 76.5F to 180F. AV-COMM P/L, 198 Condamine Street, Balgowlah NSW KITS-R-US PO Box 314 Blackwood S.A. Ph/fax 08 8270 3175 FMTX2A Universal Stereo Coder $49 FMTX2B 30mW Xtal Locked 100MHz Transmitter $49 FMTX1 1-3 Watt Free Running Transmitter $49 FMX1 200mW Full Broadcast Transmitter, built & tested $499 FM220 10-18 Watt FM BGY133 Philips Linear $499 FM1525 25 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $499 FM2100 110 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $699 FM3000 300 Watt Discrete Linear FM Band $1499 Philips 828E/A VHF Receiver Boards (6 metres) $9 AWA 721 VHF Receiver Boards (2 metres) $9 AWA 721 VHF transmitter boards 1 watt (2 metres) $19 Philips 323 UHF transmitter boards 500mW (70cm) $19 AEM 35 Watt Little Brick Audio Power Amp $15 Digi-125 200W RMS Audio Power Amp $39 CA Clipper Compiler, new in box $49 6dBd Gain Colinear FM Band Antenna $999 Roll Smart-1 FM Station Audio Processor $999 Free catalog on disk of discounted surplus components Same day shipping, credit cards OK, circuits supplied. SPECIAL STEAM BOAT KITS $14 write for our FREE catalogue and price list. Solar Flair/Ecowatch ph: (03) 5968 4863 fax: (03) 5968 5810, PO Box 18, Emerald, Vic., 3782. ACN 006 399 480. Need prototype PC boards? We have the solutions – we print electronics! Four-day turnaround, less if urgent; Artwork from your own positive or file; Through hole plating; Prompt postal service; 29 years technical experience; Inexpensive; Superb quality. Printed Electronics, 12A Aristoc Rd, Glen Waverley, Vic 3150. Phone: (03) 9545 3722; Fax: (03) 9545 3561 Call Mike Lynch and check us out! We are the best for low cost, small runs. Ph: (03) 98306288     Fax: (03) 98306481 Positions At Jaycar We are often looking for enthusiastic staff for positions in our retail stores and head office at Rhodes in Sydney. A genuine interest in electronics is a ‑necessity. Phone 02 9743 5222 for current vacancies. 651 Forest Rd, Bexley 2207 makes all the project PCBs published in SILICON CHIP and other Australian magazines Tel +61 2 9587 3491 Fax 9587 5385 http://www.cia.com.au/rcsradio/ 2093. Tel: 02 9949 7417 or 9948 2667. Fax: 9949 7095; www.avcomm.com.au A NEW address for Acetronics http://www.acetronics.com.au On-line PCB quotes, free software, DIY PCB supplies plus many other items & services. 02 9743 9235. 1A LASER DIODE DRIVER, 3W head laser power monitor, IR laser diode with housing, greatly reduced price, e-mail lmatthee<at>perthpcug.org.au for details and pictures. HOMEBUILT DYNAMO, engineering dreams into reality. “An absolutely marvellous book for the true ex­ perimentalist!” Elektor Electronics. (www.onekw.co.nz) TEKTRONIX 100MHz 1GS/s Digital Oscilloscope plus FFT Module (near new), manuals and software. $2850 o.n.o. (08) 8244 5857. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SIMULATOR, SC February 1998. Test equipment without the cost of telephone lines. $190. MAGNETIC CARD READER, SC January 1996. Holds up to 8 cards. Use as a door lock. $65. Melbourne 9806 0110. continued next page WANTED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANT We are looking for a motivated person with an interest in electronics/ communications to work in our Balgowlah office. Emphasis is more on practical aptitude rather than academic qualifications. Duties are varied and range from dish installations, equipment evaluation and repair, and providing technical advice to customers. Necessarily, this means dealing with the general public. Applicants must have good verbal communications skills, possess a drivers licence and be neatly presented. Specific training relating to satellite TV will be provided on the job. Applicants undertaking part-time studies will be considered. This position will become available in Feb. 1999. Please send written applications to Av-Comm Pty Ltd, PO Box 225, BALGOWLAH, NSW 2093. January 1999  95 Circuit Ideas Wanted Do you have a good circuit idea. If so, why not sketch it out, write a brief description of its operation & send it to us. Provided your idea is workable & original, we’ll publish it in Circuit Notebook & you’ll make some money. We pay up to $60 for a good circuit but don’t make it too big please. Send your idea to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy, 2097. SOLAR PANELS: