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  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Do people really want a high-performance valve amplifier?
  4. Review: Sony Alpha A100 Digital SLR Camera by Barrie Smith
  5. Review: JVC KD-AVX2 Car Entertainment System by Julian Edgar
  6. Project: Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 by Jim Rowe
  7. Project: Build Your Own Compact Bass Reflex Loudspeakers by Aaron Waplington
  8. Project: Programmable Christmas Star by David Meiklejohn
  9. Review: Bitscope BS310 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope by Peter Smith
  10. Salvage It: Using the convex lenses from car headlights (bike light) by Julian Edgar
  11. Project: DC Relay Switch For High-Current Loads by John Clarke
  12. Project: LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  13. Project: PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 by Clive Seager
  14. Vintage Radio: Radio Corporation’s WS108 military transceiver by Rodney Champness
  15. Book Store
  16. Advertising Index
  17. Outer Back Cover

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Items relevant to "Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1":
  • PCB patterns for the Radar Speed Gun (PDF download) [DOPPLR1A/DOPPLR1B] (AUD $3.00)
  • Radar Speed Gun front panel artwork (PDF download) (AUD $3.00)
Articles in this series:
  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 (November 2006)
  • Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.2 (December 2006)
Items relevant to "DC Relay Switch For High-Current Loads":
  • PCB pattern for the DC Relay Switch (PDF download) [05211061] (AUD $3.00)
Items relevant to "LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.2":
  • LED Tachometer Control PCB [05111061] (AUD $10.00)
  • LED Tachometer Display PCB [05111062] (AUD $5.00)
  • PIC16F88-I/P programmed for the LED Tachometer [ledtacho.hex] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • PIC16F88 firmware and source code for the LED Tachometer [ledtacho.hex] (Software, Free)
  • PCB patterns for the LED Tachometer (PDF download) [05111061/2] (AUD $3.00)
  • LED Tachometer display mask (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, AUD $3.00)
Articles in this series:
  • LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.1 (October 2006)
  • LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.2 (November 2006)
Items relevant to "PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3":
  • PICAXE-28X BASIC source code for the PICAXE Net Server (Software, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.1 (September 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.2 (October 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 (November 2006)
  • PICAXE Net Server, Pt.4 (December 2006)

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Contents Vol.19, No.11; November 2006 SILICON CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au Features    8 Review: Sony Alpha A100 Digital SLR Camera Sony’s new 10-megapixel black beauty has the goods – by Barrie Smith 16 Review: JVC KD-AVX2 Car Entertainment System A complete entertainment system in a DIN-sized package – by Julian Edgar 68 Review: Bitscope BS310 Mixed Signal Oscilloscope It packs a digital oscilloscope, logic analyser, data recorder and waveform generator into one affordable package – by Peter Smith Sony Alpha A100 10-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera – Page 8. Pro jects To Build 26 Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 Easy-to-build Doppler speed radar system can read directly in km/h or mph for speeds in excess of 250km/h – by Jim Rowe 34 Build Your Own Compact Bass Reflex Loudspeakers Ready-to-assemble with Peerless & Vifa drivers; you decide the final finish – design by Aaron Waplington 41 Programmable Christmas Star Hundreds of pre-programmed patterns, high-brightness LEDs, twinkle effects and light enough to hang on your Christmas tree – by David Meiklejohn 76 DC Relay Switch For High-Current Loads Build A Radar Speed Gun, Pt.1 – Page 26. Want to switch power to a high-current load using a circuit capable of supplying just a few milliamps? This device is the answer – by John Clarke 80 LED Tachometer With Dual Displays, Pt.2 Completing the construction, tips on installation and adjusting the default software settings to suit your car – by John Clarke 88 PICAXE Net Server, Pt.3 Controlling a simple motor-driven device via the Internet – by Clive Seager Special Columns 48 Serviceman’s Log So hopelessly devoted to you – by the TV Serviceman 62 Circuit Notebook Build Your Own Compact Bass Reflex Loudspeakers – Page 34. (1) Wiegand Decoder; (2) Electronic Combination Lock; (3) Model Train Detector; (4) Picaxe To LCD Interface; (5) Picaxe-Controlled Yoghurt Maker 72 Salvage It! Using the convex lenses from car headlights (bike light) – by Julian Edgar 96 Vintage Radio Radio Corporation’s WS108 military transceiver – by Rodney Champness Departments   2   4 61 94 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Order Form Product Showcase siliconchip.com.au 104 Ask Silicon Chip 107 Notes & Errata 110 Market Centre Programmable Christmas Star – Page 41. November 2006  1