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Chances are the po lice, fire and weathe r emergencies you' ll read about in tomorrow's paper are coming through on a scanner rig ht now. All scanners sold by Communications Electronics br ing th e real live excitement of action news into your home or ca r. With your scanner, you can monitor the excit ing two- way radio conversations of police and fire departments, intell igence agencies, mobile telephones, energy/oil exploration crews, drug enforcement agencies and more. Some scanners can even monitor aircraft transm iss ions! You can actually hear t he news before it's news. If you do not own a scanner for yourself, now's the time to buy your new sca nner from Communications Electronics. Choose th e scannerthat's right for you, then call ou r toll-free number to plac e you r order wit h your Mast er Card or Visa. A scanner is an excellent hol iday gift. We g ive you exce lle nt serv ice because CE distributes more scanners worldwide than an yone else . Our warehouse facili ties are equipped to process t housands of scanner orders every week. We also export scanners to over 300 countries and military installations. Almost all items are in stock for quick sh ipment, so if you're a person who prefers fact to fantasy and who needs to know what's really happening around you, order you r scanner today from CE !

List price 5429.95/CE price 5269 .00 6-Band, 50 Channel 8 Crystalless 8 Searches Stores 8 Recalls 8 Digital clock 8 AC/DC Priority Channel 8 Delay 8 Count Feature Fre qu en c y ran g e 3 2- 50 , 146-1 74, 42 0 -5 12 MHz. The Bearcat 250 performs any sca nning functi on yo u co uld possi bly wa nt. Wi th push button ease you can program up t o 50 c hannels for aut omatic monitoring. Push ano ther button and sea rch for new fr equ encies . Ther e are no crys ta ls to limit what you wa nt to hear. A spec ial sea rch feature of th e Bearcat 250 act ually sto res 64 fr equenc ies and recalls t hem, one at a time . Ove rseas c usto me rs sho uld order th e Bearcat 250FB at 5379.00 each . This model has 22 0 V AC/1 2 V DC powe r supply and 66 -88 MHz low band coverage.

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List pric e 5 169.95/C E p rice $109 .00 Low cost 6-channe/, 4-band scannert
The Fanon Slimli ne 6-HL U gives you six cha nnels of crysta l co ntro lled excitement. Unique Auto matic Peak Tun ing Circ uit adj usts the receiver fro nt end for maximum se nsitivity across the entire UHF ba nd. Individual chan ne l lockout

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List price 5 149.95/C E price $99.00 e-Ch.nne' performance .t 4-channe' costl Frequency range: 30-50, 146-175 MHz. If you don't need the UHF band, get this model and save
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NEWl Bearcat 20/20 List price 5449.95/C E price $279 .00

7-Band, 40 Channel 8 Crystalless 8 Se.rches A ll Aircraft and Public Service bands AC/DC Prlor/ly Channel. D/rectChannelAccess Delay Frequencyrange 32-50, 118-136 AM, 144-174, 420-512 MHz. Th e Be arc at 20/20 aut o matic scann ing rad io re p laces t he B earcat 220 and mon it ors 40 frequenc ies from 7 bands, inc lu d ing aircraft. A tw o -po s it io n sw itc h, lo c ate d on t he front panel, allows monitori ng of 20 chann e ls at a t im e .
List price 53 49.9 5/ C E price $219.00 6-Band, 1a Channel. Crystalless AC/DC Frequ ency range: 32-50, 144- 174,42 1-5 12 MH z. The Bearcat 21 OXL sca nni ng radio is the second generat ion sca nne r th at rep laces the popular Bearcat 210 and 2 11. It has almos t tw ice the sc anning capaci ty of the Bearcat 2 10 wi th 18 c hannels plu s du al sca nni ng spee ds and a b rig ht green fluorescent display. Aut omatic sea rch ti nds new frequencies. Featur es scan de lay, si ng le anten na, patent ed track tu ni ng and more !

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OTHER SCANNERS & ACCESSORIES Regency"* 0810 Scanner $3 19.00 Regenc y" 0300 SCanner $219.00 Regenc y" 0100 SCann er $169 .00 Reg enc y" HB04 Scann er $129.00 Regenc y" M400 Scanner $259.00 Regenc y" M100 Scanner $199.00 Regenc y" R1040 Scanner $149.00 SCMA6 Fanon MobileAdap ter/ 8altery Charger. $49.00 CHB-6 Fanon AC Adapter/ Battery Charger $1S.00 CATB Fanon carrying case with belt clip $1S.00 AUC3 Fanon auto lighter adapter/Battery Charger $15.00 PSK-B Base Power Supply/B racket for SCMA-6 $20.00 SPSO 8earcat AC Adapter $9.00 SPS1 8earcat 8alt ery Charger $9.00 SPS8 Bearcat 4-6 ThinScan- carrying case $12.00 MA506 Regency carrying case for H604 $1S.00 FBE Frequency Directory for Eastern U.S.A $12.00 FBW Frequency Directory for Western U.S.A. $12.00 FFO Federal Frequency Directory for U.S.A $12.00 TSG "TopSecret" Registryof U.S.Government Freq $10.00 $g.OO B4 1.2 V AAA Ni-Cad batteries (set of tour) A135cc Crystal certif icate $3.00
Add $3.00 shipping for all accessories ordered at the same time .

Bea rcat" 160 List price 5299.95/C E price $184 .00

S-Band, 16 Channel. AC only 8 Prlorlly Dual Sean Speeds Direct Channel Access Frequ ency ran ge: 32-50, 144-174,440 -51 2 MHz. Would yo u beli eve...th e Bearcat 160 is th e least expe nsive Bearcat c rystalless scanner. This scanne r presents a new di mension in sca nning form and fun ct ion . Look at th e smooth keyboard. No buttons to pun ch , No kno bs t o turn. Inst ead , fing er-tip pad s provide control of all scanning ope rat io ns, inc luding On/Off, Volum e and Squ elch . Of course the Bearcat 160 incorporates ot her advanc ed Bearcat teatu res suc h as Priority, Direct Chann el Access, Dual Sca n Spee ds, Lockout, Scan Delay and more.

INCREASEDPERFORIIIANCEANTENNAS If you wan t th e ut most in pe rfo rmance from your sca nner, it is es sential that yo u use an ext ern al ante nna. We have six base and mobil e ante nnas spec itic ally design ed for rec eiving all band s. Order # A60 is a magn et mount mobi le ante nna. Order #A61 is a g utte r cl ip mobi le ant enna. Ord er # A6 2 is a trun k-lip mob ile ant enn a. Order #A63 is a ~ inch hole mount. Order #A64 is a'" inc h snap-in mount, and#A70 is an all band base statio n antenna. All antennas are 53 5.00 and 53 .00 for UPS shippi ng in the continental United States.
To get the I t t delltlery Irom CE of any sca nner , se nd or pho ne your order directl y to our Scan ne r Dist ribut ion Center:" Be sure to calcu late yo ur price using the CE pr ices in th is ad . Mic higan resid ents please add 4% sales tax . Writt en purchase orders are accepted fro m approved government agencies and most we ll rated fi rms at a 10% surcharge for net 10 billing. All sales are subject to ava ilability, acceptance and verificatio n. All sales on accessories are fi nal. Prices, te rms and specifications are subject to change wit hout notice. Out of stock ite ms w ill be plac ed o n bac korde r auto matica lly unless CE is instru ct ed diffe rent ly. Mos t products tha t we se ll have a manufact urer's warranty. Free cop ies of warra nties o n these pro ducts are avai la ble prior to purc hase by w riti ng to CEo Intern at ional orders are invit ed wi th a $20.00 surc harge for special handling in

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The Ultimate Synthesized Scanner! Allo w 30-60 days for deliv ery af ter receip t of orde r du e to the hig h demand for this prod uct. List price $ 599 .9 5/C E price $419 .00 7-Band, 50 Channel 8 Alpha-Numeric 8 Nocrystal scanner 8 Alii Aircraft and Public Service bands. 8 Priority Channel 8 AC/DC Ban d s: 30 -5 0, 11 8 - 136 AM, 14 4-1 74, 4 21 -51 2 MH z. Th e new Be ar c a t 350 intro d uces an incred ib le b reakt hroug h in syn th es ize d sc anning: Alp haNumeri c Displa y. Pu sh a button- an d th e Vacuum Fluorescent Displ ay sw itc he s from " n u me ric" to word descr ipt ions of w h at' s b eing mon itored. 50 c ha n ne ls in 5 ban ks. Plus, Aut o & M anu al Search, Se ar ch Dir e ction , Lim it & Coun t. Dir e ct C ha n n e l Access. Se lect ive Scan D elay. Du al Sc an Sp e ed s . Aut o matic Loc kout. Auto m atic Squ el ch . No n-Vol ati le Me mory. Re se rv e yo u r Bea rcat 350 today!

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Allow 60-1 20 da ys for delivery after rec eipt 01 o rde r d ue to the high demand for this produc t. Li st pr ic e $ 4 4 9. 9 5 / C E price $299 .00 a-Band, 16 Channel. Liquid Crystal Display Search Limit Hold Lockout AC/DC Frequ en cy rang e: 30-50, 138- 174, 406-5 12 MH z. The wo rld's firs t no-crysta l handh eld sc anner has co mpre ssed into a 3" x 7" x 1W' case mor e scanning powe r tha n is foun d in many base or mob ile sc anners. The Bearcat 100 has a full 16 channels with freque ncy cove rage that inc lud es all public servi ce bands (Low, High , UHF and 'T' bands), the 2-M et er and 70 cm. Amate ur bands, plu s Military and Feder al Governm ent freq uenc ies . It has c hrome-p late d keys for funct ions th at are user co ntro lle d, suc h as loc kou t, man ual and automatic scan . Even search is provide d, bo th manual and automatic. Wow...wh at a sc annerl The Bea rcat 100 produc es aud io powe r out put of 30 0 milliwatts, is track-t uned and has se lecti vity of bett er tha n 50 dB dow n and sens it ivity of 0.6 microvolts on VHF and 1.0 microv olts on UH F. Power co nsu mpt ion is kept ext reme ly low by us ing a liquid crys ta l displ ay and exc lusive low pow er int egra t ed circuits. Inclu de d in our low CE pr ice is a sturd y ca rrying case, earphone, batt ery c harg er/ AC adapt er, six AA nl-cad batteries and fl exibl e ante nna. For ea rlie st delivery fr om CE , reserve yo ur Bearcat 10 0 t oday. List price 5 134. 95/C E price $94 .00 4-Band, a Crystal Channels. Lockout. AC only Frequency range : 33- 50, 146- 174, 450'508 MH z. The Bea rcat 5 is a valu e-packed c ryst al sca nne r buil t fo r the scan ni ng professional - at a pric e the first-time buyer can affo rd. Individ uall oc kou t swit c hes . Orde r one crystal certificate fo r each c hanne l. List price S189.95/C E price 5124.00 Frequency range: 33-47, 152-16 4,450-508 MHz. The inc redible, Bearcat Four-Si x Thin Sca n" is like havi ng an infor mation ce nter in your pocket. This fou r band, 6 channel c rysta l co ntro lled scanner has patented Track Tunin g on UHF . Sca n Delay and Channel Lockout. Measu res 2'%x 6V. x 1:' Includes rubbe r du cky ant enna. Orde r crysta l ce rtificate for eac h chann el. Made in Japa n.

addition to shipping charges. All shipments are F.O.8. Ann

Arbo r, Mi chi gan . No COD 's please. Non-certif ied andforeig n checks requi re ban k clea rance. Minimum ord er $35.00.

List pr ice $ 549 .9 5/C E price $339.00 7-Band, 50 Channel 8 Service Search 8 Nocrystal scanner 8 Alii Aircraft and Public Service bands. 8 Priority Channel 8 AC/DC Bands: 32 -50, 118- 136AM,144-174,42 1-5 12MHz. Th e Bearcat 3 00 is th e m os t advanced automatic sca n n ing radio t ha t has e ver be en offered t o th e publi c . Th e Be ar c at 300 us es a b rig ht g ree n flu ores c ent digita l display, so it' s id e al for m obile ap p lic at io ns. Th e B ear cat 3 0 0 now has th ese added f e atures : Se rvi c e S e ar ch , Disp lay Inten sity Control , H old S e ar ch a n d Resume Sea rc h keys, Se parate Band keys to pe rmi t loc k-In/l oc k-out of a ny ba n d for m o re efficient service searc h.

