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MARKET CENTRE Cash in your surplus gear. Advertise it here in Silicon Chip. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES FOR SALE Advertising rates for this page: Classified ads: $10.00 for up to 12 words plus 50 cents for each additional word. Display ads (casual rate): $25 per column centimetre (Max. 10cm). Closing date: five weeks prior to month of sale. To run your classified ad, print it clearly in the space below or on a separate sheet of paper, fill out the form & send it with your cheque or credit card details to: Silicon Chip Classifieds, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Or fax the details to (02) 979 6503. TINY VIDEO CAMERAS $20 off! This month from $179. Previous buyers get DOUBLE $40 off. MATCHBOX SIZE PCB MODULES from 32 x 32 x 23mm with lens. 16 types. Optional lenses, C lens mounts, cases & technical manuals. ALLTHINGS. Ph/Fax (09) 349 9413 _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ VALVES: all types for radio, audio and industrial use. For sale and wanted to buy. SSAE for list. Electronic Valve and Tube Company, PO Box 381, Chad­ stone, Vic 3181. Fax (03) 571 1160. Ph (018) 557 380. _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ DUPLICATE TAPE SYSTEM: ex control tower. 10 audio chs. 32 hours recording, auto standby, all manuals, history. Offers. Fairfield (076) 30 0257 A/H. TENDER MILITARY RADIOS, military pamphlets, Yaesu FT102ZD hifi parts, commercial audio genemotors. Catalogue 85c stamp. Hadgraft, 17 Paxton St, Holland Park Qld 4121. AH (07) 397 3751. WEATHER FAX programs for IBM XT/ ATs *** “RADFAX2” $35 is a high resolution, shortwave weather fax, Morse & Rtty receiving program. Suitable for CGA, EGA, VGA and Hercules cards. Needs SSB HF radio & Radfax decoder. *** “SATFAX” $45 is a NOAA, Meteor & GMS weather satellite picture receiv- Enclosed is my cheque/money order for $­__________ or please debit my RCS RADIO PTY LTD Card No. Signature­­­­­­­­­­­­__________________________ Card expiry date______/______ Name ______________________________________________________ Street ______________________________________________________ Suburb/town ___________________________ Postcode______________ 94  Silicon Chip ✂ ❏ Bankcard   ❏ Visa Card   ❏ Master Card RCS Radio Pty Ltd is the only company that manufactures and sells every PC board and front panel published in SILICON CHIP, ETI and EA. RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd, Bexley 2207. Phone (02) 587 3491 YUGA ENTERPRISE BA, LA, LB, LC, UPA, UPB, UPC, TA, Buy TBA, TDA, TEA, & 2SA, 2SB, 2SC, Sell ese 2SJ, 2SK, SAA, Japan STA, STK, STR, s IC & tors HA, AC, KA, KIA, Transis IX, LM, MN, PA TEL: (65) 741 0300 FAX: (65) 749 1048 705 Sims Drive #03-09 Shun Li Industrial Complex Singapore 1438 Microprocessor For Stereo Preamplifier Now back in stock: the 68HC705-C8P pre-programmed micro­pro­cessor for the Infrared Remote Controlled Stereo Preamplifier (SILICON CHIP, Sept.Oct. 1993). Also suits the Remote Volume Control (May & June, 1993). Price: $45 + $6 p+p Payment by cheque, money order or credit card to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Phone (02) 9795644; Fax (02) 979 6503. ing program. Needs EGA or VGA plus “WEATHER FAX” PC card. *** “MAXISAT” $75 is similar to SATFAX but needs 2Mb expanded memory (EMS 3.6 or 4.0) and 1024 x 768 SVGA card. All programs are on 5.25-inch or 3.5-inch disks (state which) & include documentation. Add $3 postage. Only from M. Delahunty, 42 Villiers St, New Farm, Qld 4005. Phone (07) 358 2785. MicaSOFT Electronics and Computing tutor program, written in UK, ideal for TAFE, schools or individual use. Now available in Australia. Send 4 x 45c stamps for demo disk (tell us what size). MicroZed Computers, PO Box 634, Armidale 