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ARTICLES

POWERPOINTING YOUR PROJECTS — PART 3 - Steve Daniels
This month, we put the template from last month to use by doing a board layout for the schematic created in Part 1.

REVIVING NICAD-POWERED DEVICES - Kenton Chun
Take a look at some ways to salvage dead nicads from the scrap heap and recycle them back into active duty.

ANY CONTROVERSY ON MASS MERCHANDISING THE HAM RADIO SERVICE? - Gordon West
Electronic superstores such as RadioShack, Tech America (now RadioShack.com), and Fry’s provide a nice balance along with local specialized ham businesses in offering service and products for amateur radio operators.

RADIO CONTROL SERVOS — A PRIMER! - Eloy Marez
Get the skinny on radio control servos and what will work for you.

BUILD A TUNABLE NOISE GENERATOR - Thomas Henry
Electrical noise is often considered an enemy. But, in fact, noise can be useful in a great number of applications.

ROBBI’S VIOLIN/GUITAR TUNER - Evert Fruitman
Stay in tune with this practical instrument.

COLUMNS

AMATEUR ROBOTICS NOTEBOOK - Robert Nansel
Bit-level routines for an I2C slave, mini reviews on two robot kits, and a few words about the loneliness of the long-distance robot builder.

OPEN CHANNEL - Joe Carr
Dealing with AC power line and electrical device.

STAMP APPLICATIONS - Lon Glazner
Meet STAMP Net: a multi-drop Stamp-based network.

THE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED WORLD - Ryan Sheldon
Utilizing the BASIC Stamp II SX to manage a graphical user interface with all the “bells and whistles.”