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M ai l orders to : Communications E lectronics: Bo x 1002 , Ann Arbo r, Mi chig an 48106 U.S.A. Add $7 .0 0 p e r sc an n er o r phone product for U.P.S . gro u nd s h ip p ing and handling , or $ 14 .0 0 for fast er U.P.S. air s h ip p in g to s ome lo ca tio ns. If you hav e a Visa o r Master Card, y ou may c a ll an y1ime and place a cr ed it card o rde r. Order toll free in th e U.S.A. Di al 800-5 21-441 4 . If yo u ar e outs id e t he U.S . or in Mi ch igan, d ial 3 13-9 94-4 4 44. Dea ler inquiries invited. O rd e r w ith ou t obl ig ati on t oday! Scanner Distribution Ce nte r" and CE log os are trademarks of Communicat ions Electr onics" t Bearcat is a f eder ally regi ster ed tradem ark of Elect ra Compa ny, a Divis ion of Masco Corp orati on of Indiana. Regency is a federally reg iste red trademark of Regency Electronics Inc. Copyright 01981 Communications Electronics"

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47 VIDEOTEX FOR TV: HOW IT WORKS Part 2. A TV information service being considered for approval by the FCC. Here's a look at the competing systems , what they offer and how they work. Richard Larratt 55 RADIO MOSCOW IS WINNING THE dB WAR Is Russia ahead of the United States in communications technology? Here's a look at that mystery and some possible explanations . Stanley Lelnwoll 58 ETCH YOUR OWN PC BOARDS Even the most complicated boards are easy to make usin,gthis techn ique . Nell R. Davis 43 HI-FJ DECODER FOR DISCS CBS's new noise-reduction system for phonograph records . Build yours today and take advantage of the new , noiseless CX-encoded discs. Joel Cohen 51 4 SIMPLE TOYS Easy to bu ild and yet entertaining to a youngster. They all make del ightful presents for the holiday season. Dan and Diane Talbot 61 HI-FJ MINI-SPEAKER Small , efficient, and great sound ing . Based on a patented principle that wor ks. George Pappanlkolaou 72 UMIK Harmless insect-like gadget that is a sure-fire attention grabber. Merritt Keppel 4 VIDEO ELECTRONICS Tomorrow's news and products in this quickly changing industry. David Lachenbruch 14 SATELLITEITELETEXT NEWS The latest happen ings in communications technology. Gary H. Arlen 76 HOBBY CORNER The best reader-subm itted " idiot box" circu it plus other tid-bits. Earl "Doc" Savage, K4SDS 92 NEW IDEAS Speaker-overload protector. 88 COMPUTER CORNER What software is and what it does . Les Spindle 69 COLOR ALIGNMENT Step-by-step procedures show you how to align the co lor video stages in your TV. Jack Darr 94 SERVICE CUNIC Some hints to help you revive a dead set. Jack Darr 95 SERVICE QUESTIONS R-E's Service Editor solves techn icians problems. Jack Darr 64 HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST CASSETTE TAPE Simple tests using a VTVM help you to determine which cassette tape provides the best performance with your deck. Len Feldman 23 23 24 26 41 10 142 103 112 10 143 Keithley 870 Digital Thermometer Radio Shack rn5-80 Model III Microcomputer Grove Enterprises FTR-2 Scanner Filter Beckman Tech 350 and Tech 360 DMM's Heath IM-2410 Frequency Counter Advertising and Sales Offices Advertising Index Books Computer Market Center Editorial Free Information Card 12 108 102 96 6 Letters Market Center New Lit New Products What's News

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STEREO TV

A preview of what may be in store for the U.S. occurred in West Germany Sept. 4, when te levision broadcasting with dual-channel sound began simultaneously with the opening of the huge Internationale Funkausstellung (audio-video) show in Berlin. The new sound system uses two discrete (non-multiplexed) channels , for left-plus-right and 2 x rig ht signals, with 60-dB separation for either stereo , or two completely separate sound channels, and no measurable crosstalk. Currently, dual-channel sound is broadcast on only one of the three West German networks but its coverage extends to about 65% of the population. That didn 't prevent every German TV-manufacturer from introducing a wide variety of TV models with dual-sound capability. Of 21 new color sets introduced by Blaupunkt (see left photo ), for example, 19 featured dual sound. Some manufacturers' deluxe TV's had aud io amplifi ers with outputs of up to 20 watts-per-channel. Designs varied widely fr om "compact" dual -speaker models no larger than standard monophonic sets, to f urniture-styled sets with detachable speakers , and component video systems with fl oor-sta ndi ng speakers and high-wattage outputs. Although " converters" for existing mono sets aren 't available as such , most manufact urers offer stereo TV-sound tuners designed for use with a mono TV and a home ste reo system, that accomplish the same purpose. Philips added small-screen portable " boo m bo xes" in both black-and-white and color, with speakers surrounding a central scree n. Most of the dual-channel TV's also have earphone jacks that work independently of the speakers. With a dual-language broadcast, one viewer can listen to German sound through the loudspeaker, while another hears the English translation through headphones ; who hears which channel depends on the adjustment of the balan ce co ntro l. Ph ilips, Grundi g, and oth er manu facturers using the Europea n-designed Video 2000 VCR-for mat, already have added stereo video-recorders to the ir lines. The German stereo system diffe rs from the multiplex techn ique used in Japan-as a matter of fact, it 's being used as a weapon against Japanese imports. Patents on the system are held joi ntly by the seven West German TV manufacturers, who have decided not to license im po rts before 1983. However , Sony stereo TV's are appearing on the German market ; that is because Sony owns a plant in West Germany and is also one of the seven patent-holders . Programmab le VCRs are great, but even techn ically pro ficient viewers have a problem setting them up. So how abou t an attach ment that simpl y " reads" the prog ram listing in newspaper or mag azine? That's exactl y wha t In's German consumer electronics subsidiary, Standard Elektri k Loren z was showing at the Berlin fair. The prog ramreader is a sma ll box, with a set of LCD displays, th at has an atta ched small light- pen. Eac h progr am listing in a magazine or newspaper is followed by a series of verti cal lines resemblin g the prod uct codes used fo r supermarket chec kou t. If the viewer comes across a prog ram he wishes to tape , he merely runs the light pen across the code and the VCR is set up (see right photo). To check the setting, the attachment has readouts showi ng date , channel, and program starting and end ing time. The end ing time can be extended manually in case the program runs longer than expected. In says it has appl ied for U.S. patents, and that both Philips and Grundig also hope to manu fact ure t he program ' reader.

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Video bank service tested in California
Se lected customers of the First Interstate Bank of California are participating in a Day and Nig ht Video Ban king Serv ice. a six -month electron ic homeba nki ng pilot program of the ba nk. Customers ca n use the system to transfe r f unds between any number of their accou nts. They can also pay bills. authoriz ing the ba nk to tra nsfer funds from t heir accou nts d irect to those of merchants registered with t he service. The customer can also receive immediate info rmat io n o n balances of checkacco unts , savi ngs accou nts, or certificates of deposit. The bank also post s ge ne ral inf orm ati on , in cu d ing certificate-of-deposit in terest rates and locat io ns of its automated tel ler machi nes. Customers use Rad io Shack TR S-80 Videotex te rminals and videotex-equipped TRS-80 Color Computers, on free loan from the bank. According to a bank spokesman, the eq uipment was selected for its off-the -shelf !availability and nati onwide main'tenance netw o rk, and because it is eq uipment tha t an average ba nk custo me r wo uld co nsider buy ing . Ind ivid ual account security is ma intained w it h one-way password codi ng and individua lcustomer ID numbers. To increase security. repeated unsuccessfu l attempts to access an account result in an automatic lockout that requires manual resetting to put the account back into action . IBM now has a 26% share in the small business computer market, and a 2.6% share of the worldwide personal computer market ; but it may be some time before it can increase its portion of the small personal computer market significant ly. Acco rd ing to market research ana lyst Karen Horowitz, of Vent ure Development Corp., Welles ly, MA, " IBM will have to strengthen its positions in dist ribution channels and app lications software before Radio Shack and Apple have anything to worry about. " IBM will sell the little computers through its own direct sales force , IBM's retail stores, and independent reta ile rs. The d irect sales force is geared to sel ling to large corporations, and IBM will have to set up a network of dealers. That will take time. Both Apple and Radio Shack have elaborate channels of distribution that have taken several yea rs to establ ish . A shortage of software may be another weak ness, says Kare n Ho rowitz. App lications programs wi ll have to be made avai lable for t he sma ll business, educational inst itutions. and the home. as wel l as for large companies. under license from CBS . The stereo discs w ill be fully compatib le with the monophonic " CED" player models introduced in 1981. Earlier in the year MGM/ CBS Home Video announced that it will use the CX process in its stereo " CED" d iscs . CX is a co mpatible audio system that elim inates surface noise and increases the dynamic range of audio recordings by 20 dB , resulti ng in a range of nearly 85 dB-comparable to the sound of a live concert. For more on CX, see page 63 of the November 1981 issue of Radio-Electronics and page 43 in this issue . Performance specif ications for videodisc app lications of CX wi ll continue! Oil pa,!.!e 8

RCA VideoDiscs to use CX noise reduction

The new RCA " CED" stereo videodisc system, schedu led for introduction in 1982, wi ll use t he CX no ise-reduct io n system ,

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Y ou're already halfway to Magnavision" right now. Because all you have to do is plug it into your present color TV set. Magnavision is a turntable. A video turntable as well as an audio one. It plays discs that show pictures on your TV. With stereo sound capability. And what pictures. Magnavision delivers a picture that's clearer and crisper than video tape TV, even TV itself. And the Magnavision picture lasts, because the discs are impervious to wear. See the buttons on the front of the Magnavision unit? They give you total control over what you watch and how you watchit. Consider the possibilities: Reverse. Slow motion. Individualframe-by-frarne indexing. More.And you can exercise control from anywhere in the room, since Magnavision Model 8005 (shown here) gives you a full-feature remote control. ment source. Many of the discs are interactive. Y ou can carry on a dialogue with them. How To Watch Pro Footballt, The FirstNationalKidisct - games, puzzles, questions and answers for your children, The Master Cooking Courses, and [azzerciset are just four examples. Y ou can put as many different kinds of programs on your television screen with Magnavision as you can imagine. Choose from over 120 videodisc albums now. They range from classic movies to new releases. From sports instruction to art gallery tours. From cartoons to concerts. And new programs are continually being developed exclusively for videodiscs.

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Magnavision even gives you high-fidelity stereo sound. Just run it through your present stereo system and choose from one of the many stereo videodiscs (concerts, musicals, shows).You can't get stereo with video tape, and stereo TV is years away. Imagine, So put your half of the world's most now you can see Liza Minnellif for example, advanced home entertainment system as well as hear her in stereo concert! together with Magnavision soon. For the Allof this wonderwork comes from name of your nearest dealer, please call tollMagnavision's laser-optical scanner. It is a free 8()(J.447 -4700 (in Illinois, 800-322-44(0). beam of light that works like an audio 1 N .A P CONSUM ER ElECTRONI CS CO RP players "needle:' But Magnavision's laser- iCllA98 NORTH AMERICAN PHI LIPS COMPA NY "Llza In ConcertC . Pioneer Artists'" t Optical Programmino Associates C optical scanner has none of the archaic limitations of a needle. Magnavision is full of ideas. It can be a learningmachine as well as an entertain-

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be finalized at the time of prod- its 1980 meeting in Tokyo . In uct introduction, an RCA this country, the Society of Moving Picture and Television spokesman noted . Engineers has been study ing the problem, and the EBU has Digital TV standard been coo rdi nati ng its work wit h for worldwide use? that of t he SMPTE. The Orga niThe European Broadcast zation de la Television IberoUnion submitted to the Septem- americana also suppo rts the ber, 1981, meeting of the Inter- proposed EBU system. That is national Radio Consu ltative considered especially impo rtant, Comm ittee (CCIR) a proposed because the OTI area contai ns set of digital-telev ision standards both the 525- and the 625-line for studio equipment. The Union systems. hopes that it wi ll be adopted I throughout the world. Such a New adapter sleeves standard is needed because more and more television equip- make AA cell universal ment is going digital. Both picA solution to the problem of ture quality and economy of op- maintaining or replacing large eration in international trans- numbers of throwaway batteries missions would be enhanced if of different sizes on toys or all units were compatible. . appliances is offered by a Long The EBU believes that a world Island inventor. Bert Trattner of standard would mean less ex- Coram, NY, has patented a syspensive equipment, would tem cons isting of a rechargeable benefit international program A cell , a recharger, and plastic exchange, and would lead to sleeves that fit the cells to appliimprovement in the techn ical cations that requ ire C or 0 cells . quality of programs transmitted The system is said to offer adfrom one country to another vantages both in eco nomy and country with a different system. convenience. Some high-current In the EBU system , the sepa- motorized toys , says Trattner, rate components would be will run longer on a sing le coded, with the luminance com- charge of his battery t han the pone nt sampled at 13.5 MHz comp lete life of a throwaway 0 and the two co lor-d ifference cell. And whic hever device goes sig nals at 6.75 MHz. Thus the dead , the rechargeab le cell can system would be called "13 .5: replace it, whet her AA, C, or D. Further informatio n may be 6.75: 6.75." The Third Wor ld Conference obtained from Burton Products of Broadcasting Unions sug- Corp. , 416 Clubhouse Court, gested a worldwide standard at Coram , NY 11727.