buy by mail and save! 75 watt from $590.00, unbreakable s/steel 64 watt $555.00. Largest manufactured: 120 watt $995.00, flexible 32 watt $475.00. Limited stock 22 watt $195.00. All other sizes available, top brands, lowest prices. INVERTERS: budget inverters from $110.00 (12V 140W). High quality pure sine wave inverters from $390.00. Call with your requirements. WIND GENERATORS: wide variety available, call with requirements. TASMAN ENERGY Free call 1800 226626 RAIN BRAIN AND DIGI-TEMP KITS: 8 station sprinkler controllers, 60 channel temp monitor uses DS1820s over 500 metres. Has PC Data logging. Mantis Micro Products, http://www.home.aone.net.au/mantismp RTN Australia Parallax distributor: Basic Stamps, SXKey develop­ ment tools and SX chips. Wireless RF modules, serial LCD modules, Basic Stamp Bug, etc, etc. FerretTronics >R/C servo control chips. NEW: HandyScope 2 from Europe, 2 channel/12 bit portable measur­ i ng instrument, it’s a voltmeter, digital storage CRO, transient recorder and spectrum analyser. All in a very small box powered off a parallel port. DOS and Windows software provided. Ph/ Fax (03) 9338 3306. email: nollet<at>mail.enternet.com.au http://people.enternet.com.au/~nollet PICTUTOR: Programmer board + 32 tutorials for PIC84. Other models available. E.S.T. (02) 9789 3616. Fax (02) 9718 4762. Advertising Index Altronics................................. 60-61 Av-Comm Pty Ltd.........................95 Dick Smith Electronics..................... ................................ IFC,OBC,14-17 Evatco..........................................91 Harbuch Electronics....................83 Instant PCBs................................95 Jaycar .............................. 45-52,95 KIT ASSEMBLY Kits-R-Us.....................................95 ANY KITS assembled/calibrated: professional, speedy service. Phone Nev­ille Walker (07) 3857 2752. Microgram Computers...................3 WANTED Oatley Electronics........................71 WANTED: A Z-80 trainer that works, preferably with manuals. Would prefer a Microprofessor or similar. Phone Colin Turner (02) 6231 7249. Printed Electronics.......................95 ANNOUNCEMENTS DON’T MISS AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST AND BEST EXHIBITION and sale of new and used radio and communication equipment at the Central Coast Field Day, Sunday 28th Feb, Wyong Race Course, just 1 hour north from Sydney. Starts 8.30 a.m. Special Field Day bargains from traders and tons of disposals gear in the flea market. Exhibits by clubs and groups with interests ranging from vintage radio, packet radio, scanning, amateur TV and satellite comms. www.ccarc.org.au; Ph (02) 4340 2500. MicroZed Computers...................37 Procon Technology......................95 Quest Electronics........................25 RCS Radio...................................95 Scan Audio..................................77 Silicon Chip Back Issues....... 78-79 Silicon Chip Bookshop.................93 Silicon Chip Subscriptions...........53 Silicon Chip Binders/Wallchart....85 Smart Fastchargers.....................25 Solar Flair/Ecowatch....................95 Solis.............................................96 Truscott’s Electronic World...........77 HELP SAVE THE NIGHT SKY! We are losing our heritage of starry night skies. Poor, inefficient outdoor lighting is causing glare and “light pollution”. This wastes energy and increases greenhouse gas emissions. You can help by joining SYDNEY OUTDOOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY (SOLIS). SOLIS aims to educate and inform about quality outdoor lighting and its benefits. We also lobby councils, government and other bodies to promote good lighting practice. SOLIS meetings are held third Monday night of each month at Sydney Observatory. Individual membership is $20 pa. Donations are also welcome. Cheques payable to “SOLIS c/- NSAS”, PO Box 214, West Ryde 2114. Email: tpeters<at>pip.elm.mq.edu.au 96  Silicon Chip Zoom EFI Special......................IBC _____________________________ PC Boards Printed circuit boards for SILICON CHIP projects are made by: • RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd, Bexley, NSW 2207. Phone (02) 9587 3491. • Marday Services, PO Box 19-189, Avondale, Auckland, NZ. Phone (09) 828 5730.