2350. BINARY CLOCK - OCTOBER 1993: complete documentation supplied, includes introduction to binary, how it works, PLD source list­ings, conversion tables. Kit with PC board and all components $75 plus $5 p&p. Optional Z frame stand (includes spacers and chassis DC connector) $25 plus $5 p&p. Available from Prototype MEMORY & DRIVES PRICES AT DECEMBER, 1994 SIMM (all 70ns) Parity/No Parity 1Mb 30-pin $57/55 4Mb 30-pin $192/185 2Mb 72-pin $130 4Mb 72-pin $230/210 8Mb 72-pin $480/440 16Mb 72-pin $740/670 32Mb 72-pin $1520/1340 Parallax “BASIC STAMP”: 8 I/O pins and proto­ typing area. Program it with a PC, 33 simple instructions. Development kit includes one “BASIC STAMP” ($270). Extra modules ($79.85). Chipset and Resonator to make your own $30.25. STAMP Stretch­ er 16 I/O 1 A/D $91.96. Serial input LCD display $102.85. Scarce com­ponents need­ed for Application notes now in stock. Small items XPress post $5, kit $8. Send four 45c stamps for details. Parallax Distributor and technical support in Australia. MicroZed Computers PO Box 634 (296 Cook’s Rd), ARMIDALE 2350 V (067) 722 777 F (067) 728 987 Credit cards accepted. MAC 8Mb P’BOOK CO-PROCESSORS 387S/DX to 40 $405 $90 LASER PRINTER HP with 2Mb $200 COMPAQ CONTURA 8Mb $550 DRAM DIP 1Mb x 1 256 x 4 70ns 70ns $7.20 $7.20 IBM PS.2 THINKPAD L40/N33 90/95 8Mb 8Mb 4Mb $655 $513 $230 TOSHIBA 3100SX 44/6400 4Mb 4Mb $285 $265 SUN SPARC 10/20 16Mb SPARC 10/20 64Mb $965 $4080 DRIVES – SEAGATE 261Mb 16ms 3yr wty $230 545Mb 14ms 3yr wty $335 1052Mb 9ms 5yr wty $695 Sales tax 21%. Overnight delivery. Credit cards welcome. RING FOR LATEST PRICES 1st Floor, 100 Yarrara Rd, PO Box 382, Pennant Hills, 2120. Tel: (02) 980 6988 Fax: (02) 980 6991 • PELHAM ELECTROSTATIC LOUDSPEAKERS • 3-Panel Full Range Design. Available in kit form or fully assembled. Locally designed & manufactured. • For information brochure, Phone (09) 397 6212 Fax (09) 496 1546 Or write to: E. R. AUDIO, 119 BROOKTON HWY, ROLEYSTONE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6111. N.S.W. Ph. (02) 804 6859 S.A. Ph. (08) 332 6513 TAS. Ph. (002) 31 2403 SILICON CHIP FLOPPY INDEX WITH FILE VIEWER Now available: the complete index to all SILICON CHIP articles since the first issue in November 1987. The Floppy Index comes with a handy file viewer that lets you look at the index line by line or page by page for quick browsing, or you can use the search function. All commands are listed on the screen, so you’ll always know what to do next. Notes & Errata also now available: this file lets you quickly check out the Notes & Errata (if any) for all articles published in SILICON CHIP. Not an index but a complete copy of all Notes & Errata text (diagrams not included). The file viewer is included in the price, so that you can quickly locate the item of interest. The Floppy Index and Notes & Errata files are supplied in ASCII format on a 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch floppy disc to suit PC-compatible computers. Note: the File Viewer requires MSDOS 3.3 or above. Price $7.00 each + $3 p&p. Send your order to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy 2097; or phone (02) 979 5644 & quote your credit card number; or fax the details to (02) 979 6503. Please specify 3.5-inch or 5.25-inch disc. February 1995  95 Microprocessor For Digital Effects Unit Now available from SILICON CHIP: the 68HC705-C8P pre-programmed micro­pro­cessor IC for the Digital Effects Unit described in this issue. Price: $45 + $6 p+p Payment by cheque, money order or credit card to: Silicon Chip Pub­lica­ tions, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Phone (02) 979 5644; Fax (02) 979 6503. Circuit Ideas Wanted Do you have a good circuit idea. If so, why not 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. We’ll pay up to $60 for a really good circuit but don’t make them too big please. Send your idea to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy, NSW 2097. Electronics, 1/29 Stewart St, Parra­ matta, NSW 2124. Phone (02) 890 2960; Fax (02) 630 3148. Pay by cheque, money order, credit card. UNUSUAL BOOKS: Electronic Devices, Fireworks, Locksmithing, Radar Invisibility, Surveillance, Self-Protection, Unusual Chem­ istry and more. For a complete catalog, send 95 cents in stamps to Vector Press, Dept S, PO Box 434, Brighton, SA 5048. DON’S SHORT FORM KITS: PIC­ 16C54-58/71/84 Universal PCB $23; Basic Stamps $65; Serial Driven 18 I/O $70; Parallel Driven 64 I/O $38; Re- SECONTRONICS Advertising Index COMPONENTS, COMPUTERS, ELECTRON TUBES S/H TEST EQUIPMENT, COMPUT­ ER REPAIRS Altronics ..........................IFC,24-25 RECYCLED EPROMS: ALL ARE CLEANED, ERASED AND BLANK TESTED. Av-Comm.....................................85 2716 2732 2764 27128 27256 Avico Electronics.........................59 $1.50 ea or 10 for $12 $1.50 ea or 10 for $12 $2.00 ea or 10 for $16 $3.00 ea or 10 for $26 $3.50 ea or 10 for $32 David Reid Electronics ..............90 TRANSISTORS, ICs, DIODES 2N3440 $0.50 ea or 10 for $4 2N7000 $0.80 ea or 10 for $6 TIP122 $1.20 ea or 10 for $10 74HC04 $0.60 ea or 10 for $5 1N5060 diodes 100/$10 or 1000 for $70 7406 $0.25 ea or 25 for $5 LM380N $2.50 ea or 10 for $20 DAC O8EP $5.00 ea or 10 for $45 VALVES: 12AV7 $4 1B3GT $5 6J6WA $5 QQV07/50 $15 6SG7 $6 1S2 $3 6AS7 $8 3D21 6U8A 6080WA 6X5GT $6 $6 $9 $5 Phone, mail or fax your orders. Credit cards accepted for orders $20 & over. Mail orders to PO Box 2215, Brookside, Qld 4053. Or shop sales at 143 Grays Rd, Enoggera Qld. Hours: Thursday 4pm-9pm; Sat 9am-4pm. Phone (07) 353 4919, Fax (07) 855 1014. lay8 PCB $10-$20; Z80 Dev. $38-$52; 8K-4Mb Print Buff. $38-$52. Promo Disk for all projects $2. Don McKenzie, 29 Ellesmere Crescent, Tullamarine 3043. Phone (03) 338 6286. PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS for the hobbyist. For service & enquiries contact: T. A. Mowles (08) 326 5590. Emona Instruments.....................89 E.R. Audio....................................95 Instant PCBs................................95 Jaycar ................................... 45-52 Kalex............................................93 MicroZed Computers...................95 Oatley Electronics.................. 60-61 Pelham........................................95 RCS Radio ..................................94 Rod Irving Electronics .......... 67-71 Secontronics................................96 Silicon Chip Binders....................96 Silicon Chip Bookshop.................23 Silicon Chip Projects Book......OBC WANTED Silicon Chip Wallchart................IBC WANTED: Precission 10-60 American valve tester. Manual required. Ask for Peter. Phone (03) 632 3972. Tortech.........................................77    SILICON CHIP BINDERS These beautifully-made binders will protect your copies of SILICON CHIP. They feature heavy-board covers, are made from a dis­tinctive 2-tone green vinyl & have the SILICON CHIP logo printed in gold-coloured lettering on the spine & cover. To order, just fill in & mail the order form on page 9, or phone or fax your order to: Silicon Chip Publications, PO Box 139, Collaroy Beach, 2097. Phone (02) 979 5644. Fax: (02) 979 6503. 96  Silicon Chip Dick Smith Electronics........... 10-13 Yuga Enterprise...........................95 _________________________________ PC Boards Printed circuit boards for SILICON CHIP projects are made by: • RCS Radio Pty Ltd, 651 Forest Rd, Bexley, NSW 2207. Phone (02) 587 3491. • Marday Services, PO Box 19-189, Avondale, Auckland, NZ. Phone (09) 828 5730. • H. T. Electronics, 35 Valley View Crescent, Hackham West, SA 5163. Phone (08) 326 5590.