THE RCA C30979E PHOTODIODE.

New photodiode detector for optical communications

RCA Electron Optics and Devices has announced a new indi um-gallium-arsenide photodiode, developmental type C30979E, for recept ion between 900 and 1650 nanometers. The new device provides high-speed responsivity and is opt imized for detection of 1300 and 1550 nanometer sources. It is intended for use in advanced prototype fiber-optic systems. The new device is fitted with a removab le cap that permits optimum coupling of the fiber to the photosensitive surface of the detector. The expected price will be $450.00 each, with delivery 30 days after receipt of order. Those desiring further information may obtain it by writing to RCA, Box 3200, Somerville, NJ 08876.

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" paper" versions, in spite of the number of systems proposed or already being put into use. That is the opin ion of International Resource Development, Inc. (IRD)-a Norwa lk, Connecticut, consulting and pub lish ing firm -which has pub lished a 186page report, sell ing at $985, on the subject. One of the chief potentials for the electronic news services, IRD believes , lies in providing information in greater depth than the regular newspaper . Thus a subscriber with a videote x terminal or home computer could key in a request fo r more detailed information on an event than is provided by his regular newspaper. Another possibility is that the terminal user could be provided with a wide range of news on a subject previously selected for special coverage. The 10% wil l consist in large part of those who already have viewdata equ ipment or home computers. However , IRD expects that during the 1980's the market will expand to about $500 mi llion annually, div ided about equa lly between consumer-orie nted and businessoriented services .

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As you read this, 1981 is about to come to its end. In looking back over the last 12 issues of Radio-Electronics, I'm amazed at how much technoloqy has advanced, how much of an effect it has had on our day-to-day lives during this past year, and how much potential it has to affect our lives in the future. Simply looking at the last 12 covers of Radio-Electronics is a -jo u rney in and of itself. We covered Golka's recreation of Tesla's original high-voltage experiments; flat-panel television; an affordable satellite-TV antenna ; cordless telephones; an inside look at videodisc players, and presented a series covering electronics in your next car. We concluded the series describing how to build the Unicorn 1 robot and started a series describing the proposal for a videotex service that is before the FCC. Construction projects included a pay-TV decoder, an analog reverb for your hl-fi, a $60 modem that lets you use your computer to call the timesharing networks, an experimenter's design station , and many more. We showed you how to explore the 100-GHz region and took a historical look at the deveroprnent of the integrated circuit. we even presented a comprehensive guide on buying your own computer. Indeed , those are just a sampling of the many articles we published. Whatever 1982 may bring , you can be sure that Radio-Electronics will be there to cover it. And we hope that you will share it with us. For starters, our January issue will contain a comprehensive special section covering video entertainment, including projection TV , videogames, videocassette recorders, videodisc, video accessories, and more. Our editors and staff, the people who create each issue of RadioElectronics, would like to extend to all of our readers and associates Seasons Greetings and a wish for a happy and prosperious New Year.

Hugo Gernsback (1884-1967) founder M. Harvey Gernsback, editor -in-ch ief Larry Steckler, CET. publisher Arthur Kleiman, manag ing editor Josef Bernard, K2HUF. tec hn ical editor Carl Laron, WB2SLR, assistant edito r Jack Darr, CET, service editor Leonard Feldman co nt ribu ting high- fidelity edito r Karl Savon, semico ndu ctor edito r Herb Friedman, communicat ions editor Gary H. Arlen, cont ribut ing editor David Lachenbruch, contributing editor Earl "Doc" Savage, K4SDS, hobby editor Ruby Yee, production manager Robert A. W. Lowndes, productio n assoc iate Joan Burwick, prod uct ion assistan t Gabriele Margules, cir culation director Arline R. Fishman, advert ising coo rdinator
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The Panasonic RF-4900 shortwave receiver features a 5-digit fluorescent display for all 8 SW bands, as well as for AM/FM. ACor battery operation. Full coverage from 1.6 to 30 MHz on SW. Covers SSB and CWo Premix Double Superheterodyne. Fast/sl ow 2 speed tun ing. AFC Switch on FM, narrow/ wide selectivity switch for AM and Sw. Antenna trimmer. Calibrationcontrol. FETRFcircuit. Mode switch for AM-CW/SSB. BFO Pitch control. ANL switch for AM. RFgain control. Tuning-Battery meter wit h meter function switch. Separate bass and trebie tone control. Dial light switch. Digital display on/off switch. Separate power switch. Rack type handle. Made in Japan.
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The Panasonic RF-31 0 0 port able 3 1-Band portabl e radi o has PLL Quartz-S ynth esizer tuning tha t " locks" onto SW stat ion s. Op erates on AC or battery. SW freq ue ncies fr om 1.6 to 30 MH z. are in 29 band s. All-ba nd 5-d igit frequ ency read out. Hori zont al de sign wit h front moun t ed co nt rols for shou lde r st rap oper atio n. Doub le supe rhete rodyne for c lean SW recepti on. BFO pitch and RF gain controls. Separ ate bass and tre ble co nt rols. Wid e/N arrow band width se lecto r. Mete r for t uning and battery st rengt h. LED ope rat io n indicat or. Mete r light switc h. 3Y2" PM dynamic spe ake r. Co mes wit h detachable sho ulde r belt. Batt ery power (8 "D" batt eri es not include d). Made in Japan. List p ri ce $ 349 .95 / C E price $ 2 4 9 .0 0
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The Panasoni c RF-2900 is a portable fiv e-band shortwave radio with digita l five digit fluorescent freque ncy displ ay. Full co verage from 3.2 to 30 M Hz. on SW. Covers SSB and CWoDoubl e superhetero dyne receiver. Fast/slow tw o speed t u ning . AFC sw itc h on FM, narrow/ wid e se lectivity switc h for AM and Sw. FET RF circ uit. BFO sw itc h and pitc h co ntrol. RF gai n cont rol. Tuning battery met er. Sep arate bass/treble tone co ntro l. SW calibration co nt rol. Dial light swit ch. Digital displ ay on/off sw itch . Sep arate powe r sw itc h. Detach able dial hood inc luded. Rac k ty pe hand le. Inclu des whi p ante nna and ferri te co re ante nna, speaker, earphone, recordin g output jacks, AC lin e and detachab le adjustab le shoulder be lt. Made in Japan.

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VERSATILE LIGHT SEQUENCER
I was very pleased to see David Holmes 's arti cle . on the versatile light sequencer in yo u r June and July 1981 issues of RadloElectronics. The overall construction was quite simple and straightforward , though one feature-sound-sync-controlled light inten sit y-could be rewired so that each c hannel corresponds to a spec ific range of audio frequencies : channel 1, highs ; channel 2, mid-h ighs: channel 3, midlows, channel 4, lows. To accomplish that, the Commons of each opto-isolator (IC8-IC11) should be isolated from each other as shown in Fig. 1 below. Four individual PNP transistors should be used , each w ith its own filter network for the correspooding frequency. will help to contain the ozone produced . Ozone can be quite dangerous. Prolonged exposure , as you may know, can result in serious diseases, such as emphysema. Second , ordinary sewing needles will not work for long : Early ionizers used them, and they tended to give out in about a year , because the needles become blunt. Surgical stainless steel needles work far better and last much longer. They can be bought at surgical supply houses at a low cost. Experimenters may be tempted to use other kinds of emitters, such as copper mesh or fuzz. Be careful. You can easily create an ionizer that is spraying off cop per. tin , iron , and other molecules, which you might then breathe in. Most manufac-

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turers now use stainless steel needles. There 's a good reason : They seem to be both cheap and safe. GERALD GROW. PhD, Tallahassee , FL Many thanks for another fine project ("Negative Ion Generator," Jul y 1981 Radio-Electronics), an interesting research idea that I've had pegged on the board a long while now . I immediately threw one together from loose parts , having all but th e high-voltage rect ifi er, though , as of this writing I cannot comment on its usefulness. The devious simplicity of the unit design is a delight, as I was not enthusiastic about extracting a flyback coil from a junk blackand white TV, which had been my previous intention . Some thoughts occurred during construction , which other readers may find useful.

NEGATIVE ION GENERATOR

Thanks for your excellent article on building a negative ion generator (RadloElectronics, Jul y 1981). I have built several. to find out what made them tick. Two points need to be emphasized. Fir st. the maj o r problem wi t h a negati ve ion generator is ozone production . Ozone . by and large . seems to be produced by internal high-voltage arcs due to sloppy construction . Any sharp solder jo ints, wire ends. etc .. will tend to discharge to the nearest ground and produce ozone . All so lde r joints need to be qu ite round and smo ot h : all connections need to be as far as possible from ground . The sealed case

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The ECG513 HV diode stack appears to cost approx imately twice that of a GE-513 equivalent, and SK3443 is an exact rep lace me nt , also. Use a regular number-eight cylinder spark plug wire to connect the coil to the diode. The diode ends f it rather nicely, and if yo u leave access to the w ire through a rem ovable pane l o r ot herwise, t he io n generator makes an excellent spark plug dynamic tester and c leaning accessory. Be careful, though; I t hink that about one minute of hi gh er-fr eq uency d isch arge will p it t he electrodes greatly. That is how I tested the oscillator coil before comp leting the d iode assembly. Even th oug h free air flow around t he emitte r needl e is essentia l, t he needle shou ld still be isolated from accidental touch by a wire cage at a radius greater tha n o ne inch. (Take a lesso n from cattle prods and laser guns; an arc shock shou ld not be leth al, but under t he ski n where body resistance may be less than 100 ohms, it could be pretty rough.) Output voltage depends heavily upon f requ en cy and du ty cyc le, as we ll as t he coi l rati o, and the t ransistor life expectancy is de pen dent as suc h also . Your greenhouse plants may like this projec t. On e qu esti o n : Does any reader know w her e to obtain a TI SN76489 sound gene rator controller? That appears to be an extremely usef ul microprocesso r support IC, w hich I've had th e applicatio ns notes to fo r a long time-b ut I haven't been able to find one . STAN K. STEPHENSON II, Tamp a, FL

