Nuts & Volts Magazine

Available from DonTronics

October 1996 Issue
Articles and Columns



ARTICLES

THE FCC COMMERCIAL TICKET ... IS IT WORTH GETTING? - Gordon West
Should you crack the books and study to get your GROL? Read on ...

VOICE SQUEEZE - John Iovine
Talk is cheap with this low-cost speech compression program.

PIC! Cheap Universal PIC 54/56 Carrier Board - Michael Davenport
With one cheap carrier board, you can have a host of electronic applications at your fingertips.

CONSTRUCT A SOLAR-POWERED VARMINT ZAPPER - Anthony Charlton
Ranging from raccoons to deer, this electrical circuit will harmlessly — but effectively — keep these unwanted guests out of your garden.

BUILD TWO SIMPLE TELEPHONE ACCESSORIES - Fred Blechman
Dial into these two easy-to-construct projects with parts from your junkbox.

PC PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE - Dave Dage
While some may claim this port is limited in speed, discover what can be done with just a little imagination.

A ROAD WARRIOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE - TJ Byers
Traveling abroad? Make sure you take along the tools you'll need to keep your portable computer humming.

COLUMNS

AMATEUR ROBOTICS - Karl Lunt
Amateur robotics???

OPEN CHANNEL - Joe Carr
Sometimes two are really better than one - Part 2.

RESOURCE BIN - Don Lancaster
Useful resources for electronic servicing.

STAMP APPLICATIONS - Scott Edwards
Use the BS1's debug output for Stamp-PC communication, plus a big-digit clock demo for the BASIC Stamp II.

THE SOLDERLESS BREADBOX - Don Wilcher
Experimenting with the TLC2543 evaluation module.


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