Silicon ChipContents - February 2005 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Tsunami warning system must be built for Indian Ocean
  4. Feature: Border Surveillance In The 21st Century by Barrie Smith
  5. Project: Build A USB-Controlled Electrocardiograph by Jim Rowe
  6. Project: TwinTen Stereo Amplifier by Jim Rowe & Peter Smith
  7. Project: Inductance & Q-Factor Meter by Leonid Lerner
  8. Project: A Real Yagi Antenna For UHF CB by Stan Swan
  9. Feature: School Electronics: Putting The Picaxe To Work by Ross Tester
  10. Salvage It: Build a $2 battery charger by Julian Edgar
  11. Vintage Radio: Converting a 240VAC set to 32V DC operation by Rodney Champness
  12. Book Store
  13. Feature: Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 by Glenn Littleford
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Build A USB-Controlled Electrocardiograph":
  • PIC16F84A-04(I)/P programmed for the USB Electrocardiograph [ECGSAMPL.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and accompanying software for the USB Electocardiograph [ECGSAMPL.HEX] (Free)
  • USB Electrocardiograph PCB pattern (PDF download) [07102051] (Free)
  • USB Electrocardiograph front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "TwinTen Stereo Amplifier":
  • TwinTen Amplifier PCB [01102051] (AUD $20.00)
  • Twin Ten Stereo Amplifier PCB pattern (PDF download) [01102051] (Free)
  • Twin Ten Stereo Amplifier front & rear panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "Inductance & Q-Factor Meter":
  • AT90S2313 firmware and source code for the Inductance & Q-Factor Meter (Software, Free)
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter PCB pattern (PDF download) [04102051] (Free)
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter (February 2005)
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter (February 2005)
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter; Pt.2 (March 2005)
  • Inductance & Q-Factor Meter; Pt.2 (March 2005)
Articles in this series:
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 (December 2004)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 (December 2004)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.2 (January 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.2 (January 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 (February 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 (February 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.4 (March 2005)
  • Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.4 (March 2005)

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Contents Vol.18, No.2; February 2005 www.siliconchip.com.au FEATURES    8 Border Surveillance In The 21st Century New technology is on the hunt for contraband, arms and illegal immigrants – by Barrie Smith 79 School Electronics: Putting The Picaxe To Work All the fun at the Picaxe fair and first prize to East Hills Girls Technology High School for an ingenious Picaxe-based pedestrian crossing – by Ross Tester 88 Satellite C-Band TV: Death By Overload, Pt.2 Some practical ideas to minimise (or even eliminate) interference to C-band satellite signals from wireless broadband signals – by Garry Cratt 100 Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.3 USB-Controlled Electrocardiograph – Page 14. Third article shows you how to build the platform and install the stator, drive shaft and front bearing fitting – by Glenn Littleford PROJECTS TO BUILD 14 Build A USB-Controlled Electrocardiograph It’s controlled by a USB port on your PC or laptop and displays a person’s electrocardiogram (ECG) on the monitor or LCD screen – by Jim Rowe 32 TwinTen Stereo Amplifier Build this gutsy little amplifier for your Discman, MP3 player or games machine – by Jim Rowe & Peter Smith TwinTen Stereo Amplifier – Page 32. 64 Inductance & Q-Factor Meter Compact unit measures inductors from 200nH - 10mH, checks Q-factor from 1-120 and displays the results on an LCD – by Leonid Lerner 72 A Real Yagi Antenna For UHF CB Are you good at scrounging? All it takes is some plastic conduit and a couple of wire coat hangers to build this really effective antenna – by Stan Swan Inductance & Q-Factor Meter – Page 64. SPECIAL COLUMNS 44 Circuit Notebook (1) Laser-Guided Parking Aid; (2) Novel White LED Torch; (3) Electronic Thermostat For Plug-In Heaters; (4) ESR & Low Resistance Test Meter 48 Serviceman’s Log Life at the end of the food chain – by the TV Serviceman 90 Salvage It! Low-Cost Yagi Antenna For UHF CB – Page 72. Build a $2 battery charger – by Julian Edgar 92 Vintage Radio Converting a 240VAC set to 32V DC operation – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS   2   4 43 61 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Order Form Product Showcase siliconchip.com.au 105 108 109 111 Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Ad Index February 2005  1