" almost half a century," he should be aware that it was the amateurs who were using airspace that no one else wanted , and it was t hey who deve loped the equipment to open up that airspace-only to have it taken away from them through pol itical considerations involving the FCC. " Earned " indeed! RA (Bob) de FOREST, McMinnville,-OR UHF-TV RECEPTION I we lcomed your artic le on improving UHF-TV reception (Radio-Electronics, July 1981), but a number of important points were not mentioned . Among them : 1. Never use MIL or JAN RG-59/U or RG6/U coax ial cable. It is far too lossy and leaky. Use on ly RG "type" cab le having a foam dielectric insulation and a 100% shield made of aluminum foil. 2. Never use cheap coa x bought at a d iscount. Some of t he stuff so ld in electronics-hobbyist stories is incred ib ly poor in quality. Spe nd a few do llars extra for a 100%-sweep-tested coa x, such as Belden 9243 . 3. Always wrench-tighten connectors for a positive mating and low VSWR. 4. Keep lead -ins as short as possible. 5. Use an antenna having a 75-ohm out put whe never possible. That saves t he loss of a balun, and el iminates the potential problems thereof. 6. Don 't buy an antenna based on meanin gl ess c laims of sens it ivity based on mi leage . Use an accu rate field-strength meter to determine the signal intensity, and build the system accordingly. 7. Don 't scrimp o n qua lity! A professional-q uality UHF antenna system costing $200 w ill outperform and out last any jury-rig system. If you are in a remote area, you can 't afford to be " penny-w ise and pound foo lish ." Anten na systems share a cha racterist ic in common with lawn -sprinkler systems : If you try to " get by " with a mediocre installation , yo u'll spend more money in the lo ng run tha n you wo uld if you had put in a top-qual ity system in the f irst place . ERIC G. LEMMON, Chief Eng ineer, VideoTel Enterprises, Lompoc , CA

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I am myst if ied by Ben Lane 's letter (Rad io- Elect ro nics, Aug ust 1981) comment ing up on Robert Grove 's we ll-written and informative article on pirate broadcasting stations, which appeared in the May issue. Nowh ere in the art icle d id I find t he " leftist rhetoric " th at Mr . Lane attribu tes to it ; on the contrary, the article seemed to be in the American spirit of freedo m for the individual. M r. Lane sho uld remem ber that it is in t he Soviet Uni on , and other simi lar countries, that people risk arrest and imprisonment for listening to unauthorized broadca st s. That is not the case in t he United States-at least , not yet. The re are two different viewpoints from which to evaluate the FCC: the purely. technical, and the po litical. In the technical coord inati o n of fr equ en cy allocatio n and eq u ipment, they have do ne a very good job on the average. However, whenever a central agency is given authority to regulate t he allocation of anyth ing at allw hether it be airwave usage or st reet repai rs- the poss ibility of abuse of individual rights will be there. Consider Mr . Lane 's remark: .....amateu rs have earned the ir rig ht to a portion of t he spec tr um ." The hidden point of view lies in the word " earn ed." Mr . Lane does not sound like someone who believes in ina lienable rights, but rather in privi leges t hat mu st be " earned " before be ing g ranted by a benevo lent central authority. Now that is a leftist point of view . If Mr . Lane has been in this game for

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I am a subscriber and would like to say how mu ch I en joy your magazi ne every mo nt h. I work in t he indu st ry, and fi nd Rad io-E lectronics very supportive. I have recently become an owner of the " Dyna Micro " 8080 microcomputer described in t he May, June, and July 1976 issues. In the May 1976 issue . a user's group was mentioned , and an address given for those interested. Well , I am interested : but the address is no lo nger valid . . Do you , or any of your readers know if the user's group still exists and , if so, how to get in touch with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated . MARK KLAFT ER. St. Petersburg , FL

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GOING UP

Most satellite users don 't care where the video goes up , as lo ng as it comes down to their antennas. Nonetheless , there 's an increasing eagerness to have a c lose-to-ho me sate llite uplink especially for business video -users . With that in mind . the re are more and more satellite uplinks being bu ilt. Several have just gone into serv ice in the Washington DC area, and they will be used for bus iness communications as wel l as fo r an increasing number of broadcast and cable-TV network prog rams , in clu ding news and entertainment. Another new upl ink is in Salt Lake City, where Bonnevile Satellite Corp . has install ed a steerable 1a-meter d ish (see photo) in a canyon that is several miles from local TV studios.

TELETEXT STANDARD

Efforts to create a U.S. technical sta nda rd for teletext got a substantial boost recently w hen Telidon Videotex Systems Inc .. the American agents for Canada's te lete xt technology, filed a proposal with the FCC for a " Nort h Ame rican Standard. " At the same time. a proposal filed last year by CBS . usi ng France's Antiope system . was mod ified to fa ll in li ne with the Te lidon fo rmat. Technically. some accommodations were made-but it boi ls down to a compatib le system . The revised Ant iope proposa l and the new Telidon system wi ll also wo rk w ith the AT&T videotex system unvei led earlier. The FCC is sti ll conside ring all of the proposed teletext technologi es. in cluding a system suggested by the United Kingdom Telete xt Industry Group, based on British technology. A final decision may be months away. The Canadian-French proposal spells out an ambitious plan for telete xt. It reco mmends that lines 10 th rough 18 of t he vertical blanking interval be allocated for te lete xt. alt ho ug h lines 10 throug h 14 wi ll o nly be used if it is determ ined that te lete xt data would not degrade regular video-program sig nals. The Telidon suggestion cal ls fo r a data rate of 5.727272 megabits-per-second and calls for " terminal independence." meaning that varying levels of resolution will be possib le. depending on the sophistication of the home user's receiver.

SHIFTING LAUNCH SCHEDULES

Satel lite launches are beco ming so numerou s that you 'd th ink they would be going off regularly. But the sensitive equ ipment and tim ing of each launc h often leads to de laysand that's what's happened this fall as several scheduled orbits have been pushed bac k. It started in early September when SBS II. the digital -data bird of Satell ite Bu siness Systems, ran into a problem o n the launch pad that shoved its date back into Oct ob er. That change fo rced a postpo nement in the lau nc h date of RCA's Satcom III-A. the new sate llite that w ill deliver all-cab le programming : that bird was due for late-O ctobe r launch. but was pushed back to mid -November. In turn Satcom IV. wh ich was scheduled for m id-December launch , now has a January 1982 dat e.

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If you 're eve r go ing to buy a personal compute r, now is the time to do it. The new Sinclair ZX81 is the most powerful , yet easy-to-use computer ever off ered fo r anyw here near the price : only $149.95* co mp letely assembled. Don 't let the price fool you. The ZX81 has just abou t everything you could ask for in a person al computer. A breakthrough In personal computers The ZX81 is a major adva nce over the original Sincla ir ZX80-the worl d's largest selling perso nal comp uter and the first fo r und er $2 00. In fact , the ZX81's new 8K Extended BASIC offers features fou nd on ly on com puters costing two or th ree times as much . Just loo k at what you get: Continuous display, incl uding mov ing graph ics Multi-dimensional string and numerical arrays
Plus shipping and handling. Price Inclu des connectors for TV and cassette . AC adaptor. and FREE manual.

Mathematical and scientific functions acc urate to 8 decimal places Unique one -to uch entry of key words like PRINT, RUN and LIST Automatic syntax erro r detection and easy editi ng Randomize fu nction useful for both games and serious applications Built-in interface for ZX Printer 1K of memory expandable to 16K The ZX81 is also very conven ient to use. It hooks up to any telev ision set to produce a clear 32-column by 24 -line disp lay. And you ca n use a regul ar cassette reco rder to store and reca ll programs by name .

If you already own a ZX80 The 8K Extended BASIC chip used in the ZX81 is available as a plug-in replacement for your ZX80 for only $39.95, plus shipping and handling-complete with new keyboard ove rlay and the ZX81 manua l. So in just a few minutes, with no special skills or tools requ ired , you can upgra de your ZX80 to have all the powerful featu res of the ZX81. (You'll have everything except con tinuous display, but you can still use the PAUSE and SCROLL commands to get moving graph ics.) With the 8K BASIC ch ip, your ZX80 will also be equipped to use the ZX Printer and Sinc lair software. Warranty and Service Program** The Sincla ir ZX81 is covered by a 10-day mo ney-back guarantee and a limite d 90 -day warranty that includes free part s and labor through our national servi ce -by-mail facilities.
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ZX PRINTER: The Sinclair ZX Printer will work with your ZX81 , or ZX80 with 8K BASIC. It will be available in the near future and will cost less than $100.

16K MEMORY MODULE : Like any powerful, full fledged comp uter, the ZX81 Is expandable. Sinclair's 16K memory module plugs right onto the back of your ZX81 (or ZX80, with or without 8K BASIC). Cost is $99.95, plus shipping and handling.

ZX81 MANUAL: The ZX81 comes with a comprehensive 164-page programming guide and operating manual designed for both beginners and experienced computer users. A $10.95 value, it's yours free with the ZX81.

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log vo ltage correspo nding to that develope d by the therm ocou ple and are for use with a recorder. or an acc urate DM M fo r high resolution readings (DMM read ings ca n be co nve rted into temperature by using a National Bureau of Sta nda rds chart). Fo ur special-purpose prob es are av ailable. The y includ e a prob e with a sha rp tip for measurements within soft or se mi-froze n solids : a surface probe with a special ball-socket ed tip that keep s the surface of the se nso r flush agai nst what you wish to measur e : an a ir-s trea m/gas-st rea m probe . whose exposed juncti on is protected by a shield (the shield prot ect s the junct ion fro m th e force of the strea m so that the probe can acc ura te ly measure the temp erature of the air or gas), and a hypod ermic. probe for biological and medic al applicati on s (th e tiny junction in that probe ha s a o ne-second time co nstant). All of the probes them sel ve s are stainless stee l and have handles and long leads. If yo u wish to use two probes (or th ermocou ple s) at a time , a specia l plug-in adap to r (mode /8701) is required. O ne note abo ut the adapto r: If you plan to use it, your probes and thermocouple will require different te rminations . The pro bes and the therm ocouple are ava ilable with both the standa rd bananaplug te rmina tions and the miniature plugs required for use with the ada pto r. Thi s instrument should be very handy in a ny app licaion whe re fast, acc ura te temperature readi ngs are requi red . One example of that would be to measure the ca se tem peratu res of high- power transisto rs . To check out the unit , I used it for a somewhat more mundane task. Th ermost at s on kitc hen ove ns are not too acc ura te in any ca se , but ours was co ns ide rably off. It was a simple matt er to recalibrat e the ove n-tempera ture knob using the digital therm ometer, bringing peace at mealtim e ! A han dy instruction manu al that provide s operating instru ction s, de scr ibes th e use of the probes and adaptors. and has a complete set of disa ssembl y and recal ib ration instr uct ions co mes with the unit. A sta nda rd 9-volt batterv is req uired for o peration: when the battery is lo w . a BAT signa l appea rs on the read o ut. Acc uracy is claim ed to be 0.250 of reading + 1 Ce lsius . Fo r any application that requires fast a nd acc urate tem perau re measur ement. thi s digital the rmo meter should be ju st th e thing. It' s sma ll eno ugh for field wo rk, yet acc urate eno ugh for the lab. The sugges ted retail price for the model 870 is $ 199.00. Th e spec ialized probe s se ll for $59.00 eac h. and the model 870/ ada pto r se lls for $35.00. R-E

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supports both upper- and lower-case c haracters . The video displa y uses a 12-inch CRT monitor and features scroll-protect . 96 alphanumeric characters, 64 graphics cha racters, and a further 160 special characters. The monitor can display sixteen 32- or 64-character lines. An RS-232 serial interface is built into the Model III business system (it's optional on the less-expensive version) . When used with a modem , it lets the co mputer communicate with others by telephone . In operation, we found our TRS-80 Model III to be fast and flexible. The RF-interference problem that plagued

earlie r TRS -80 computers, as well as many other units, has been greatly reduced to meet FCC regulations. If you should run into any problems, I've found the Radio Shack computer service center s to be respon sive and helpful. And , as if all of that were not enough, there is a rapidly expanding library of softw are covering home, business, and even modest industrial applications. To me. it looks as if Radio Shack has another winner on its hand s. R-E

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LocLoc
It's already a fad in Australia. And the minute you unlock its secret, you'll understand why. The product is a digital watch in a lock called the LocLoc. The LocLoc hangs from your belt loop and the digital display is upside down to everybody but you. Want the time, flip up the LocLoc and glance down. There's no watch to wear on your wrist, nothing to lug in your pocket and it makes a great way to keep track of the time while wearing a beautiful new piece of jewelry on your jeans. You can wear the LocLoc on everything from a pair of Calvin Kleins, to formal evening attire or even as a piece of jewelry around your neck. The LocLoc is a full 5-function digital watch with night light-all housed in a solid brass case. The case is water resistant and comes in three textures: gold-tone, silver-tone, and anodized black. Just twist the clasp on the lock and it opens . Then slip it over your belt loop. You'll enjoy the freedom of having

