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Contents Vol.22, No.11; November 2009 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features 12 Review: Quantumdata 780 HDMI Tester It tests HDMI cables, generates test patterns and provides digital audio test signals for DACs and home-theatre receivers – by Leo Simpson 18 Milling Prototype PC Boards With The Roland EGX-350 Need a PC board in a hurry? The EGX-350 can route, drill and cut out a complete board without the need for messy chemicals – by Mauro Grassi 37 Moore’s Law Marches On At Intel Moore’s Law predicts that the transistor density of integrated circuits doubles every two years. The theory is still alive and well at Intel. Milling Prototype PC Boards With The Roland EGX-350 – Page 18. 63 Picaxe Update: The Latest Releases Here’s a rundown on the latest Picaxe updates and releases, including the eagerly-awaited Picaxe-20X2 – by Clive Seager Pro jects To Build 24 WIB: Web Server In A Box, Pt.1 It’s a web server, FTP server & SMTP email client in a box and is accessed using a web browser. Use it to store a personal website, to monitor four analog inputs (with logging) and to control four digital outputs – by Mauro Grassi 38 Twin-Engine SpeedMatch Indicator For Boats WIB: Web Server In A Box – Page 24. Easy-to-build project uses a meter that is centred when both engines are running at the same RPM – by John Clarke 66 High-Quality Stereo Digital-To-Analog Converter, Pt.3 Final article shows you how to assemble the modules into a low-profile steel case and get it all going (including the remote control) – by Nicholas Vinen 82 GPS Synchronisation For Clocks With Sweep Hands A few simple mods let you use the GPS Synchronised Clock circuit with a sweep second hand that silently glides around the dial – by Geoff Graham 90 A Dead-Simple Masthead Amplifier This new VHF-UHF TV/FM masthead amplifier could just be the answer to your digital (and analog) woes – by Branko Justic & Ross Tester Special Columns Twin-Engine SpeedMatch Indicator For Boats – Page 38. 46 Circuit Notebook (1) Solar-Powered Garden Lighting System; (2) Relay Switcher For Testing Diodes & Transistors; (3) Power Supply With Balanced Rails; (4) Modulated Oscillator For AM Radio Alignment; (5) RIAA Valve Preamplifier 76 Serviceman’s Log Unforeseen consequences for e-waste charges – by the Serviceman 100 Vintage Radio The development of AC mains power supplies, Pt.2 – by Rodney Champness Departments   2   4 23 97 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Subscriptions Product Showcase siliconchip.com.au 105 106 109 110 Order Form Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre A Dead-Simple Masthead Amplifier – Page 90. November 2009  1