Silicon ChipBush MB60 portable radio - January 2024 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Subscriptions: PE Subscription
  4. Subscriptions
  5. Back Issues: Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse
  6. Publisher's Letter: Teach-In 2024
  7. Feature: Cheeky chiplets by Max the Magnificent
  8. Feature: Net Work by Alan Winstanley
  9. Project: Active Mains Soft Starter by John Clarke
  10. Project: ADVANCED SMD TEST TWEEZERS by Tim Blythman
  11. Project: Active Subwoofer For Hi-Fi at Home by Phil Prosser
  12. Feature: Max’s Cool Beans by Max the Magnificent
  13. Feature: Circuit Surgery by Ian Bell
  14. Feature: MITCHELECTRONICS by Robin Mitchell
  15. Project: Audio Out by Jake Rothman
  16. PCB Order Form
  17. Advertising Index: Bush MB60 portable radio by Ian Batty

This is only a preview of the January 2024 issue of Practical Electronics.

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Articles in this series:
  • (November 2020)
  • Techno Talk (December 2020)
  • Techno Talk (January 2021)
  • Techno Talk (February 2021)
  • Techno Talk (March 2021)
  • Techno Talk (April 2021)
  • Techno Talk (May 2021)
  • Techno Talk (June 2021)
  • Techno Talk (July 2021)
  • Techno Talk (August 2021)
  • Techno Talk (September 2021)
  • Techno Talk (October 2021)
  • Techno Talk (November 2021)
  • Techno Talk (December 2021)
  • Communing with nature (January 2022)
  • Should we be worried? (February 2022)
  • How resilient is your lifeline? (March 2022)
  • Go eco, get ethical! (April 2022)
  • From nano to bio (May 2022)
  • Positivity follows the gloom (June 2022)
  • Mixed menu (July 2022)
  • Time for a total rethink? (August 2022)
  • What’s in a name? (September 2022)
  • Forget leaves on the line! (October 2022)
  • Giant Boost for Batteries (December 2022)
  • Raudive Voices Revisited (January 2023)
  • A thousand words (February 2023)
  • It’s handover time (March 2023)
  • AI, Robots, Horticulture and Agriculture (April 2023)
  • Prophecy can be perplexing (May 2023)
  • Technology comes in different shapes and sizes (June 2023)
  • AI and robots – what could possibly go wrong? (July 2023)
  • How long until we’re all out of work? (August 2023)
  • We both have truths, are mine the same as yours? (September 2023)
  • Holy Spheres, Batman! (October 2023)
  • Where’s my pneumatic car? (November 2023)
  • Good grief! (December 2023)
  • Cheeky chiplets (January 2024)
  • Cheeky chiplets (February 2024)
  • The Wibbly-Wobbly World of Quantum (March 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Wait! What? Really? (April 2024)
  • Techno Talk - One step closer to a dystopian abyss? (May 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Program that! (June 2024)
  • Techno Talk (July 2024)
  • Techno Talk - That makes so much sense! (August 2024)
  • Techno Talk - I don’t want to be a Norbert... (September 2024)
  • Techno Talk - Sticking the landing (October 2024)
  • Techno Talk (November 2024)
  • Techno Talk (December 2024)
  • Techno Talk (January 2025)
  • Techno Talk (February 2025)
  • Techno Talk (March 2025)
  • Techno Talk (April 2025)
  • Techno Talk (May 2025)
  • Techno Talk (June 2025)
Items relevant to "Active Mains Soft Starter":
  • Active Mains Soft Starter PCB [10110221] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC12F617-I/P programmed for the Active Mains Soft Starter [1011022A.HEX] (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $10.00)
  • Firmware for the Active Mains Soft Starter [1011022A] (Software, Free)
  • Active Mains Soft Starter PCB pattern (PDF download) [10110221] (Free)
  • Active Mains Soft Starter lid panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Active Mains Soft Starter, Part 1 (February 2023)
  • Active Mains Soft Starter, Part 2 (March 2023)
  • Active Mains Soft Starter (January 2024)
  • Active Mains Soft Starter (February 2024)
Items relevant to "ADVANCED SMD TEST TWEEZERS":
  • Advanced/ESR Test Tweezers back panel PCB (blue) [04105242] (AUD $2.50)
  • Advanced SMD Test Tweezers PCB set [04106221+04106212 {blue}] (AUD $10.00)
  • PIC24FJ256GA702-I/SS programmed for the Advanced SMD Test Tweezers (0410622A.HEX) (Programmed Microcontroller, AUD $15.00)
  • 0.96in cyan OLED with SSD1306 controller (Component, AUD $10.00)
  • Advanced SMD Test Tweezers kit (Component, AUD $45.00)
  • Firmware for the Advanced SMD Test Tweezers [0410622A.HEX] (Software, Free)
  • Advanced SMD Test Tweezers PCB patterns (PDF download) [04106221+04106212] (Free)
  • Advanced SMD Test Tweezers sticker artwork (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Advanced Test Tweezers, Part 1 (February 2023)
  • Advanced Test Tweezers, Part 2 (March 2023)
  • ADVANCED SMD TEST TWEEZERS (January 2024)
  • ADVANCED SMD TEST TWEEZERS (February 2024)
Items relevant to "Active Subwoofer For Hi-Fi at Home":
  • Bookshelf Speaker Passive Crossover PCB [01101201] (AUD $10.00)
  • Bookshelf Speaker Subwoofer Active Crossover PCB [01101202] (AUD $7.50)
  • Bookshelf Speaker Passive and Active Crossover PCB patterns (PDF download) [01101201-2] (Free)
  • Bookshelf Speaker System timber and metal cutting diagrams (PDF download) (Panel Artwork, Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Easy-to-build Bookshelf Speaker System (January 2020)
  • Building the new “bookshelf” stereo speakers, Pt 2 (February 2020)
  • Building Subwoofers for our new “Bookshelf” Speakers (March 2020)
  • Stewart of Reading (October 2023)
  • Stewart of Reading (November 2023)
  • ETI BUNDLE (December 2023)
  • Active Subwoofer For Hi-Fi at Home (January 2024)
  • Active Subwoofer For Hi-Fi at Home (February 2024)
Articles in this series:
  • Audio Out (January 2024)
  • Audio Out (February 2024)
  • AUDIO OUT (April 2024)
  • Audio Out (May 2024)
  • Audio Out (June 2024)
  • Audio Out (July 2024)
  • Audio Out (August 2024)
  • Audio Out (September 2024)
  • Audio Out (October 2024)
  • Audio Out (March 2025)
  • Audio Out (April 2025)
  • Audio Out (May 2025)
  • Audio Out (June 2025)
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