ARTICLES

THE NUTS & VOLTS SOLAR WORKSHOP - TJ Byers
Building a small solar power plant, plus answers to frequently-asked questions.

HOW MUCH SCOPE IS ENOUGH? — Part 2 - Jeffrey Mazur
This series concludes with a discussion on digital storage scopes and information on a few specialty scopes.

FAMILY RADIO SERVICE ON THE AIR! - Gordon West
Tune in to how you can utilize and enjoy this new personal radio service.

BUILDING AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH MOTOR CONTROLLER ON A HOBBYIST BUDGET - Jeffrey Kerr
Get down to the brass tacks of building a servo motor control system at a reasonable price.

THE DC VOLT - Ron Tipton
Just what is a volt and how is it maintained? Discover answers to these questions, plus take a look at the search for more accurate methods of building a "standard volt."

RS-232 DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT - Terry Weeder
Unlock your own programming potential via your serial port and this I/O module.

QUICK TRACY — SEMICONDUCTOR SLEUTH - Fred Blechman
Take the mystery out of determining if bargain semiconductors are good or bad with the help of your oscilloscope and "Quick Tracey."

A HIGH-QUALITY DESKTOP LINEAR POWER SUPPLY FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS - William C. Hendry IV
Construct this high-quality power supply for a fraction of the cost of those on the market.

COLUMNS

AMATEUR ROBOTICS - Karl Lunt
The best in robot soccer.

OPEN CHANNEL - Joe Carr
Doing the nunbers — or distributing saltwater taffy(?).

RESOURCE BIN - Don Lancaster
Finding answers on the web.

STAMP APPLICATIONS - Scott Edwards
Electronic control for DC motors using discrete bridge circuits.

SOFTWARE WIZARDRY - Harry Helms
All about ActiveX components.