Silicon ChipContents - October 2003 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: CD prices bound to drop
  4. Project: The JV80 Loudspeaker System by Design by Phil Routley, words by Leo Simpson & assembled by Michelle Oneile
  5. Feature: Canon's 10D & Fuji's S2 Pro 35mm Digital Cameras by Ross Tester
  6. Review: The Centa-A-Meter Electritic Monitor by Leo Simpson
  7. Project: A Dirt-Cheap, High-Current Power Supply by Col Hodgson
  8. Feature: PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.1 by David L. Jones
  9. Product Showcase
  10. Weblink
  11. Project: A Low-Cost 50MHz Frequency Meter by John Clarke
  12. Order Form
  13. Project: Long-Range 16-Channel Remote Control System by Jeff Monegal
  14. Vintage Radio: Vibrators, the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 by Rodney Champness
  15. Back Issues
  16. Market Centre
  17. Advertising Index
  18. Book Store
  19. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.1 (October 2003)
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.1 (October 2003)
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.2 (November 2003)
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.2 (November 2003)
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.3 (December 2003)
  • PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.3 (December 2003)
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  • Panel artwork for the Low-Cost 50MHz Frequency Meter (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 (September 2003)
  • Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.1 (September 2003)
  • Vibrators, the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 (October 2003)
  • Vibrators, the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 (October 2003)

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Contents Vol.16, No.10; October 2003 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES 16 Canon’s 10D & Fuji’s S2 Pro 35mm Digital Cameras Both have 6-megapixel sensors but Fuji claim a 12-megapixel image. How do they do it? – by Ross Tester 21 Review: The Cent-A-Meter Electricity Monitor Are your household electricity bills higher than you'd like? With this device, you can continuously track electricity consumption and find out where your money is going – by Leo Simpson 34 PC Board Design Tutorial, Pt.1 Take the mystery out of PC board design with this new series. It covers the design of single layer, double-sided and multi-layer boards and offers lots of useful advice – by David L. Jones PROJECTS TO BUILD 8 The JV80 Loudspeaker System New design uses quality Vifa drivers and comes with a pre-built cabinet. All you need is an hour or so and a screwdriver – by Leo Simpson 25 A Dirt-Cheap, High-Current Power Supply Here’s yet another use for that pensioned-off AT computer that’s gathering dust in the corner. We show you how to convert the supply to deliver 13.5V at 20A – by Col Hodgson 56 A Low-Cost 50MHz Frequency Meter Build The JV80 Loudspeaker System – Page 8. It features an LCD readout, auto-ranging and two resolution modes. And it can be run from a plugpack or battery operated – by John Clarke 70 Long-Range 16-Channel Remote Control System It’s based on pre-built UHF modules, has a range of up to 1.5km and can be programmed just the way you want – by Jeff Monegal SPECIAL COLUMNS 40 Serviceman’s Log TV servicing is getting complicated – by the TV Serviceman 79 Vintage Radio Vibrators: the death knell of expensive dry batteries; Pt.2 – by Rodney Champness Low-Cost 50MHz Frequency Meter With LCD Readout – Page 56 84 Circuit Notebook (1) Interactive Toy Traffic Lights; (2) Multipurpose Flipflop Timer; (3) Automatic White-LED Garden Light; (4) Picaxe-Based Bicycle Odometer DEPARTMENTS 2 4 53 55 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Product Showcase Silicon Chip Weblink www.siliconchip.com.au 69 90 93 96 Order Form Ask Silicon Chip Market Centre Advertising Index Long-Range 16-Channel Remote Control System – Page 70. November 2003  1