Silicon ChipIndex to Volume 4 - December 1991 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Music and computers - a new way to learn
  4. Feature: The Miracle Piano Teaching System by Darren Yates
  5. Feature: Win A Miracle Piano Teaching System
  6. Project: TV Transmitter For UHF VCRs by John Clarke
  7. Project: Build An Infrared Light Beam Relay by Darren Yates
  8. Vintage Radio: Power supplies for battery receivers by John Hill
  9. Back Issues
  10. Serviceman's Log: When the ghost comes early by The TV Serviceman
  11. Feature: Remote Control by Bob Young
  12. Project: Compact Solid-State Laser Pointer by Leo Simpson
  13. Feature: Computer Bits by Jennifer Bonnitcha
  14. Project: Build A Colour TV Pattern Generator, Pt.2 by John Clarke
  15. Feature: The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.16 by Bryan Maher
  16. Order Form
  17. Feature: Index to Volume 4
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Remote Control (December 1991)
  • Remote Control (January 1992)
  • Designing A Speed Controller For Electric Models (February 1992)
  • Remote Control (March 1992)
Articles in this series:
  • Computer Bits (July 1989)
  • Computer Bits (August 1989)
  • Computer Bits (September 1989)
  • Computer Bits (October 1989)
  • Computer Bits (November 1989)
  • Computer Bits (January 1990)
  • Computer Bits (April 1990)
  • Computer Bits (October 1990)
  • Computer Bits (November 1990)
  • Computer Bits (December 1990)
  • Computer Bits (January 1991)
  • Computer Bits (February 1991)
  • Computer Bits (March 1991)
  • Computer Bits (April 1991)
  • Computer Bits (May 1991)
  • Computer Bits (June 1991)
  • Computer Bits (July 1991)
  • Computer Bits (August 1991)
  • Computer Bits (September 1991)
  • Computer Bits (October 1991)
  • Computer Bits (November 1991)
  • Computer Bits (December 1991)
  • Computer Bits (January 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1992)
  • Computer Bits (March 1992)
  • Computer Bits (May 1992)
  • Computer Bits (June 1992)
  • Computer Bits (July 1992)
  • Computer Bits (September 1992)
  • Computer Bits (October 1992)
  • Computer Bits (November 1992)
  • Computer Bits (December 1992)
  • Computer Bits (February 1993)
  • Computer Bits (April 1993)
  • Computer Bits (May 1993)
  • Computer Bits (June 1993)
  • Computer Bits (October 1993)
  • Computer Bits (March 1994)
  • Computer Bits (May 1994)
  • Computer Bits (June 1994)
  • Computer Bits (July 1994)
  • Computer Bits (October 1994)
  • Computer Bits (November 1994)
  • Computer Bits (December 1994)
  • Computer Bits (January 1995)
  • Computer Bits (February 1995)
  • Computer Bits (March 1995)
  • Computer Bits (April 1995)
  • CMOS Memory Settings - What To Do When The Battery Goes Flat (May 1995)
  • Computer Bits (July 1995)
  • Computer Bits (September 1995)
  • Computer Bits: Connecting To The Internet With WIndows 95 (October 1995)
  • Computer Bits (December 1995)
  • Computer Bits (January 1996)
  • Computer Bits (February 1996)
  • Computer Bits (March 1996)
  • Computer Bits (May 1996)
  • Computer Bits (June 1996)
  • Computer Bits (July 1996)
  • Computer Bits (August 1996)
  • Computer Bits (January 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1997)
  • Windows 95: The Hardware That's Required (May 1997)
  • Turning Up Your Hard Disc Drive (June 1997)
  • Computer Bits (July 1997)
  • Computer Bits: The Ins & Outs Of Sound Cards (August 1997)
  • Computer Bits (September 1997)
  • Computer Bits (October 1997)
  • Computer Bits (November 1997)
  • Computer Bits (April 1998)