Turn those plain looking belt loops into the latest jewelry fad with America's newest way to tell time.
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nothing on your wrist and the convenience of always having the correct time at a glance. Want more? The LocLoc comes in a see through vault-like container that fits into a denim drawstring tote bag. In fact, it's packaged as a perfect gift for both men and women - and for any age group . Try one at no risk. Send your check for $29.95 for the silver-tone version or $39.95 for the anodized black or goldtone version, plus $3.00 postage and handling. (Illinois residents add 6% sales tax.) Credit card buyers may use our toll-free number below. We'll send you your LocLoc digital watch and clear vault-like container all packaged in its handy gift denim drawstring tote bag. After you receive it, attach it to your belt loop. Feel the freedom of not wearing a watch on your wrist. See how easy it is to glance down at the time and notice what a great accessory and piece of jewelry it makes. If you're not absolutely convinced that LocLoc is perfect for you,

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FTR -2 scanner filter. T hat dev ice is a tunabl e wave tra p designed to notch o ut int e rfering signals. T unab le (using a fro nt-pane l knob) ove r a ra nge of a pproxima te ly 76 to 220 MHz . the filter will atte nua te undesired signals by as mu ch as 30 dB while allowing other signa ls to pass uneffected . Th e filter is very easy to use . To hook it up. simply plug your ante nna cable int o th e rear of the unit and plug th e inte rconnecting cable into yo ur

sca nner' s antenna jack . To use , simply turn th e front-pan el knob until the offending signal is reject ed. One thin g to keep in mind is that the filter will surpress o nly a single freq uency . If there are several interfering signals . all with differ ent fund am ent al freq uenc ies. the filter will be only partially successful. How it works Th e circ uit her e is very straightforward . T he IN and OUT ante nna con nec tors are interc onnect ed by a 68-pF capac ito r. Th at was don e to pre vent. or at least diminish. IF feedthrough from short wa ve broad cast s . Th at is a prob-

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HI-FI CXDecoder For Records

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Last month we presented the theory behind CBS's new compatible ex companding system for records. This month we'll show you how to build your own expander so that yo u can enjoy the full benefits of the new eX-encoded discs.

recordi ng industry is the new CX* compa nding syste m deve loped by C BS. In a udio. the word "companding" refers to a signal- processing techni que in w hic h the dyn am ic ra nge of program mater ial is compressed during the rec o rdin g process. and expanded d ur ing playback . One companding sys te m that you may be familiar with is Dolby B ; that system . use d to reduce noise in tape recordi ngs . only works on lo w-level. high-frequ ency signals. Dolby A covers a wide r frequency range. but is used only in pro fess ional record ing applicatio ns . Othe r compa nies. such as db x Inc .. also produce professional and co nsu mer co mpandi ng sys tem s. Co mmon to all of those systems is th e fact th at the y we re des igned to get the bes t perf orman ce out of a specific rec ording medium and it was ass umed th at a co mpressed recording would a lway s be played back using the appropriate expander. T he fre que ncy response and dynamic characteristics of the recorded material are therefore substa ntia lly mod ified during the recording proce ss in all of those sys tem s. Playing back a Dolby B recording without an expande r. for example. wou ld boost low-level. high-freque ncy signals by as mu ch as 10 dB. giving the music an artificially "brighter" quality than wa s inten ded. Companding was originally deve loped to compe nsate for the difference between th e dynam ic ra nge of live music

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and that of the two most popul ar record ing med iums. magnetic tape and phonograph records. The dyn amic range of live music, fro m ambient noise to an orchestral peak . is a bout 85 dB. Contrast that to the 50-dB dynamic range of a typic al audio ca ssette-tape (as op po sed to ope n-reel) and the 65-dB dyn ami c ran ge of the very best phonograph record . The differ ence between th e dynami c ra nge of the actua l music and that of the be st rec ord is a bout 20 dB. A few year s ago . db x modified its con sumer rec ording-tape noise-reduction sys tem to work with phonograph record s . While the resultin g sys te m increase d a record 's dynamic range to more than 85 dB . it still had the drawbac k of requiring that the record be played back using an ex pa nde r. Since mo st record buyers are not inter ested eno ugh in th e ex tra dynamic range. and the co rrespo ndi ng increase in noise reduction. to invest in the required ex pander. dbx-e ncoded recordings are in co mpa ra tive ly limited distribution and se ll at a premium pric e . CBS La borat orie s too k a different ap proa ch and set out to design a compatible co mpa nding-syste m for phonogra ph records-s- a system in which recordings wo uld so und natu ral and ha ve unalt er ed frequ en cy respo nse if played bac k without an ex pande r and that wo uld pro vide supe rior-quality sound if an ex pan de r wer e used . Th e ex system was the resu lt. While C BS ex pect s to have at least 50 ex record ings in dist ributi on by the end of this

year. they are also granting free licenses to other record co mpa nies. Warner Communications. RCA. Telefunken. a nd Teldec are among those who have already signed agreements with CBS . and records from them and from other firm s should be appearing-soon . In addition . the system has been adopted for use with videodiscs . and is being considered for stereo TV . Although so meo ne without an expander would be unab le to tell that a e X-encoded rec ording was different from an y other. to get the full benefits of th e sys te m. including 20 dB of noise reduction . he wo uld need an expander. Thi s art icle describes a ex ex pander th at you can build yourself. With it. a ex record will sound as good as the master tape itself. and considerably bette r than most other signal sources . In addition . the expander de scribed her e has a peak dynamic-range expander for use with co nve ntional records to overco me the effect s of limiti ng.

How it works In the ex sys te m. signal levels greater than - 40 dB below a reference (5-cm/se cond late ral sty lus-velocity at 1000 Hz) are co mpre ssed by a 2: I ratio. Signal s be low - 40 dB remain linear. since co mpress ion of those signa ls co uld bri ng the level of the background noise above the level of the record' s surface noise . Th e 2: I compress ion is broadban d. sd there is no change in the signal's frequency response in the process . Also . while pre viou s com -

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IC3-a ac ts as a buffer for the signal voltage at pins 5 and 7, and as an output dri ver to pin 8. The ground reference and the AC coupling for the output signal are provided by C8 and R40. Switch S2 is used to bypass the expander when so desired . Control path Th e output of IC I-d also feeds a highpass filter con sisting of C I, C 10, and RI. When switch S3 is in the e x mode, that filter has a comer frequency of 100 Hz: in the PEA K mode the comer frequen cy is 500 Hz. Tho se comer frequencies minimize any gain pumping resulting from ver y-low-frequency signals, such as tho se caused by record warp . The output from the high-pass filter is fed to ICI-c, which is configured as a non-in vert ing amplifier with a gain of about 19. Musical peaks in the source signal may cau se the output of that amplifier to swing almost 30 volts peakto-peak, which is why a high-slew-rate amplifier such as the LF347N was r-equired for ICI. Resistors R4 and R5, and IC2-d. one sec tion of a second LF347N quad op- arnp, are configured as an invert er with unity gain . The positive peaks from IC I-c are rectified by 0 6: the negative peaks are inverted by R4, RS, and IC2-d before they are rect ified by 0 7. As a result , the highest pos itive or negative peak from either channel is detec ted by the base of Q2. Diodes 0 6 and 07 are rever se-biased by a co nstant DC bias prov ided thro ugh 0 5 by Q I. The level of that pre-bias is de term ined by a voltage divider consist ing of R2, R3. and R60. When the e xpand er is in the cx mode. R60 is bypassed and the pre-bias is approx imately Y2. volt. Thu s, for signal levels up to

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While it looks simple on the screen , videotex has a very complex organ ization. In this part we 'll loo k 'a t several ways of transm itting and decoding videotex, and start examining its data structure.
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this se nes we disc ussed videotex in general term s. In thi s part we'll go into con siderably more detai l and exp lain some of the tec hnical requirement s of videotex and some ways being con sidered for its implementation. We ' ll use the term videotex to mean the gene ral practice of tra nsmitting informatio n to a TV receiver using the vertica l blanking-interval. That has also bee n referred to sometimes as teletext or teletex. For our purpose s-and, it is ex pected, eve ntually in genera l usagewe ' ll define those terms as follows: Teletex t can also be called " broadcast video tex ," and is ess entially what we a re de scri bing here-information being transmitted over the air. Teletex (no " t at the end) is a computer-term inalbased information service : the best know n of those services is offered by Radio Shack. Interactive videotex is twoway videotex. where the user can respond to the information provided on his or he r TV receiver through the use of a te lep hone link to the videote x computer. Finally. the term viewdata is sometimes used as a synonym for interact ive videotex. The above term s are somewhat arbitrary-videotex is still young and definitions ha ve not bee n fixed. We will use the term "videotex " to refer to a system using only the vertica l blankinginter val on an over-the-air or cab le cha nnel. " Teletext" will refer to one that uses a standard video format to tra nsmit information and mayor may not use that interval.
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Some more terms defined Video tex uses both alphanumerics (letters and numbers) and graphics. The alphanumerics can be produced by a simple character-generator IC or, as we'll see later, be specially defined. Similarly, low-resolution graphics elemen ts ca n be stored in a charac ter -genera tor ROM. Higher-resolution graphics require a more sop histicated system. Th ere are three videotex systems for generating graphics and special-purpose alp han umerics . The first, alpha-mo saic, uses a :2 x 3 pixel (or pel) array to form various lowresolution graphics symbols. A pixelor pel-is a "picture element," the smallest shape that can be displayed on a video screen. Actually. the pixels used to disp lay ordinary alphanumeric symbols are dots, while the pixels used in alpha-mosaic graphic s are small squares made up of several dot s eac h. Personal computers such as Radio Shack' s TRS-80' s and Commodore Internatio nal' s VIC and CBM (PET) use thi s system. Figure 6 shows the elements within a cell that are 'used to genI
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in extreme det ail. Typical POI 's include ARC. LI NE. POLYGO N. and . of course. T EXT . Using POI' s, a complete set of ORCS' s need not be sent. Instructions can be given to draw a straight line , or curve , from one point to another. The decoder can be provided with a ORCS and the POI' s used to manipulate them . POI' s and ORCS' are extremel y powerful videotex tools .
System cha racteristics There are three formats competing for acceptance in the rapidly growing U .S. videotex field. They were discu ssed briefly in the first part of this article , but now that we have a little more inform ation as to what' s involved in videotex , we can talk about them in more det ail. The British Prestel system is the simplest , and probably, at this time, the most widespread. Its simplicity lies in the fact that it is alpha-mosaic in nature and use s the serial-attribute system.

The equipment required for it, shown in block form in Fig. 8, is less sophisticated, and less expen sive, than for the other systems. Unfortunately, when graphics are called for- and , after all, that's what TV sets are good forPrestel falls short . Still. there are many who argue that Prestel is the best way to get videotex into the greate st number of home s at the least expense. Antiope , the French-developed system, is more sophi sticated in that , while still alpha-mosaic, it uses parallelattribute transmission. That means tha t, while the equipment required for it is more comp lex (Fig. 9), and requires several thou sand bytes of RAM (Random -Acce ss Memory) , its graphic s capabilities are greater. Through the use of ORCS', higher-quality images ca n be presented. As we'll see, Antiope is a seriou s contender in the videotex race . Finally, there' s Telidon, the Canadian system, shown in Fig. 10. Telidon is

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North Ame rican Broadcast Teletext Specificat io n Despite the simplicity of the British Pre stel sys tem , the fact that a higher level of videotex technology exists has caused us to consider adopting either the Antiope or Te lidon sys tems , or a combination of the two. While the controversy continues, the EIA (Electronic Industries Association) has put forth a proposal to the FCC to adopt as a standard an Antiope/Telidonba sed sys tem. That is known as the North American Broadcast Te letext Specification . (We 'll try to avoid using the term too frequently .) In essence , the NABTS calls for an Antiope sys tem , with Telidon enh ancements . Its Pre sen tation Level Protocol (the de scription of ho w the data is to be tran sm itted) was proposed by AT&T and subsequently endorsed by CBS, which had submitted a similar proposal. but wit h minor differences. Videotex protocol levels There are seven layers (level s) of protocol invo lved in videotex . The y are: 1. Phys ical-Provides the mechan ical and electrical provisions for the physical inte rconnection. 2. Link-Provides ways of establishing and maintaining data li nks between parts of a network. 3. Network-P rovides the means to exc hange netwo rk serv ice data units over a network. 4. Trans port-Provides a universal transport mechanism for lowerlevel protocols.

