Silicon ChipMarket Centre - February 2000 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Use those Safety Switches for extra protection
  4. Review: Marantz SR-18 Home Theatre Receiver by Leo Simpson
  5. Review: The "Hot Chip" Starter Kit by Peter Smith
  6. Project: Build A Multi-Sector Sprinkler Controller by Ned Stojadinovic
  7. Project: A Digital Voltmeter For Your Car by John Clarke
  8. Project: An Ultrasonic Parking Radar by Branco Justic
  9. Feature: Light Emitting Polymers For Flat-Screen Displays by Julian Edgar
  10. Project: Build A Safety Switch Checker by John Clarke
  11. Project: A Sine/Square Wave Oscillator For Your Workbench by Rick Walters
  12. Order Form
  13. Product Showcase
  14. Serviceman's Log: Projection TV from many angles by The TV Serviceman
  15. Vintage Radio: The Hellier Award; Pt.1 by Rodney Champness
  16. Book Store
  17. Back Issues
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.1 (February 2000)
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.1 (February 2000)
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.2 (March 2000)
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.2 (March 2000)
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.3 (April 2000)
  • The Hellier Award; Pt.3 (April 2000)

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MARKET CENTRE Cash in your surplus gear. Advertise it here in Silicon Chip. FRWEEBE YES! Place your classified advertisement in SILICON CHIP Market Centre and your advert will also appear FREE in the Classifieds-on-the-Web page of the SILICON CHIP website, www.siliconchip.com.au And if you include an email address or your website URL in you classified advert, the links will be LIVE in your classified-on-the-web! S! D E I F I S C LAS EXCLUSIVE TO SILICON CHIP! CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES Advertising rates for this page: Classified ads: $11.00 (incl. GST) for up to 12 words plus 55 cents for each additional word. Display ads: $27.50 (incl. GST) 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. Taxation Invoice ABN 49 003 205 490 _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­__________ or please debit my ❏ Bankcard   ❏ Visa Card   ❏ Master Card FOR SALE 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 TELEPHONE EXCHANGE SIMULATOR, SC February 1998. Test equipment without the cost of telephone lines. Melbourne 9806 0110. ELECTRONIC/MECHANICAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: we offer a complete design service for electronic and mechanical devices. Most work is done in house and you deal directly with the designers. No job is too small and can be to prototype or “turn key” stage, in one offs or for future production. Simply send us an email at vladimir<at>u030.aone.net.au with your questions or requirements and we will get back to you. 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 appli­ cable. 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. Just phone, fax or 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. Card No. KITS KITS AND MORE KITS! Check ‘em out at www.ozitronics.com Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­ ________________________ Card expiry date______/______ ACT REGION (CANBERRA) ELECTRONIC SERVICE & REPAIR BUSINESS offered for the first time $50K plus in annual gov’t service contracts, unlimited scope for expansion, currently run 2-3 days per week. Owner moving into other business interests. Enquiries at first to accountant. Ph 0418 603236. Name _____________________________________________________ Street _____________________________________________________ Suburb/town _________________________ Postcode______________ 94  Silicon Chip SOLAR PANELS: 120 watt $995.00, 80 watt $650.00, 60 watt $510.00, 40 watt $395.00 (all with 25 year guarantee). UNBREAKABLE PANELS: 64 watt $550.00, 42 watt $420.00, 32 watt $340.00, 11 watt $190.00, 5 watt $120.00, 1.25 watt $80.00. WIND GENERATORS: 400 watt $950.00. INVERTERS: sinewave inverters, inverter/chargers, mod. Sinewave inverters, call with requirements. AUST­RALIA WIDE DELIVERY (Free on orders over $500.00). TASMAN ENERGY: (03) 6362 3050 Fax (03) 6362 3054. 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 27th Feb, Wyong Race Course, just 1 hour north from Sydney. Starts 8.30am. 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. 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. 