  • Computer Bits (June 1998)
  • Computer Bits (July 1998)
  • Computer Bits (November 1998)
  • Computer Bits (December 1998)
  • Control Your World Using Linux (July 2011)
Articles in this series:
  • Build A Colour TV Pattern Generator, Pt.1 (November 1991)
  • Build A Colour TV Pattern Generator, Pt.2 (December 1991)
Articles in this series:
  • The Technology Letters, Pt.2 (January 1989)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy (July 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.2 (August 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.3 (September 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.4 (October 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.5 (November 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.6 (December 1990)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.7 (January 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.8 (February 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.9 (March 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.10 (May 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.11 (July 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.12 (August 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.13 (September 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.14 (October 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.15 (November 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.16 (December 1991)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.17 (January 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.18 (March 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.19 (August 1992)
  • The Story of Electrical Energy; Pt.20 (September 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.21 (November 1992)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.22 (January 1993)
  • The Story of Electrical Energy (April 1993)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.24 (May 1993)
  • The Story Of Electrical Energy; Pt.24 (June 1993)
Index to Volume 4: January-December 1991 Features 01 /91 04/91 04/91 05/91 06/91 07/91 07/91 08/91 09/91 10/91 11 /91 12/91 6 Take Care Servicing Microwave Ovens 16 Canon's New Still Video System 72 Hewlett Packard's Model 54600 100MHz CAO 4 How To, Install Multiple TV Outlets, Pt.1 14 Tuning Into Satellite TV, Pt.1 6 How To Install Multiple TV Outlets, Pt.2 18 Tuning Into Satellite TV, Pt.2 4 Tuning Into Satellite TV, Pt.3 12 Plotting The Course Of Thunderstorms 8 Road Testing The HP54601A 100MHz CAO 7 An Ultrasonic Detector That Does Not False Alarm 6 The Miracle Computer Music System Electrical Energy 01/91 98 Pt.6 Tasmania's Hydroelectric Power System 02/91 92 Pt. 7 Tasmania's Hydroelectric Power System 03/91 82 Pt.8 High Voltage DC Transmission Systems 05/91 82 Pt.10 High-Power DC Transmission Lines 07/91 96 Pt.11 The Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme 08/91 7 4 Pt.12 The Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme 09/91 88 Pt.13 The Tumut 3 & Murray 1 Power Stations 10/91 86 Pt.14 Making Electrical Energy Use More Efficient 11 /91 86 Pt.15 Heavy Electric Vehicles In The Mining Industry 12/91 76 Pt.16 Pressurised Fluidised Bed Combustion Electric Vehicles 01/91 14 The State Of The Art 02/91 8 Energy Storage - An Eldorado For Innovators 03/91 6 Motor Control - The Part Played By Electronics 03/91 10 Solar Electric Speed Record 92 SILICON CHIP 04/91 6 The World Solar Challenge 05/91 1O Motors For Electric Vehicles 06/91 6 Electric Vehicle Transmission Options Design & Theory 02/91 14 A Practical Approach To Amplifier Design, Pt.1 03/91 38 Data On