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5. Session-P rovides for the co mbinatio n and/or separation of two presentation ent ities. 6. Presentation-Provides the method of coding and presenting information. 7. Application-Invokes the protocol requested by the user . In this part we' ll concern ou rselves with the level s up to , but not including, the presentati on protocol. Videotex information is intended to be transmitted on line s IS and 16 of the vertical blanking-interval. Line s 17 and 18 may also be used to incre ase the amount of data th at can be sent. but line s with lower numbers are out of the que stion, since the y can be visible on so me T V recei vers . Another form of videotex, know n as f ull-field use s all the video lines, tran smitting video information on the visible line s and control and other inform ation in the vertical blan king-inte rval. Videotex data is sent at the rate of 5,727,272 bit s per second. If lines IS and 16 are used, thi s wor ks out to an effective baud rat e of approx imately 22,000. Becau se of th is relati vely high rate of dat a tran sfer , it is import ant that the received signal be as clean as pos sible. Of particular concern are "ghosts" and ignition noise , which can gar ble the tru e data being tran smitted . Complex erro r-protection techn iques (Hamming enco ding) are used for videotex tran smissions, but even so, a clean signal is required for reliable results. While this is not as much a conce rn to cable videote x sys tems as it is to bro adc ast video-

te x, it is still a fac tor to be cont end ed with . Ano ther concern is that the datatran sm ission frequency is very close to th e maximum band width of6 MHz allocat ed for bro adcast stations . and that spillover may occu r. Thi s is particularly disturbing to ope rato rs of cab le sys tems, where ch ann els may be packed one next to the other. Cont inued testing is sure to show a way to minimize or eliminate the se pot enti al pro blem s. Figure II shows a TV line in the ve rtical blanking-int erval ca rry ing video tex information . Th e line ca n co ntain up to 288 bits (36 8-bit bytes). Th e first two bytes (" CS," "CS") are the bit-synchronizati on sequence. They provide a videotex decoder with a referen ce burst that synchronizes the decod er' s clock and initializes the data slice r that ex trac ts the videotex information . Th e next 8-bit byte , " B," is the framing code. and defines the structure of the rest of the line . Thi s byte has the binary structure " I I I(){) Ill, " with the least-significant bit (at the right) being sen t first. Two other framing codes have bee n reserved for future use . The prefix Afte r the bit-synchronization seque nce and fram ing co de , a domain of da ta know n as the data packet begins. It sta rts off with a 5-by te prefix. show n in detail in Fig. 12. Th e first three bytes of the prefix. " P ' ''-'' P3.'' defi ne the da ta-packe t

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Byte" R" indic at es the numb er of retran sm ission s of a pa rticu lar data gro up. It s va lue ca n rang e from I to 15. Bytes " S I" and "S~" specify the number of dat a bloc ks in a data gro up. Th is number ca n be anyw here between o and ~5 5 . Bytes " F I" and " F~" indica te the number of bytes in the last block of a dat a gro up. Finall y. byte " N" is used by the br oadcaster to identi fy the routing of the dat a group th roug h his net work. Valu es from 0 to 15 ca n be ass igned to thi s byte. which is not used by the video tex decod er.

The data group header The next gro up sent is an S-byte sequence. the data group header (Fig. 13). It tell s th e decoder wh at is comin g up. The first by te, "TG ." tells the decoder wha t type of proc essing is to be applied. Bro ad cast video tex always sets the va lue of thi s byte to zero. The second byte, "e." verifie s the sequence of data groups of the kind defin ed by "TG" in a particular dat a channel (defined by " P I " -" pr in the prefi x).

Record header T he last bat ch of dat a se nt before the ac tua l video tex display is the reco rd header (Fig. 14). Its purpo se is to specify the qualities of the video tex materi al further. It is divided into a 5-byte mandat or y section. and a following option al gro up th at may or may not be tr an smitted . The first byte of the mand atory sec tion . "TR," indic at es whether the tr an smi ssion is bro adc ast video tex, closed ca ptioning, or so me ot her form of data tr an smi ssion . Byte "RHO" can be used to ind icate the pre senc e of one or more subgro ups consisting of: add ress ex tens ion, record linking, complementary record classificati on, or he ader extension field .

Bytes "A l " -"A3" cont ain the record or page number. Bytes " A4" -"AT ' are option al. When they are used . byte s ..A I.' -" AT ' represent the page num ber, and byte "AS" and " A9" represent the page number within a document. Byte s "LI" and "U" are linking bytes-they tell the dec oder where to look for record s that are to appea r seq uentially. The who le class of " Y" byte s carries informati on pertinent to the retri eval and display of the video tex data. Amo ng other th ings, it ca n indic ate whethe r a message is to be superimpo sed ove r the image being disp layed . whether a message is to be withheld until request ed by the user. whether a me ssage has priority and sho uld over ride the image be ing displayed . etc . Byte s " EI " and " ES " indicate the pr e sence and length of any header exten sion field s ("E 1 - " EN" )'

Where 's the picture By no w you can reali ze how complica ted videotex is . and, perhaps . wh y the re is such co ntention over how it s ho uld be implemented. Wh y, we haven 't even begun to answ er the questio n of ho w the videotex image gets on th e scree n ! Th at will com e next mo nth. whe n we discu ss ORCS' , POI' s. and, finall y, how video tex become s visible. R-E

VIDEO ENTERTAINMENT '82 a special supplement

In our next issue, January 1982, Radio-Electronics will present a special suppleme nt-virtuallya magazine within the meqezine-s-aeettni; with the phenomenal video " re volution" that is sweeping across our society. It will be chock full of pertinent technical data and information that you will want to keep for reference and decisionmaking. We will take a close look at tomorrow's home-entertainment system , with a TV set as the core receiving/reviewing unit to which all electronic components are attached: personal computer, VCR, video disc, video games, cable, and other software. We'll present accessories that can enhance the performance of your video system and, among the other features, you'll find comprehensive discussions on the latest in such areas as projection TV, VCR's and cameras. The January 1982 issue goes on sale December 17, 1981; don 't miss it!

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(as well as grandparents. aunts and uncles. etc.) are in the midst of their annual search for a present that their child will enjoy. Your local toy store. however. is not the only place to look for such a present. Often , a simple electronic toy that you build for your child. or help your child to build for himself or herself. will be far more appreciated and enjoyed than most. The toys described in this article were designed for their ease of assembly. the availability of parts. and. I hope. to appeal to a child' s curiosity. In addition. they are fun to build. The theory of operation of each is fully explained. making them educational for the builder. as well as entertaining for the child. Those toys also make good "science fair" projects for children up to junior high-school age. You can build any of the toys with just a handful of new or junk-box parts. The siren requires only two easy-to-obtain transistors. a few resistors and capacitors. a pushbutton switch. and a battery. The bird-chirper requires only four standard transistors in addition to the resistors, capacitors. and the like. The AM wireless microphone requires two transi stors. a common op-amp Ie. and a couple of tuning coils; incidentally. projects similar to that have long been favorites with young people. The electronic "chug-chug" simulates the sound of a steam locomotive with variable speed. and uses a design that doesn't need a special noise diode . selected transistors. or Zeners. While the chug-chug is

the most complicated of the projects. it still should not take more than a weekend to finish. depending on the builder's experience. Before we get into each project in detail. let's go over a few points about selecting parts. While you should have no trouble finding most of the parts, you may run into a situation where a particular listed part is not available locally. In that case you have two alternatives: order it by mail (the advertisers in the back of this issue are a good source). or find a suitable substitute. There are a couple of choice s listed for many of the critical components. and while those are the ones that will work the best in a particular circuit . in most cases (the exceptions are noted in the text) there are others that will work. For instance. IC I in the "chug-chug" toy is listed as a CA3240. Actuall y. that IC is a dual CA3140 (that is one possible substitute) . Acceptable substitutes include a TL062. a TL072. or a TL082 Ie. although those Ie's have a lower noise-output. In fact. almos t any dual MOSFET-input op-amp can be used if you know its pin-out. One note about the capacitors: While ceramic discs can be used with good results in most situations (except where electrolytic or tantalum types are specifically called for). if you are buying new parts. you may want to consider Mylar or mica capacitors instead. While those are more expensive. they are precision units and. depending on the application. they may provide better results . .

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The schematic for the wireless AM microphone is shown in Fig. 1. Transistor Q I and its associated components comprise a tuneable RF oscillator. This oscillator generates an RF signal in the AM broadcast band . The output frequency of the oscillator is tuned by coil L I to an unused frequency between 800 and 1200 kHz. The RF signal is fed to transistor Q2, which serves as the modulator. Operational amplifier IC I increases the level ofthe audio signal from the microphone, and applies it through resistor R4 to the base of Q2. The amplified audio signal varies the bias current of Q2. The non-linear characteric of Q2 results in an amplitudemodulated RF signal that is taken from the emitter of Q2, and connected to the antenna via a matching network consisting of C6, L2, and R6. The antenna itself is a 7- to IO-foot length of insulated, stranded hookup-wire. The audio sensitivity is determined by the output level of the microphone used, and by the value of RIO. The value shown for that resistor will give you adequate sensitivity when using a 600ohm or higher impedance dynamic-type

microphone, similar to the inexpensive ones (generally less than five dollars) sold for use with audio cassette recorders.
Construction details You can build the wireless microphone using anyone of a number of construction techniques. However, the easiest method to use for this project would be wire-wrap. First mount the components on pertboard using wirewrap posts . Use a wire-wrap IC socket for IC 1. Then, following the schematic , connect the posts using a wire-wrap tool. As with any other RF circuit, keep the wiring short and neat , and avoid locating the antenna, L2, C6, R6, LI , C5, or C3 near pins 2 or 3 of op-amp IC I. Also, keep L I away from L2 so that no interaction occurs, When connecting the microphone , be sure to use shielded cable to prevent hum pickup. After construction is completed , tum on an AM radio and tune it to an unused frequency betwen 800 to 1600 kHz. Then tum on the wireless microphone and place it next to the radio. Tune L I until you hear a change in the audio level coming from the radio. Whistling into

PARTS LIST-AM WIRELESS MICRPHONE

Resistors V4 watt, 5%, unless otherwise noted R1-1000 ohms R2. R4, R11-2200 ohms R3-560ohms R5-270ohms R6-33,OOO ohms R7, R8-100,OOO ohms R9-2 megohms R1Q-4700 ohms (nominal. see text) Capacitors C1-.01 /-IF. ceramic disc C2-.047 /-IF. Mylar or ceram ic disc C3-470 pF. mica or ceram ic disc C4-1000 pF . Mylar or ceramic disc C5-33 pF. mica or ceramic disc C6-220 pF. mica or ceram ic disc C7-330 pF. mica or ceram ic disc C8, C1G-1 /-IF. 10 volts or higher, electrolytic C9-0.22 lIF. mica or ceram ic disc C11-10 uF. 6 volts or higher, electrolytic Semiconductors D1-1N914 IC1-eA3140 op-amp 01 , 02-2N3904. 2N2222. or equ ivalent general purpose NPN trans istor L1, L2-68-180 /-IH " loopstick " AM-radio oscillator coil (Mi ller 9055. Miller 9018 or equivalent) B1-9-volt battery, transistor-rad io type J1-phono jack S1-SPST switch Miscellaneous: wire, solder, stranded hook-up wire (for antenna. see text ). etc.

