Silicon ChipIndex to Volume 13: January-December 2000 - December 2000 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Australia can do well in the new economy
  4. Feature: Home Networking For Shared Internet Access by Greg Swain
  5. Project: Build A Bright-White LED Torch by John Clarke
  6. Review: Agilent 54622D Mixed Signal Oscilloscope by Leo Simpson
  7. Project: 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb by John Clarke
  8. Project: Driving An LCD From The Parallel Port by Peter Crowcroft & Frank Crivelli
  9. Serviceman's Log: History, Symptoms & oberservations by The TV Serviceman
  10. Order Form
  11. Project: A Morse Clock - Look Mum, No Hands! by Leon Williams
  12. Project: Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.4 by Leo Simpson
  13. Vintage Radio: The AWA 467MA: an ideal first restoration by Rodney Champness
  14. Product Showcase
  15. Notes & Errata
  16. Book Store
  17. Feature: Index to Volume 13: January-December 2000
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Build A Bright-White LED Torch":
  • Bright White LED Torch PCB pattern (PDF download) [11112001] (Free)
Items relevant to "2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb":
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier PCB patterns (PDF download) [01111001/2] (Free)
  • Digital Reverb PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112001] (Free)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier (November 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier (November 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb (December 2000)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.2: Digital Reverb (December 2000)
  • Digital Reverb - The Missing Pages (January 2001)
  • Digital Reverb - The Missing Pages (January 2001)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.3 (January 2001)
  • 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt.3 (January 2001)
Items relevant to "Driving An LCD From The Parallel Port":
  • DOS software for the PC Parallel Port LCD and Thermometer (Free)
  • PC Parallel Port LCD and Thermometer PCB pattern (PDF download) [K134] (Free)
Items relevant to "A Morse Clock - Look Mum, No Hands!":
  • PIC16F84(A)-04/P programmed for the Morse Clock [MORSECLK.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F84 firmware and source code for the Morse Clock [MORSECLK.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Morse Clock PCB pattern (PDF download) (Free)
  • Morse Clock panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.1 (September 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.1 (September 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.2 (October 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.2 (October 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.3 (November 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.3 (November 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.4 (December 2000)
  • Protoboards: The Easy Way Into Electronics, Pt.4 (December 2000)

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Index to Volume 13: January-December 2000 Features 01/00 4 Protel 99: Much More Than A PCB Design Tool 01/00 11 Review: B&W Nautilus 801 Monitor Loudspeakers 02/00 4 HiFi Review: Marantz SR-18 Home Theatre Receiver 02/00 10 Review: The "Hot Chip" Starter Kit 02/00 42 Light Emitting Polymers For Flat-Screen Displays 03/00 4 Doing A Lazarus On An Old Computer 03/00 24 Inside An Electronic Washing Machine 03/00 33 Review: Multisim – For Circuit Design & Simulation 04/00 6 Review: Jamo Concert 8 Loudspeaker System 04/00 10 How To Run A 3-Phase Induction Motor From 240VAC 04/00 54 Atmel's ICE 200 In-Circuit Emulator 04/00 76 Mitsubishi's Diamond View DV180 LCD Monitor 05/00 4 The Smart Electronic Technology Inside A Furby 05/00 34 Dolby Headphone: Five Channels Of Surround Sound 06/00 4 Oooh, Aaaah! - Sony's New Digital Handycam 06/00 8 Review: PC-Controlled Blood Pressure Monitor 06/00 77 Review: TiePie Handyprobe HP2 07/00 4 Say Bye-Bye To Your 12V Car Battery 07/00 72 Review: Motech MT-4080A LCR Meter 07/00 80 Review: ADEM Compac II Security System 08/00 4 Drive By Wire: Electronic Throttle Control; Pt.1 08/00 26 Review: CircuitMaker 2000 Virtual Electronics Lab 08/00 70 Structured Cabling & The Krone MiliLAN 09/00 4 How They're Bringing You The Games 09/00 26 Network Troubleshooting With Fluke's NetTool 09/00 62 LA-CRO - A Must-Have For Students 10/00 4 DrDAQ: It Turns Your PC Into A Science Lab 10/00 10 Structured Data Cabling For The Home 92  Silicon Chip 10/00 70 Drive By Wire: Electronic Throttle Control, Pt.2 10/00 78 Review: Altronic's Aussie-Made PA Amplifiers 11/00 4 Quick Circuit 5000 PC Board Prototyping System 11/00 10 ShockLog: Monitoring The Things That Go Bump 11/00 72 Tektronix TDS7504 Digital Phosphor Oscilloscope 12/00 4 Home Networking For Shared Internet Access 12/00 26 Review: Agilent 54622D Mixed Signal Oscilloscope 12/00 78 Vintage Radio Special: Your First Restoration Computer Features 01/00 66 Project: Parallel Port Interface Card 03/00 4 Doing A Lazarus On An Old Computer 04/00 76 Mitsubishi's Diamond View DV180 LCD Monitor 06/00 8 Review: PC-Controlled Blood Pressure Monitor 09/00 26 Network Troubleshooting With Fluke's NetTool 10/00 4 DrDAQ: It Turns Your PC Into A Science Lab 12/00 4 Home Networking For Shared Internet Access Serviceman’s Log 01/00 18 Philips CR635 TV; Mitsubishi HS621 VCR; Mitsubishi HSM60 VCR; National M15L TV 02/00 75 Thomson RP46 Projection TV; Seleco SVT150 Projection TV; Dual Digital Concept TV4170 TV; Sony KV-X2931S TV 03/00 65 JVC HR-D750EA VCR; National TC1407 Portable TV; National NV-H70A VCR; Mitsubishi CT2584AS TV 04/00 42 Panasonic NV-F70A VCR; Sony KV-2964AS TV; Sony KV-C2911D TV 05/00 40 Pentium 133 Computer; Sherwood Home Theatre RV4070R Amplifier; NEC N3419 TV; Akai CT-21WA9AT; Philips 2SSP1788/75R TV 06/00 38 Akai VS765 VCR; Toshiba Bazooka Model 3408H TV; Teac MV1480MkII TV/VCR; Panasonic NV-HD100A VCR; Sharp VC-H85X Hifi VCR 07/00 54 Compaq Presario 4704 Computer; Compaq Armada 1573D Notebook; Panasonic TC29V26A TV; Grundig ST7075S TV; Philips 33FL1880/75R Matchline TV; AWA SC6341 (AS630) TV; Panasonic TC29V50A MX-2A 08/00 38 Philips KT3-A3 TV; NEC JC2002VM 5D Monitor; Brionvega TVC 9203 Stratos 2 TV; Sanyo VHRD-7770M VCR 09/00 38 Philips Matchline 28 DC2070/ 20R TV; Philips 20GR102S/ 75B TV; NEC N6361 63cm TV 10/00 34 Teac CTM-5928TXT TV; Teac CT-M488 TV; Sharp VC-H93X VCR; Grundig GCF404/ CUC2401 TV 11/00 54 Masuda MGV28AV TV; Blaupunkt IS70-33VCT TV; Mitsubishi CT-29ATS(A)TY TV 12/00 60 Philips KS786 TV; Grundig ST 95-775/9 TV; Panasonic NNC855B Microwave Oven; Akai CT2869AUS TV Vintage Radio 01/00 74 Building A Vintage Radio Replica 02/00 82 The Hellier Award; Pt.1 03/00 99 The Hellier Award; Pt.2 04/00 60 The Hellier Award; Pt.3 05/00 64 Making The Obsolete Useful Again 06/00 53 A Japanese 110V AC/DC Set 07/00 82 The AWA P1 Portable 11-Inch B/W TV Set 08/00 84 The Astor RQ Lady's Handbag Radio 09/00 84 HMV's Nippergram: A Classic 1950s Portable Radiogram 10/00 82 A Battery Eliminator & A Simple Servicing Aid 11/00 78 The Intriguing Philips "Philetta" 12/00 78 The AWA 467MA Circuit Notebook 01/00 78 Battery Charging From A 1V Or 2V Solar Panel 01/00 78 TTL Decision Maker 01/00 79 Paralleling The Output Of 3-Terminal Regulators 01/00 79 Buffered Virtual Ground Generator 02/00 68 Using A Photo-Interrupter As A Train Detector Projects to Build 05/00 16 Building The Ultra-LD Stereo Amplifier; Pt.2 05/00 56 LED Dice To Build 05/00 72 A Low-Cost AT Keyboard Translator 05/00 78 50A Motor Speed Controller For Models 06/00 14 Automatic Rain Gauge With Digital Readout 06/00 26 Parallel Port VHF FM Receiver 06/00 56 Li'l PowerHouse Switchmode Power Supply 06/00 62 CD Compressor For Cars Or The Home 07/00 10 A Home Satellite TV System 07/00 18 A Moving Message Display 07/00 30 Compact Fluorescent Lamp Driver 07/00 42 El-Cheapo Musician's Lead Tester 07/00 60 Li'l PowerHouse Switchmode Power Supply; Pt.2 08/00 16 Build A Theremin For Really Eerie Sounds 08/00 32 Come In Spinner: Message Wand 08/00 54 Loudspeaker Protector and Fan Controller 