The LM383 7W Audio Amplifier 04/91 64 A Practical Approach To Amplifier Design , Pt.2 06/91 59 Howl Suppression For PA Systems 09/91 4 The Highs & Lows Of AID & DIA Conversion Vintage Radio 01/91 42 My Fancy European Models 02/91 40 One Thing Leads To Another 03/91 42 Automatic Gain Control: How It Works 04/91 36 Converting An Airzone To AGC 05/91 18 All About Regenerative Receivers 06/91 78 Restoring A 4-Valve Howard Receiver 07/91 14 Some Simple Repair Techniques 08/91 82 Getting Out Of Trouble Again 08/91 14 A Step-By-Step Approach To Vintage Radio Repairs 09/91 82 Transistor Radios Are Worth Collecting 10/91 72 Two Vintage Radio Museums 11/91 78 A Simple Junkbox 2-Valve Receiver 12/91 32 Power Supplies For Battery Receivers TETIA TV Tips 01 /91 02/91 03/91 04/91 05/91 06/91 72 76 26 43 70 57 Rank C-1851 Sanyo CTP5604 Hitachi CTP-229 Mitsubishi/AWA AV10 National TC2001 A Hitachi CEP288, CEP 289 (PAL3A Chassis) 07/91 47 AWA AV11, Thorn TR101 VCRs 09/91 40 General Electric TC20T1 (Hitachi PAL-3A Chassis) 10/91 23 Philips KT3A-2 11 /91 43 Sharp 9C140 (Kriesler 37-104 & Similar Philips) 12/91 40 Philips GR100 TV Chassis Serviceman's Log 01/91 72 General GC-149 TV 02/91 76 Hanimex HTV7 TV; Hitachi VT33E VCR 03/91 26 Worn Heads On National NV370; Fisher FVH-P520 VCR 04/91 40 Toshiba C-2020 TV; Mitsubishi CT-2963 TV; Tandy CTV-2001 05/91 70 Sharp R2340E Microwave Oven 06/91 54 Samsung CB366H TV 07/91 44 National TC-1807 ; Sharp CX2048; Sharp DV-6384 08/91 60 General Electric TC53L2 (Hitachi NP6A-A Chassis) 09/91 40 Panasonic NVG-30A VCR; Hitachi CWP-131 TV 10/91 20 HMV B4803 TV; Philips K9, K11 11/91 40 Thomson TS5152 TV 12/91 40 Mitsubishi SC 6601 TV Computer Bits 01 /91 88 Hard Disc Failure: What To Do When Disaster Strikes 02/91 37 Why It Takes So Long To Turn On 03/91 62 Config.Sys, Ansi.Sys & All That Stuff 04/91 74 Playing With The Ansi.Sys File 05/9 1 76 Colouring Your PC World 06/91 74 How To Use The Keyboard Enhancers 07/91 88 Windows On A Brave New World 08/91 55 Installing Windows On Your PC 09/91 66 Swapfiles, Program Groups & Icons 10/91 42 Getting The PIF With Windows 11/91 66 Modifying The Windows INI Files 12/91 64 Windows : Unrecoverable Application Errors Amateur Radio 01/91 66 How Quartz Crystals Work 02/91 86 Oscillators - Which Type Suits Your Application? 03/91 70 A Universal Wideband RF Preamplifier 04/91 78 The Easytune FSK Indicator Projects to Build 01/91 22 Have Fun With The Fruit Machine 01/91 32 Fast Charger For Nicad Batteries 01/91 48 A Two-Tone Alarm Module 01 /91 80 Build A Bigger Laser 01 /91 92 LCD Readout For The Capacitance Meter 02/91 22 A Synthesised Stereo AM Tuner, Pt.1 02/91 46 Three Inverters For Fluorescent Lights 02/91 54 A Low-Cost Sinewave Oscillator 02/91 62 Fast Charger For Nicad Batteries 03/91 16 Remote Controller For Garage Doors, Pt.1 03/91 32 Transistor Beta Tester Mk.2 03/91 50 Synthesised AM Stereo Tuner, Pt.2 03/91 66 Multi-Purpose 1/0 Board For IBM PCs 04/91 22 SteamSound Simulator For Model Trains 04/91 30 Remote Controller For Garage Doors Pt.2 04/91 53 Simple 12/24V Light Chaser 05/91 79 AR2500 Multi-Mode Scanner Covers 500kHz-1500MHz 06/91 88 Active Filter Improves CW Reception 07/91 84 PEP Monitor Circuit For Transmitters & Transceivers 08/91 88 Ferrites - How They Work & Why They Are Used 09/91 78 How Glass-Mount Antennas Work 10/91 68 Optimising HF Antennas For Multihop Operation 11/91 53 Butld A Turnstile Antenna For Weather Satellite Reception 04/91 56 Synthesised AM Stereo Tuner Pt.3 05/91 24 Stereo Audio Expander 05/91 30 Build A DTMF Decoder 05/91 42 Fluorescent Light Simulator For