Silicon ChipWeblink - September 2002 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: The change to nanofarads / Mouses should have keyboard equivalents
  4. Feature: NASA's Mission: To Catch a Comet by Sammy Isreb
  5. Review: Pico ADC-212 Virtual Instrument by Peter Smith
  6. Project: 12V Fluorescent Lamp Inverter by John Clarke
  7. Feature: Spyware - an update by Ross Tester
  8. Project: Infrared Remote Control by Frank Crivelli & Ross Tester
  9. Project: 50-Watt DC Electronic Load by Peter Smith
  10. Review: Nordic One-Chip UHF Data Transceivers by Jim Rowe
  11. Product Showcase
  12. Project: Driving Light & Accessory Protector For Cars by Rick Walters
  13. Vintage Radio: The Barlow-Wadley XCR-30 Mk II HF receiver by Rodney Champness
  14. Feature: Bluetooth: Getting Rid of Cables by Greg Swain
  15. Weblink
  16. Notes & Errata
  17. Book Store
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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