Silicon ChipAdvertising Index - December 2004 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Human RFID tags for medical records
  4. Feature: Build Yourself A Windmill Generator, Pt.1 by Glenn Littleford
  5. Project: Schoolies 20W Amplifier Module by Peter Smith
  6. Project: A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  7. Project: Solar-Powered Wireless Weather Station by Nenad Stojadinovic
  8. Project: Bidirectional Motor Speed Controller by Frank Crivelli
  9. Feature: Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload by Garry Cratt
  10. Feature: Picaxus Interruptus by Stan Swan
  11. Vintage Radio: The AWA B79 transistor mantel radio by Rodney Champness
  12. Book Store
  13. Back Issues
  14. Advertising Index
  15. Outer Back Cover

This is only a preview of the December 2004 issue of Silicon Chip.

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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)
Items relevant to "Schoolies 20W Amplifier Module":
  • Schoolies' 20W Amplifier Module PCB [01112041] (AUD $5.00)
  • Schoolies' Amp PCB pattern (PDF download) [01112041] (Free)
  • Schoolies' Amp Power Supply PCB pattern (PDF download) [01201033] (Free)
Items relevant to "A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2":
  • PIC16F628A-I/P programmed for the Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger [battchrg.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F628A firmware and source code for the Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger [battchrg.hex] (Software, Free)
  • Deep-Cycle 12V Battery Charger PCB patterns (PDF download) [14111041/2/3] (Free)
  • Deep-cycle 12V Battery Charger front panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.1 (November 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.1 (November 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 (December 2004)
  • A Charger For Deep-Cycle 12V Batteries, Pt.2 (December 2004)
Items relevant to "Solar-Powered Wireless Weather Station":
  • Solar-powered Wireless Weather Station PCB pattern (PDF download) [07112041] (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload (December 2004)
  • Satellite C-Band TV Reception: Death By Overload (December 2004)
  • Satellite C-Band TV: Death By Overload, Pt.2 (February 2005)
  • Satellite C-Band TV: Death By Overload, Pt.2 (February 2005)

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Do You Eat, Breathe and Sleep TECHNOLOGY? Opportunities for full-time and part-time positions all over Australia & New Zealand Jaycar Electronics is a rapidly growing, Australian owned, international retailer with more than 39 stores in Australia and New Zealand. Our aggressive expansion programme has resulted in the need for dedicated individuals to join our team to assist us in achieving our goals. We pride ourselves on the technical knowledge of our staff. Do you think that the following statements describe you? Please put a tick in the boxes that do: Knowledge of electronics, particularly at component level. Assemble projects or kits yourself for car, computer, audio, etc. Have empathy with others who have the same interest as you. May have worked in some retail already (not obligatory). Have energy, enthusiasm and a personality that enjoys helping people. Appreciates an opportunity for future advancement. Have an eye for detail. Why not do something you love and get paid for it? Please write or email us with your details, along with your C.V. and any qualifications you may have. We pay a competitive salary, sales commissions and have great benefits like a liberal staff purchase policy. Send to: Retail Operations Manager - Jaycar Electronics Pty Ltd P.O. Box 6424 Silverwater NSW 1811 Email: jobs<at>jaycar.com.au Jaycar Electronics is an equal opportunity employer and actively promotes staff from within the organisation. Advertising Index Acetronics....................................95 Alternative Technology Assoc........6 Altronics........................ loose insert Av-Comm.....................................95 Bitscope.........................................9 Dick Smith Electronics........... 22-27 Eco Watch....................................96 Elexol...........................................69 Fischer Electronics.......................96 Grantronics...................................95 Harbuch Electronics.....................53 Hy-Q International........................55 Instant PCBs................................96 STOCK REDUCTION SALE: Every Friday 12pm to 5pm. Electronic components, switches, LEDs, displays, enclosures, connectors, crystals, relays, neons and many more. At Switches Plus Components, Unit 1 - 2 Sibthorpe Street, Braeside, Victoria. Phone (03) 9587 4044. WEATHER STATIONS: windspeed & direction, inside temperature, outside temperature & windchill. Records highs & lows with time and date as they occur. 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 catalog and price list. Eco Watch phone: (03) 9761 7040; fax: (03) 9761 7050; Unit 5, 17 Southfork Drive, Kilsyth, Vic. 3137. ABN 63 006 399 480. MISCELLANEOUS HAWKESBURY COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Advanced Electronics and Introductory Robotics Course, Enrolments January 2005, details at www. ozemail.com.au/~mkabriel and at 96  Silicon Chip www.hawkesburycommunitycollege .com.au Jaycar ....................45-52,55,96,IFC WINDING OF TRANSFORMERS and coils, any quantity. Also artwork for PCB. Call Jose on 0431 561 563. IBN 46 411 029 509. Mektronics......................................5 KIT ASSEMBLY Oatley Electronics........................39 NEVILLE WALKER KIT ASSEMBLY & REPAIR: • Australia wide service • Small production runs • Specialist “one-off” applications Phone Neville Walker (07) 3857 2752 Email: flashdog<at>optusnet.com.au JED Microprocessors................7,55 Microgram Computers....................3 MicroZed Computers...............43,55 Ozitronics................................77,95 Prime Electronics.........................15 Quest Electronics....................55,95 RCS Radio...................................94 RF Probes....................................83 Robowars.....................................69 KITS ASSEMBLED OR REPAIRED: PICs programmed, reprogrammed with improved code. Mechanical components machined to your specs. Design to prototype service. Based in W.A. Contact alron<at>openaccess.com.au. Phone (08) 9293 0891. Silicon Chip Back Issues........ 92-93 WANTED Speakerbits..................................95 WANTED: contact with owner of CItoh 8510 or Toshiba PA7251E printer in working condition or ANYONE who can supply file of contents of system EPROMs. jael<at>netspace.net.au DO YOU HAVE a good circuit idea? If so, sketch it out, write a brief description of its operation & send it to us. Provided your idea is workable & original, we’ll publish it in Circuit Notebook & you’ll make some money. Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Silicon Chip Bookshop........... 90-91 SC Car Projects Book................IBC Silicon Chip Subscriptions...........81 Silvertone Electronics..................95 Taig Machinery.............................95 Telelink Communications....55,OBC Tribotix..........................................43 VAF Australia................................59 ____________________________ PC Boards Printed circuit boards for SILICON CHIP projects are made by: RCS Radio Pty Ltd. Phone (02) 9738 0330. Fax (02) 9738 0334. siliconchip.com.au