July 2002 Issue 

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ARTICLES  

LEARNING RVK-BASIC —PART 7

Investigate the question of how to perform fractional math using only the unsigned integers available in the RVK Basic. By Bob Vun Kannon

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Spice Up Your PC

Learn how you can simulate nearly any circuit you can imagine with better results than you might expect ... with a PC.  By Al Williams

COMPUTER INTERFACING PART 3

Body Building 101 for TTL: Interfacing with non- TTL compatible devices. By David Ward

 

WHAT WAY DOES CURRENT REALLY FLOW?

Why is there so much contusion about something so basic as current flow? Do we even know which way current flows? And, in fact, does it actually matter which direction current flows? Let's clear all of this up. By Louis E. Frenzel

 

UNDERSTANDING AND USING 'NORTON' OP-AMP ICs - PART 1

Take a look at Norton Current Differencing Amplifier (CDA) op-amp principles and circuits in this two part series.

By Ray Marston

VHF/UHF SUPER RANGE EXPLAINED

Weather has everything to do with the annual July  occurrence of "weird" radio interference that has some people smiling and some people not. By Gordon West

COLUMNS  

AMATEUR ROBOTICS

Loose ends tied up on the linear actuator project, some goofs, some improvements, and a more detailed discussion of the simple limit switch. By Robert Nansel

MICRO MEMORIES

Far cruder appearing than its successor, the Apple I was based on a PC that Steve Wozniak designed in 1975 when he couldn't afford an Altair 8080.

By Edward B. DriscolI, Jr.

ELECTRONICS Q & A

What's Up: This month's projects include a radiation detector, mosquito microphone, and two camping solutions. USB ports and ATX power supplies complete, and a reader invents a better mouse trap. Plus more. By T J Byers

LASER INSIGHT

Design a security system using a laser diode as the perimeter monitoring device. By Stanley York

 

STAMP APPLICATIONS

Multi-bank Programming. Learn how to take advantage of the multi-bank BASIC Stamps ... plan your work, work your plan. By Jon Williams

TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2002

New filament design may boost bulb efficiency 12x; Breakthrough in disk drive density; Bargain-priced office software; Virus update; 2.4GHz transceiver chip has wide application range; Cheap mine detector developed; Comcast sued for $1 billion; and RIP, Boyce D. McDaniel. By Jeff Eckert

 

   
   
   

 

 

 

 

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