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. Phone: (03) 9545 3722; Fax: (03) 9545 3561 Call Mike Lynch and check us out! We are the best for low cost, small runs. Satellite TV Reception 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. Silvertone’s RC Receiver Still the best little performer available! AV-COMM P/L, 198 Condamine St, Balgowlah, NSW 2093. Tel: 02 9949 7417 or 9948 2667. Fax: 9949 7095; www.avcomm.com.au 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 FREE PC VIDEO RECORDER - TIME LAPSE - MOTION DETECTION Software with 4 Ch Capture Card from $113 * DIY PCBs: Video Memory from $94 * QUAD 4 Pix 1 Screen from $142 * Video Transmitter Kitsets & Complete Systems from $142 * IR Remote Control Extender Set $79 * concealed PINHOLE Mono or DSP COLOUR Camera, Microphone & Timer/Controller in PIR DETECTOR from $139 * BULLET 480 Line 0.05 lux SONY CCD or DSP COLOUR from $132 * HIRES better than SUPER-VHS Quality QUADS 4 Pix 1 screen from $208 * PCB Modules from $76 COLOUR Pinhole from $155 * MINI CAMERAS 36 x 36 from $85 - SONY CCD $102 - COLOUR $162 * DOME CAMERAS from $88 - SONY CCD $107 - COLOUR $164 * Video BALUNS from $7 * DIY PAKS 4 Cameras, Switcher & Supply from $461 with 12" Monitor from $575 * 4 COLOUR CAMERAS, SWITCHER & POWER SUPPLY from $769 - with COLOUR QUAD 4 Pix 1 Screen from $1168 * COLOUR QUADS from $474 * COLOUR DUPLEX MUX from $1329 * 14" MONITORS from $203 - with Inbuilt 4 Ch SWITCHER from $236 * SEE-inthe-DARK CAMERAS & INFRARED 50 x 120 mW LED ILLUMINATOR Kits from $19 * www.allthings.com.au * T 08 9349 9413. DESIGN SOFTWARE: Loudspeaker enclosures and equalisers. http:// www.users.bigpond.com/alphaelectronics Email: alphaelectronics<at>bigpond.com C COMPILERS: everything you need to develop C and ASM software for 68­HC08, 6809, 68HC11, 68HC12, 68­ HC16, 8051/52, 8080/85, 8086, 8096 or AVR: $155.00 each. Macro Cross Assemblers and Disassemblers for above CPUs + 6800/01/03/05, 6502 and 68­HC12 for $78. Debug monitors: $78 for 6 CPUs. All compilers, XASMs and monitors: $480. 8051/52 Simulator (fast, now incl. 80C320): $78. 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, 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. Still only $129.50 AM or $149.50 FM. May be used with most ppm transmitters. This and many other radio control products available from: Silvertone Electronics, PO Box 580, Riverwood 2210. Phone/Fax (02) 9533 3517. www.silvertone.com.au 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; Fax (02) 9631 1236; or Internet: http://www.grantronics.com.au RCS Radio is MOVING. For information, ring 0408-613-300. DUAL VARIAC 2 AMP 0-260V near new condition $120. 02 9948 5034. KIT ASSEMBLY ANY KITS assembled/repaired: professional, speedy service. Phone Nev­ille Walker (07) 3857 2752. WANTED 3,000V x 0.1 amp transformer or neon transformer, at 240V input. Quote price & postage charge. Please phone (02) 6452 6396 evenings. FEBRUARY 2000  95 14 Model Railway Projects Advertising Index Acetronics....................................81 Av-Comm Pty Ltd.........................95 Shop soiled but HALF PRICE! Clarke & Severn Electronics........80 Computronics Corp......................80 Dick Smith Electronics........... 34-37 Dontronics...................................80 EMC Technologies.......................81 Emona Instruments...................IFC Our stocks of this book are now limited. All we have left are newsagents’ returns which means that they may be slightly shop soiled or have minor cover blemishes. Otherwise, they're undamaged and in good condition. Harbuch Electronics....................73 SPECIAL CLEARANCE PRICE: $3.95 + $3 P&P (Aust. & NZ) Kits-R-Us.....................................95 Instant PCBs................................95 Jamo Australia Pty Ltd.............OBC Jaycar .............................. 45-52,95 Kalex............................................33 Microgram Computers...................3 MicroZed Computers...................80 This book will not be reprinted Yes! Please send me _____ copies of 14 Model Railway Projects at the special price of $A3.95 + $A3 p&p (p&p outside Aust. & NZ $A6). Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­A__________ or please debit my  Bankcard    Visa Card    MasterCard Oatley Electronics........................23 Pinfold Health Services...............80 Premier Batteries.........................85 Preston Electronics......................80 Printed Electronics...................... 95 Questronix...................................81 Robotic Education Products........80 Card No. RobotOz......................................81 Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________ Card expiry date______/______ R.T.N............................................81 Name Rocom Electronics.......................80 ________________________________________________________ SC Binders..................................79 PLEASE PRINT SC Computer Omnibus.............IBC ________________________________________________________ Silicon Chip Back Issues....... 88-89 Suburb/town___________________________________ Postcode_________ Silicon Chip Bookshop........... 86-87 Street Send your order to: SILICON CHIP, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097; or fax your order to (02) 9979 6503; or ring (02) 9979 5644 and quote your credit card number (Bankcard, Visa Card or MasterCard). SC Internet Service.....................90 Silicon Chip Subscriptions...........70 Silvertone Electronics..................95 Smart Fastchargers.....................57 Solar Flair/Ecowatch....................94 Speakerworks..............................80 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 Truscott’s Electronic World...........33 Vass Electronics..........................80 _____________________________ 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.