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Th e schema tic diagram of the siren is shown in Fig. 2. The "wailing" sound of the sire n is generated by a variable-frequency oscillator consisting of Q I and Q2. Capacitor C2 provides the feedback for th e oscillator. The frequency of the oscillator is varied by the voltage applied to the base of Q I through R3. When switch S I is clo sed, capacitor C I charge s, thu s increasing the oscillator frequency. When SI is released (opened), cap acitor C I discharges and the os cillator'frequency decreases. Capacit or C3
PARTS LIST-SIREN
Resistors, Y4 watt, 5%, unless otherwise noted A1, A4-7500 ohms R2-33 ,OOO ohms A3-270ohms A5-4.7-10 ohms Capacitors C1-100 IIF, IOvclts or higher, electrolytic C2- .0068 llF, Mylar or ceramic disc C3-1 ",F, 10 volts or higher, tanta lum or electrolytic semiconductors Q1-2N3904 , 2N2222. or equivalent NPN transistor Q2-MJE370 or 2N4919 PNP transistor 8 1-9-volt battery, transistor-radio type S1-SPST momentary pushbutton-switch , normally open Miscellaneous: wire, solder, 8-ohm speaker, etc.

limits the maximum oscillato r frequency. The average batter y curre nt dra in is about 15 milliamp s .
Construction You can build the siren using any construction method you choose : there is nothing critical about the layout. Be sure to use only the transistor s listed for Q2. You have a little more flexibility in choosing Q I. as long as it is equivalent to the ones listed . Use a miniature pushbutton-switch for S I. When S I is

closed, the sire n will begin its upward wa il: a slow. downward wail will begin as soo n as S I is released . Th e lou dspeaker should be a miniature 8-o hm tran sistor- radio type . You can cha nge the overall pitch of the sire n by ch anging the value of R3. If you decrease th e value of R3, the overall pitch of th e siren will incre ase . Too small a va lue of resistor R3, however, could mak e the oscillations stop prematurely. provided that switch S I is held down long enough.

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quency is determined by the voltage across C8 . Th at capacitor is charged and discharged by clo sing and opening sw itc h S I. T ran sistor s Q3 and Q4 make up a varia ble-fre quency oscillator similar to the on e used in the siren. The output of the fre e-running mult ivibra tor frequ ency

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Res is tors , Y4 watt, 5%, unless otherwise noted R1 . R8-20.000 ohms R2 . R4-4700 ohms R3-12.000-18 .000 ohms R5-180ohms R6-5600 ohms R7-120.000 ohms Capacitors C1. C3--1O uFo 6 volts or higher. electrolytic C2-3300 uF o10voltsor higher. elec trolyt ic C4-.00~7 uF oMy lar or ceram ic d isc C5-0.1 IIF. Mylar or ceramic disc C6-.C2 uFo Mylar or ceram ic disc C7-200 IIF. 10 volts or higher. electrolytic C8-100 uF. 10 volts or higher. electrolvtic Semiconductors D1-1N914 Q1-Q3-2N3904. 2N2222. or equ ivalent NPN transistor Q4-MJE370 or 2N4919 PNP transistor ,B 1- 9-vo lt battery. transistor-rad io type S1-SPST momentary pushbutton sw itch. normally open Miscellaneo us: w ire . so lder. min iature 8ohm speaker. etc.

the layout of this project ; it can be built using any of the popu lar construction techniques. The chirping is controlled by opening and closing switch S I, a normally open . moment ary SPST pushbutton sw itch. When you finish the circuit. if the pitch of the chirps is too low and not bird -like, you can omit C5; but monitor the battery current if you do

so . (If you can. substitute a currentlimited power supply for the battery while you are testing the circuitry; domg that will prevent the battery from draining. If the curre nt drain exceeds 50 millia mperes when S I is closed for a second or so, you should raise the value ofC6. Be sure to use the listed transistor for Q4 .
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Service in English several years ago provided yet another examp le of the strong emphasis the Russian s ha ve placed o n s hortwave broa dcas ting as a highly effective a nd eco nomical medium for the mass dissemination of information. (A "World Service" is a 24-hour-a-day operation that serves all parts of the world: that differs from M05COW'S earlier English-language service where broadcasts occurred only at certain times of day a nd were aimed only at E nglish-speaking regions.) The Russians are by far the world's largest broadcaster. Using approximately 200 shortwave transmitter operating around the clock. they transmit in 65 different languages and dialects to virtually every corner of the globe. The Soviet effort in broadcasting has not been concentrated so lely on quanti'Stanley Leinwoll is Director of Engineering , U.S. for Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty .

ty. Listeners here in North America ha ve observed that many Soviet shortwave signals are stronger than most competi ng broadcasts. In some cases. signals coming direct from the USSR are stronger than the relays coming from Cuba. lead ing you to believe that radiated power levels from the Russianbased transmitters are enormous. Technically. however . one would not expect that to be the case. and there is. in fact. growing evidence to indicate that the Russians are instead considerably ahead of the West in the application of antenna and propagation theory for long-distance shortwave communication. As an example. consider one of the principal transmitting sites used by the Soviets for their broadcasts to North America. Located in Simferopol, in the Crimea. it is approximately 5000 miles

from the northeastern United Sta tes. Yet. signa ls from that tra nsmitter site are considerably stro nger in North America tha n signals fro m the BBC and De utsch e We lle. in spite of the fact that the transmitters for the latter two are at least 1000 miles closer to their target areas. The world map shown in Fig. I illustrates the normal pat hs that those signa ls travel. Note that not only does the Russian signa l need to tra vel more than 1.000 miles farther than the signals from the BBC and Deutsche Welle . but that the path of the Soviet signals is fart her north a nd closer to the auroral zone. Both factors are quite significant. In ge neral. the fart her radio signals must trave l from a tra nsmitti ng station. th e weaker they are. Based on the locatio n of the BBC. Deutsche Welle. and

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FIG. 2-WHEN SIGNALS STRIKE THE EARTH th ey are reflected; some of the energy is reflected back towards the transm itter where a receiver can pick It up. In an operat ion al backscatter system, that reflected signal can be used to determine whic h freq uenc y and angle of radiation are the most effective atthe time.

Radio Moscow tran smitters, we would expect the signals from the Soviet station to be 10 to 12 dB weaker than signals from the BBC and Deutsche Welle-all other things being equal. Yet, Radio Moscow's signal strength is generally about 10 decibel s higher than the BBC' s. The mo re northern path of the Russian signal is import ant because the ionosphere in the auroral zone is frequently unstable. Northern lights, or auroras, are very common in that zone and adversely affect radio transmissions passing through the zone or close to it. During periods when the ionosp here is disturbed. the auroral zone moves south and signals that are norm ally stable are weake ned . That is why transmi ssions from the BBC to North America, for example , "break up" before signals from Rome and Madrid . The path s of the latter signals lie farther to the south and tho se signals are therefore less prone to auroral effects even during iono spheric disturbances. But despite their more northerly path. Radio Moscow ' s signals remain st rong even under adverse ionospheric conditions. If SWL' s (ShortWave Listeners) receive Radio Moscow signals about 10 dB more strongly than signals from the (f) o BBC. and if we con sider that the BBC Z uses 250-kilowatt tran smitter s and higho a: gain curtai n antennas that are located ..... more than 1000 miles closer to America o W than tho se of Radio Moscow. then a few --J simple calcu lations would seem to lead W 6 us to the conclusion that the power outo put of the Radio Moscow transmitters is a: on the order of 32.000 kilowatt s (32
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megawatts) or more ! But that is not the case, for-as far as is known-the most powerful transmitters the Russians use for international broadcasting have power outp uts on the order of 500 kilowatts. What , then. are the Russians doing that is, in effect , giving them a power gain of ove r one hundred? T he mystery deepens if you listen ca refully to Radio Moscow when it first comes on the air. Frequently the Russian signal will rise and fall in strength ove r a period of several minute s; that rise and fall is not related to normal fading of DX signals. After that, the signal level increases to a peak value and then remains ver y high for the remainder of the broadcast.

Backscatter Scie ntist s are becoming con vinced that they have unrave led the myste ry. Since the Sovie ts are apparently not using super-power transmitters, the y must be doi ng something to their signals. The signal variation may be related to a technique called "backscattering", In addition, the Russian s appear to be using antenna system s that are more sophisticated than anything currently available in the West. T he principle of back scatter has been known for a long time. Essent ially. on returning to earth after being reflected by the iono sphere. a radio signal is scat tered in all directions because of the irregularities in the earth' s surface (see Fig . 2). A small fraction of the energy is ret urned to the transmitter site-having been "scattered" back in the direction from which it came. The strength of the

"backscatter" echo depends on the strength of the signal that struck the ground after reflection by the ionosphere. It follows that if a wide range of frequencies is tran smitted , some frequencie s will penetrate the ionosphere and go into space , some will be absorbed, and some will be reflected. Backscattered signals will be rece ived only for the frequencies that are reflected. Furthermore , the round-trip time delay of a very short pulse of radio energy is related to how far away from the tran smitter the sca tte ring took place ; the longer the time delay . the farther away the signal was returned to earth. A number of very useful facts can be obt ained from an operational backscatter-system: We can determine the range of frequ encies that the ionosphere is reflecting at any given time. From the strength of the backscatter signal we can learn which frequ encie s are strongest on reaching the earth from the ionosphere, and that tells us which freque ncies the ionosphere is propagating best . From the time dela y of the returned pulse and th e c haracteristics of the tran smittingan tenna patte rn. we can also learn the height of the ionosphere from which the signals are being reflected . Using that inform ation . it is possible to schedule freq uen cies that will deliver the best signals to a given target area. But. better still, that information makes it poss ible to determine the optimum radiation a ngles. Suppose. for exa mple . that in using conventional radio-forecasting tech niques. the Russians have determi ned that at a part icular hour the 7-MHz band should be optimum for tran smission to the United States. The best radiation angle for that transmission will depend

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upon the height and state of the ionosp here at that time. A backscatter system that tra nsmits very short pulses at various vertical angles could tell the broadcaster which radiation angle was returning the strongest signal. and con sequently which angle would deliver the strongest signal. Appropriate adjustments in the vertical radiation angle of the antenna could then be made.
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Even the most complicated printed-circuit boards are easy to make with this simple technique. No exotic materials are required.

ON E OF TH E MOR E DIFFICULT PROBLEMS YOU MAY RUN INTO

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FIG. 1- TINTED SHELLAC , a Rapldograph or similar drafting pen, a hlghspeed rot ary drill, and drill bits are the only tools you need to make high. quality PC boards.

The easy way The method de cribed here uses a different etch-resistordinary shellac-that is laid down using a drafting pen such as the Koh-I-Noor Rapidograph, or similar pens made by Keuffel & Esser and Staedler-Mars. The tools that you'll need (including a PC-board drill) are show n in Fig. I. The shellac shou ld be tinted with a paint pigment (blue makes for good contrast) so that it is visible on the copper. Mix the shellac and the pigment thoroughly, and use the mixture undiluted. To lay down a trace, simply draw a line on the copper. and go over it again if necessary, judging the thickness of the trace by the de nsity of the pigment. For very fine work. it may hel p to dab the pe n on the copper like a pogo stick to build up an even laye r. Be carefu l that you do n't leave an "empty" area in the cen ter of a line. What if you make a mistake? For smaller errors. scrape off the dried shellac with a small knife-blade. then clean the area with an ink eraser before redrawing. Larger mistakes can be removed easily with a cotton swab dipped in shellac thinner (methanol). Use the same solve nt to clea n the shellac off the board after etc hing, a nd to clean out the pen-it won't hurt

FIG. 3-SINCE THE HOLES ARE NOT PLATED THROUGH. wire-wrap sockets should be raised about 3/ 16 Inch off the board so that the pins can be soldered on both sides.

For complicated boards. it might be a good idea to use a hybrid wire-wrap/PC construction technique: Use the bottom side of the board for most of the circuitry: u e the top side of the board for the power and ground, and wire-wrap sockets and wire-wrapping for the runs that won't fit on the board. T he wire-wrap soc kets should be raised approximately 3/ 16 inch above the board to allow them to be soldered to both the top and bottom traces. as shown in Fig. 3. Another approach for very complicated boards is to use both sides of the board for the circuit traces. and to hard-wire the ground and power lines later using jumpers. That is what was done in the board shown in Fig. 4: a microproce sor board with keyboard and disp lay interface. a serial data interface . a to ta l of 52 ports. and a battery-powered back-up me mory.
FIG. 2-DRAW YOUR PATTERN on a sheet oftraclng paper that has been attac hed to a sh eet of graph paper. The graph paper sho uld have O .1-lnch spac in g. For double-sided boards use a second sheet of trac ing paper.

the plastic parts. As a matter of fact, the shellac can be left in the pen for several days or more without drying up or eve n getting gummy. The technique is just as useful for small boards as it is for large ones. For small boards, simply copy the artwork from an article or draw your own on the copper. For larger boards, you will generally want to layout your artwork on paper before working in shellac (see Fig. 2). The artwork can be done much more quickly if you use tracing paper or onionskin typing paper stapled or taped to a shee t of graph paper that has a.I-inch spaci ng (the same spacing as Ie pins). For double-sided boards, add a second sheet of tracing paper for the traces on the other side of the board. As a general rule, put the most complicated traces (data bus, address bus, etc.) on the bottom side of the board. and use the top side of the board to "cross over" the traces on the bottom. Remember that the holes will not be plated through so allow for feedthrough jumpers where necessary . Use No. 28 or 30 wire-wrap wire for the jumpers and solder the m on both sides of the board.