08/00 62 Proximity Switch For 240VAC Lamps 09/00 12 Building A Swimming Pool Alarm 09/00 32 An 8-Channel PC Relay Board 09/00 54 Fuel Mixture Display For Cars; Pt.1 09/00 69 Protoboards - The Easy Way Into Electronics: Build A Light Chaser 09/00 78 Cybug - The Solar Fly 10/00 22 Guitar Jammer For Practice And Jam Sessions 10/00 28 Booze Buster Breath Tester 10/00 38 Wand-Mounted Inspection Camera 10/00 53 Installing A Free-Air Subwoofer In Your Car 10/00 60 Protoboards - The Easy Way Into Electronics: Build A Siren And Alarm Timer 11/00 66 Fuel Mixture Display For Cars; Pt.2 11/00 13 Santa And Rudolph Christmas Display 11/00 30 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt. 1 11/00 60 Message Bank And Missed Call Alert 11/00 66 Programmable Electronic Thermostat 11/00 86 Protoboards - The Easy Way Into Electronics: More Circuits Based On The 555 Timer 12/00 14 Build A LED Torch 12/00 36 2-Channel Guitar Preamplifier, Pt. 2: Digital Reverb 12/00 53 Driving An LCD From The Parallel Port 12/00 68 A Morse Clock 12/00 74 Protoboards - The Easy Way Into Electronics: The LM393 Dual Comparator 02/00 68 How To Cut Clean Holes In Plastic Front Panels 02/00 68 Monitor For 12V SLA Batteries 02/00 69 12V Fan Controller For Lower Noise 02/00 69 Constant Current Load For Power Supply Testing 03/00 38 PC Printer Port Controls I-V Curve Tracer 06/00 43 Adding LED Indication To 12V Trickler Charger 06/00 44 A Speed Controller For 240VAC Universal (BrushType) Motors 06/00 44 Low-Cost Logic Indicator For PICs 07/00 70 4-Wire Milliohm Tester For DMMs 07/00 70 Fine & Coarse Power Supply Control 07/00 70 Constant Voltage Charger Uses LM317 08/00 78 Soldering Iron Time-Out Circuit 08/00 78 Split Supply With Low Quiescent Current 08/00 79 Off-Hook Indicator Has Better Visibility 08/00 79 Mains Power For Battery-Operated Clock 09/00 76 Improved Engine Immobiliser Uses SCR 09/00 76 A Really Simple Transistor Tester 09/00 77 Adding A Timer To The NiCd Discharger 09/00 77 Different Colours From A Green LED 10/00 58 Opto-Electronic Version Of High Energy Ignition 11/00 76 Water Level Indicator 11/00 77 Do-It-Yourself Car Battery Charger 11/00 77 Hi/Lo Pulse Indicator Uses A 7-Segment Display 12/00 34 2-Channel Intercom 12/00 34 Solar System Regulator 03/00 107 Digital Voltmeter For Cars, February 2000 03/00 107 Remote Modem Controller, August 1999 07/00 92 RoomGuard Intruder Alarm, April 2000 07/00 92 LED Dice, May 2000 08/00 91 Simple Superhets, Vintage Radio, April 2000 08/00 91 Ultra-LD 100W Amplifier, March & May 2000 08/00 91 Digital Voltmeter For Cars, February 2000 08/00 91 Low Distortion Audio Signal Generator, February/March 1999 09/00 91 PC-Controlled VHF FM Receiver, June 2000 09/00 91 40V/1A Adjustable Power Supply, June/July 2000 09/00 91 Loudspeaker Protector & Fan Controller, August 2000 10/00 90 Structured Cabling Systems, August 2000 11/00 93 Opto-Electronic Ignition, Circuit Notebook, November 2000 12/00 89 50W Amplifier Module, March 1994 01/00 24 Spring Reverberation Module 01/00 38 An Audio-Video Test Generator 01/00 56 Build The Picman Programmable Robot 01/00 66 Parallel Port Interface Card 01/00 80 Off-Hook Indicator For Telephone Lines 02/00 14 Build A Multi-Sector Sprinkler Controller 02/00 24 A Digital Voltmeter For Your Car 02/00 38 An Ultrasonic Parking Radar 02/00 53 Build A Safety Switch Checker 02/00 58 A Sine/Square Wave Oscillator For Your Workbench 03/00 16 Build The Ultra-LD 100W Amplifier Module; Pt.1 03/00 40 Electronic Wind Vane With 16LED Display 03/00 72 Glowplug Driver For Powered Models 03/00 86 The OzTrip Car Computer; Pt.1 03/00 96 A Solution Waiting For A Problem: Aura Interactor Amplifier 04/00 14 A Digital Tachometer For Your Car 04/00 28 RoomGuard: A Low-Cost Intruder Alarm 04/00 48 Build A Hot Wire Cutter 04/00 64 The OzTrip Car Computer; Pt.2 04/00 72 Build A Temperature Logger Notes & Errata 01/00 93 The PC Powerhouse, December 1999 02/00 93 Switching Temperature Controller, August 1999 02/00 93 Refinements To The Computer Monitor Checker, Circuit Notebook, November 1999 December 2000  93