Silicon ChipContents - July 1999 SILICON CHIP
  1. Outer Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Publisher's Letter: Collie's new coal-burning power station
  4. Feature: Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes by Bob Young
  5. Book Store
  6. Feature: Sydney's Superstorm by Michael Bath
  7. Project: Build The Dog Silencer by Branco Justic
  8. Project: A 10µH to 19.99mH Inductance Meter by Rick Walters
  9. Project: An Audio-Video Transmitter by John Clarke
  10. Product Showcase
  11. Project: Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 by Anthony Nixon
  12. Subscriptions
  13. Vintage Radio: A mainland Chinese radio receiver from the 1960s by Rodney Champness
  14. Project: An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3 by Rick Walters
  15. Feature: CLIO: PC-Driven Loudspeaker Testing by Ross Tester
  16. Project: The Hexapod Robot by Ross Tester
  17. Notes & Errata: Sustain Unit for Electric Guitars, March 1998
  18. Market Centre
  19. Advertising Index
  20. Outer Back Cover

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Articles in this series:
  • Radio Control (November 1996)
  • Radio Control (November 1996)
  • Radio Control (February 1997)
  • Radio Control (February 1997)
  • Radio Control (March 1997)
  • Radio Control (March 1997)
  • Radio Control (May 1997)
  • Radio Control (May 1997)
  • Radio Control (June 1997)
  • Radio Control (June 1997)
  • Radio Control (July 1997)
  • Radio Control (July 1997)
  • Radio Control (November 1997)
  • Radio Control (November 1997)
  • Radio Control (December 1997)
  • Radio Control (December 1997)
  • Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft (April 1999)
  • Autopilots For Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft (April 1999)
  • Model Plane Flies The Atlantic (May 1999)
  • Model Plane Flies The Atlantic (May 1999)
  • Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes (July 1999)
  • Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes (July 1999)
  • 2.4GHz DSS Radio Control Systems (February 2009)
  • 2.4GHz DSS Radio Control Systems (February 2009)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Australian Perspective (June 2010)
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Australian Perspective (June 2010)
  • RPAs: Designing, Building & Using Them For Business (August 2012)
  • Flying The Parrot AR Drone 2 Quadcopter (August 2012)
  • Multi-Rotor Helicopters (August 2012)
  • Multi-Rotor Helicopters (August 2012)
  • Flying The Parrot AR Drone 2 Quadcopter (August 2012)
  • RPAs: Designing, Building & Using Them For Business (August 2012)
  • Electric Remotely Piloted Aircraft . . . With Wings (October 2012)
  • Electric Remotely Piloted Aircraft . . . With Wings (October 2012)
Items relevant to "A 10µH to 19.99mH Inductance Meter":
  • Inductance Meter PCB pattern (PDF download) [04107991] (Free)
  • Inductance Meter panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Items relevant to "An Audio-Video Transmitter":
  • Audio/Video Transmitter PCB pattern (PDF download) [02407991] (Free)
  • Audio/Video Transmitter panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • Universal High-Energy Ignition System (June 1998)
  • Universal High-Energy Ignition System (June 1998)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars (June 1999)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars (June 1999)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 (July 1999)
  • Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 (July 1999)
Items relevant to "An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3":
  • DOS software and sample files for the XYZ Table with Stepper Motor Control (Free)
  • XYZ Table PCB patterns (PDF download) [07208991-2, 08409993] (Free)
  • XYZ Table panel artwork (PDF download) (Free)
Articles in this series:
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.1 (May 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.1 (May 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2 (June 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.2 (June 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3 (July 1999)
  • An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3 (July 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.4 (August 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.4 (August 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.5 (September 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.5 (September 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.6 (October 1999)
  • An XYZ Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.6 (October 1999)

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Contents Vol.12, No.7; July 1999 FEATURES 4 Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes Is it a fly or is it really a miniature aircraft? – by Bob Young 10 Sydney’s Superstorm Australia’s most costly natural disaster – by Michael Bath 67 SPECIAL OFFER: Subscribe At 1998 Prices Beat the magazine price rise – and GST – by subscribing now 80 CLIO: PC-Driven Loudspeaker Testing Low-cost system turns your PC into a professional test centre – by Ross Tester Tiny, Tiny Spy Planes – Page 4. PROJECTS TO BUILD 18 Build The Dog Silencer Fed up with the barking dog next door? This could be the answer to your prayers – by Branco Justic 26 A 10µH to 19.99mH Inductance Meter It uses readily available parts and has a 4-digit LCD – by Rick Walters Build A Dog Silencer – Page 18. 36 An Audio-Video Transmitter Use it to monitor a surveillance camera or to transmit your VCR’s signal to another TV set – by John Clarke 60 Programmable Ignition Timing Module For Cars; Pt.2 All the installation and programming details – by Anthony Nixon 72 An X-Y Table With Stepper Motor Control; Pt.3 Building the Z axis – by Rick Walters & Ken Ferguson 84 The Hexapod Robot Microcontroller fun: build a weird six-leg walker – by Ross Tester SPECIAL COLUMNS 42 Serviceman’s Log TV servicing can be frustrating – by the TV Serviceman 68 Vintage Radio A mainland Chinese radio receiver from the 1960s – by Rodney Champness DEPARTMENTS 2 25 53 56 58 Publisher’s Letter Mailbag Product Showcase Electronics Showcase Circuit Notebook 67 91 93 94 96 10µH to 19.99mH Inductance Meter – Page 26. Video Transmitter – Page 36. Subscriptions Form Ask Silicon Chip Notes & Errata Market Centre Advertising Index JULY 1999  1