Model Railways 05/91 58 13.5V 25A Power Supply For Transceivers, Pt.1 06/91 24 A Corner Refle9tor Antenna For UHF TV 06/91 36 Four-Channel Lighting Desk, Pt.1 06/91 64 13.5V 25A Power Supply For Transceivers, Pt.2 07/91 24 Battery Discharge Pacer For Electric Vehicles 07/91 36 Error Analyser For CD Players, Pt.1 07/91 62 Loudspeaker Protector For Stereo Amplifiers 07/91 68 Four-Channel Lighting Desk, Pt.2 08/91 16 Build A Digital Tachometer 08/91 24 Masthead Amplifier For TV & FM 08/91 38 PC Voice Recorder 08/91 66 Error Analyser For CD Players, Pt.2 09/91 16 Studio 3-55L 3-Way Loudspeaker System 09/91 28 Digital Altimeter For Gliders & Utlralights, Pt.1 09/91 58 Build A Fax/Modem For Your Computer 09/91 70 Ultrasonic Switch For Mains Appliances 10/91 12 Magnetic Field Strength Meter 10/91 32 SteamSound Simulator Mk.11 10/91 54 Build A Talking Voltmeter For Your PC, Pt.1 10/91 60 Digital Altimeter For Gliders & Ultralights, Pt.2 11 /91 8 Battery Charger For Solar Panels 11 /91 16 A Colour TV Pattern Generator, Pt.1 11/91 24 Flashing Alarm Light For Cars 11 /91 32 Digital Altimeter For Gljders & Ultralights, Pt.3 11 /91 60 Build A Talking Voltmeter For Your PC, Pt.2 11 /91 72 Error Analyser For CD Players, Pt.3 12/91 14 UHF TV Transmitter For VCRs 12/91 26 lnfrared Light Beam Relay 12/91 60 Solid State Laser Pointer 12/91 68 Colour TV Pattern Generator, Pt.2 05/91 05/91 06/91 06/91 12/91 12/91 12/91 12/91 06/91 07/91 07/91 08/91 08/91 08/91 Circuit Notebook 01 /91 86 Constant Volume Amplifier 01/91 86 Diode Test Adaptor For Multi meters 01/91 87 Precision Timer Goes To 46.6 Hours 02/91 20 Wide Range Inductance Meter 02/91 21 Mid-Frequency Tone Control 02/91 21 Coolant Level Alarm For Cars 03/91 46 Audio Filter For HF Receivers 03/91 46 3MHz Digital Frequency Counter 03/91 49 Direct Coupled Sniffer Probe 03/91 49 Simple Metal Detector 04/91 70 300Hz-3kHz Audio Filter 04/91 70 Simple IA Detector Checks Remote Controls 04/91 71 Bare-Bones Dual Power Supply 09/91 09/91 09/91 10/91 10/91 10/91 11 /91 11 /91 11 /91 11 /91 67 Lightning Distance Meter 67 Toy Car Motor Controller 32 5V Switchmode Power Supply 32 Discharger For Nicad Battery Packs 33 Shunt Controller For Solar Panels 80 3-Team Quiz Adjudicator 80 Analog Data Logging Via A PC's Parallel Port 36 Leading Zero Suppression For The Capacitance Meter 37 Automatic Controller For Sullage Pumps 37 Low Distortion Sinewave Oscillator 36 Soft Start For 240V Lamps 36 Voltage Regulator For Alarm Backup Battery 37 Simple Nicad Charger With 16Hour Timer 26 Dual Tracking Power Supply Uses Cheap Parts 26 DC Offset Canceller For Amplifiers 27 Battery Charging For Garage Door Controller 56 3-Way Quiz Game Uses Relays & Diodes 56 Low-Cost Variable Power Supply 57 Speed Sensitive Direction Switch 57 Power Supply For Portable Valve Radios 56 56 57 57 Budget Burglar Alarm System Expandable 3-Way Quiz Game Power Supply For Flash Gun 12 LED Voltmeter Remote Control 02/91 82 Galloping Ghost - The Evolution Of Proportional Control 03/91 74 The Development Of Digital Proportional Servos 04/91 86 How Pulse Code Modulation Decoders Were Developed 07/91 90 The Development Of Digital Proportional R/C Transmitters 08/91 33 Large Servo Amplifiers For Model Yachts 10/91 80 The Military Applications Of Radio-Controlled Aircraft 12/91 53 Motors For Electric Flight Models Notes & Errata 03/91 93 IA Remote Control Extender; September 1990 06/91 93 Garage Door Controller, March & April 1991 07/91 102 Stereo Audio Expander, May 1991 09/91 94 Stereo AM Tuner; Feb-April 1991 12/91 90 PC Voltmeter, Pt.1 ; October 1991 DECEMBER 1991 93