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MICROSOFT ULTIMATE TV - Ed Driscoll
What exactly is Ultimate TV and is it really the “ultimate” in set-top boxes? Read on ... |
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HAMS (THE RADIO TYPE)
IN HOG HEAVEN - Gordon West
In these last 15 months after restructuring, ham operators are in agreement that the hobby is getting back on track with some positive growth figures.
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GETTING STARTED WITH THE AVR - James Cart
If you want to try your hand at microcontroller programming, the Atmel AVR is a powerful and easy micro to start with.
The abundance of low-cost tools makes the AVR a good choice for home project builders. Related Information |
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BUILD YOUR OWN MODEL TRAIN VOICE RECOGNITIONCONTROL SYSTEM -
Dennis Shepard
All aboard for an exciting addition to your model train project! Use voice control for added realism. |
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OP-AMP COOKBOOK — PART 2:
OP-AMP BASICS - Ray Marston
Check out some practical op-amp amplifier and active filter circuits this month. |
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ONE-BUTTON ELECTRONIC
SECURITY LOCK - Tim Hamel
Lose a house key lately? Do you fumble through a large ring of keys to unlock the basement door? This simple push-button security lock solves these problems — and several more.
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SIMPLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS USING AN INKJET PRINTER - Kerry Barlow
Using the outline provided here, you can use a common inkjet printer, or even an old ribbon printer, to output the artwork for your printed circuit boards.
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BUILD THE TWEAK-O! - Steve Daniels
If you’re a musician who’s considered building your own stomp box, but need an “entry-level” design, then tune into this project.
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GOT AMATEUR EXTRA?
GET COMMERCIAL GROL! - Gordon West
The GROL commercial license is your ticket for making money in the marine electronics and aviation electronics fields.
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AMATEUR ROBOTICS NOTEBOOK - Robert Nansel
Self-education revisited, plus detailed instructions for stripping down the X-Y tables used in the Heavy Iron project. |
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TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2001 - Jeff Eckert
Events, Advances, and News from the Electronics World.
Transistor achieves 210GHz switching; Circuit boards may heal themselves; Computers and video cameras perform street surveillance; Compaq dumps Alpha processor; Tube amplifier employs digital preprocessing; Low-cost infrared thermometer; and Research group funded for x-ray crystallography project.
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STAMP APPLICATIONS- Jon Williams
Control From The Couch.
Build a framework for IR remote control
applications and never leave your sofa again.
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ELECTRONICS Q & A - TJ Byers
Motors! Need a motor controller? Got’em. Stepper motor overview. Putting motors and batteries to work in robots. And a full discussion of the batteries that power them. Finally, we revisit Ben Franklin and the current flow controversy.
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NEW COLUMN!
LASER INSIGHT - Stanley York
Take a look at general optical principles, mirror coatings, and how lenses work. Plus, learn how to improve the quality of a laser beam. |