FIG. 4-THIS MICROPROCESSOR BOARD was built using the hybrid wirewrap /PC construction discu ssed In the text. The board has a keyboar d and display Interf ace, a serial data interfac e. a total of 52 ports. and a battery-power memory back -up .

Step -by -step The fir t step in making a board is drilling the holes. That is best done with a Dremel or similar high-speed rotarv drill. Make a photocopy of your completed layout for use as a drilling guide. tape it to the board. and mark all of the hole with a center punch or cratch asvl. For small boards. a piece of perforated co nstruction board using O. I-inch spacing makes an excellent drilling guide (see Fig. 5). Use a No. 62 or No. 60 drill bit for resistor and capacitor

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When that has been do ne, you can start draw ing the pattern on the board . Complete one side of the board before starting the other. and begin by drawi ng the IC pads with the tinted shellac. Then, draw the larger trace s using a drafting pen with a No . 2Y.z tip: use a No. I tip for trace s that go betwee n the IC solde r pads and for labeling the board. Use a straightedge to guide the pen, and plan your work so that you will not have to lay the straightedge on wet shellac. Cover the portions of the board that you are not working on with plastic kitc hen wrap, as show n in Fig. 6. to preve nt conta minating the copp er with skin oils and salts , and to keep

FIG. 5-WHEN DRILLING A SMALL BOARD, a piece of perforated construction board wi th O.1 -inch spac ing makes an excellent drilling guide.

AG.7-TO OBTAIN A MIRROR image copy of a foil pattern, tape the art to a lampshade and trace it. FIG. 6-PLASTIC KITCHEN WRAP is used to protect sections of the board that you are not working on from skin oils and smudging.

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The SAFE principle allows extended bass response from small speakers. Here's a 3-way mini-SAFE speaker you can build that's just 17 inches high; it will astound you with its performance and low cost.

MINI I SPEAKER
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ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH MINISPEAKER SYSTEMS IS

that it is difficult-if not downright impossible-to get full-size performance from them. (For example, it would be ludicrous to try to design a mini-Klipschom!) By using acoustic-suspension techniques and special speakers, some manufacturers have managed to produce high-quality minispeakers , although at a decrease in efficiency and an increase in price. Some people feel that there is no advantage to a mini-size speaker system that has to be used with a hefty amplifier. There is an approach other than acoustic-suspension, however, that can be used for smaller speaker-systems. That is the SAFE (Symmetrical Air Friction Enclosure) configuration, covered by U.S. patent No. 4,168,761. Figure 1 illustrates the SAFE principles . A SAFE speaker-system does not use a sealed enclosure , but, rather, makes use of both the front and back wav es emanating from the woofer to provide clean , extended, bass response . The mid- and high-range radiators are conventional; the difference lies in how the bass is treated . The woofer is mounted near the top of the enclosure, facing downwards. The back wave propagates freely in all directions through the opening at the top of the enclosure. (Lowfrequency sound is essentially non-directional to the earthe idea is to generate as much of it as possible .) The front wave from the woofer (represented by the dashed line) propagates along a path determined by a series of chambers formed by three centrally-located horizontal partitions and three other horizontal partitions with center holes (see Fig. 2). The wave is repeatedly split and recombined as it follows this path . That slows its speed, making it apear as if it had traveled a longer distance than the length of the path actually permitted . Upon reaching the center hole of the lowest partition, the back wave travels down the vertical port (tube) until it reaches the bottom plate of the enclosure and exits to the outside, again dispersed in all directions. The relatively long path (real and apparent) followed contributes to the low-frequency efficiency of the SAFE design. Having already des igned woofers and subwoofers using SAFE principles, I decided to try to use the same principles to build a three-way mini-size speaker that could be used by itse lf with a small amplifier , or with a subwoofer, to form a complete subwoofer-plus-satellite stereo-speaker system . While neither would be suitable for outdoor concerts, they

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Crossover and L-pads The mini-SAFE' s crossover networks and L-pads are shown in Fig. 4. The L-pads are used to balance the system and also to optimize its bass respon se . which can vary depending on where in the listening room it' s placed. (The bass

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FIG. 7-lNSIDE OF FRONT, BACK, AND SIDES should be marked as shown. Pieces should also be marked to Indicate function ("FRONT," "l. SIDE," etc.).

That is where the L-pads and crosso ver networ ks are mou nted. Wiring from them is brought out to terminals moun ted on the front of the enclosure (see Fig. 5) to preserve its air-tightness. Wiring to the woofer and tweeter is run along the out side of the cabinet. The L-pads should be located on the side of the cabinet that will remain facing up if the spea ker is to be used on its side instead of upright.
Construction Refer to Figs. 2. 6. and 7. and to the Part s List. as we go thro ugh the ass embly of the mini-SAFE system step-by-step. Before we start. here are a few helpful hints. The flat parts (sides. top . bottom. and partition s) can be co ntinued 0 11 page 106

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Finding a tape that is compatible with your deck is easy, but finding one that is ideal is not. The tests described here can be performed without expensive test equipment and will lead you toward the best tape for your particular machine.
different brands of tape will yield widely different overall frequenc y-re spon se curves . That is clearl y sho wn in Figs. 1. 2. and 3: the graphs in tho se figures show the frequenc y-response curves of three high-qualit y ferric-oxide tapes. Figure 1 shows the record/playback response . at a recording level of -20 dB (with respect to a reference 0 dB of 200 nanowebers/meter) for TDK OD tape . while Fig. 2 shows overall record/play back re sponse for Maxell X L-IS tape te sted on the sa me machine at the same record level . Finally. in Fig. 3 we see the record/ pla yback re sponse for Fuji FX-I tape. All of those tapes were tested under ide ntica l condition s on a Nakamichi model 680ZX cassette de ck-hardly a bottom-of-the-line mod el. Yet . rather significa nt differences in high-end response are obvi ou s from the curves . If the user wa nts flat . extended high-end response. th e tape to choose (from among tho se tested) is ob viously the Maxell X L-IS tape . with its + 1.8-dB output at 20 kHz. TDK OD ran a clo se seco nd on our te st machine. with an output that is up 1.1 dB at 20 kHz. while the Fuji FX-I , though by no mean s an inferior tape . delivered a -0.3 dB output at 20 kH z when used with that machine. In Figs . I. 2, and 3. we delibe rately expanded the vertica l scale so that each division is equ al to onl y 2.0 dB. That
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Distortio n If a tape is slightly underbiased or overbiased , the most profound effect observed is a change in overall frequency respon se . However, nonoptimized bias levels have an effect upon distortion, as well. Almost any tape can be made to have "fl at" response if you lower bias levels without regard to distortion at mid-frequencies. Refening back to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, thirdharmonic distortion for each of the three tape s te sted is as follows: Maxell XL-IS, 0.5%; TDK OD and Fuji FX-I, 0.29% . Note that while the thirdharmonic distortion for the Maxell tape is nearly twice as high as the others, it provided the highest output of 20 kHz of all the tape s tested . All three tapes have reasonably low distortion at the O -dB record level (the level at which tho se third-order distortion levels are meas ured), since even 0.5% distortion is inaudible to most listeners. What does make an important difference in choosing the right tape for your machine is the so-called headroom, or the maximum record level , that can be applied to the tape before reaching 3% thirdorder distortion. Figures 7. 8, and 9 plot third-order distortion (vertical ax is) against recording level (horizontal ax is). Surpri singly, the Maxell X L -IS tape had the greate st headroom (+ 9 dB for 3.1% third-order distortion) of all three tape s tested. The result s are show n in Fig. 7. while those for the Fuji FX-I tape (+8 dB for 3.1% third-order distortion) are shown in Fig. 8; and the TDK OD tape (+7 dB for 2.6% third-order distortion) is in Fig. 9. One note about the test equipment used to obtain tho se results: While it is very accura te, it doe s have one limitation-readings can only be obt ained at I-dB increments. The recording levels listed above are the closest levels to the 3%-distortion point. Once again, you can duplic ate those tests, alth ough with somewhat less accurac y, without expen sive test equipment. If you have a single-tone oscillator that can produce a mid-frequenc y , tone of about 400 Hz (1 kHz will also work, as will anything from around 300 Hz to I kHz) and an AC meter with a dB scale , then all you need to do is to record progressively greater signal

levels on to the tape that you are testing. If you do not have a single-tone oscillat or. the simple circuit shown in Fig. to will serve. The circuit will genera te some distortion itself; but since we are intere sted in which tape is best, and not the headroom for precisely 3% third-o rde r distortion, that distortion will not affec t the result. Also, the output of that circuit is adj ustable down to I volt, using the potentiom eter. Verify. with a meter, that the output is indeed I volt before you connect it to your tapedeck 's input. If your meter does not have a dB sca le, you ca n use Table 1 to convert the voltage reading on your meter to dB. To establish the voltage ratios, use the " O -dB" point on your tape deck' s meters as a referenc e. Note the reading' on your externall y connected AC meter, and then increase the signal level in I-dB steps until you are at a record level of to dB , or even a bit higher. 'You need the external meter, becau se most tape-deck VU meter s read only to about +3 dB , or at most + 5 dB , whereas the recording head10
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room for the tapes you are testing may well be above that. Don't be concerned if you peg the needles on your tape deck ' s meters-the meters won't be destroyed . Once again: In the case of two-head machines, you will have to rewind the tape and play back the recording. Count the successive steps above 0 dB as you hear them . At some point , you will hear a clear indication or rising distortion (the pre sence of 3% or more of thirdorder distortion will be obviou s). Record the number of dB above O-dB reference where this occurs, and go on to the next tape . In the ca se of three-head machin es. as before , you can increase recording level in I-dB increments and listen to the recorded results as you go, comparing the purity of tone of the source signal with the tonal mix of the recorded signal. You will prob abl y detect a change well before you reach 3% thirdorder distortion , but again, since you are interested in finding out which tape is "best," and not the relative head-

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Dynamic range Having established the maximum recording levels of each tape for your tape deck. you will want to find out their dynamic range. The dynamic-range capability of any tape is the difference .

in dB. between the maximum recordinglevel and the signal-to-noise ratio (in negative dB) for that tape. For example. if a given tape has + 8 dB headroom at mid-frequencie s and a signalto-noise ratio of -45 dB (below the 0dB reference) . then the useful dynamic range for that tape. at least at mid-frequencies , is 53 dB. In the case of our three tapes. the signal-to-noise ratio s are shown in the bar graphs of Figs. II -a (Fuji FX-/) , II-b (Maxell XL-IS), and II -c (TDK OD) . Adding the 8 dB of headroom previously ob served for the Fuji tape to its 48.4 dB SIN ratio . we get a dynamic range capability of 56.4 dB . For the Maxell tape it is 45.8 dB plus 9 dB of headroom. or 54.8 dB . while for the TDK tape it is 46.5 dB plus 7.5 dB . or 54,00 dB. (As mentioned above. the maximum recording-level for the TDK tape was set at the 2.6% third-order distortion level. while the maximum recording-level for the other two tapes in this test was set by the 3.1% level. Because of that difference , an extra Y2-d B was added to the headroom of the TDK tape to make our compari son fairer.) Thus. the Fuji tape wins out in this parameter for this tape deck. Again. you can measure SIN ratios easil y. using nothing more than the mid-frequency tone generator (or the circuit shown in Fig. 10) and the AC voltmeter as before. Here however. it is important that the AC meter be sensitive enough to read the low voltage level s of the residual noise that is pre sent during tape playback . If the nominal output level from your deck is 1.0 volt (a typic al figure) when playing back a signal recorded at the O -dB reference level. then vour AC meter should be able to read down to levels of 1,0 millivolt, or lower (I mY is 60 dB lower than I volt), especially if you hope to read the SIN ratio with the noise-reduc tion circuits turned on . Note that the signa l-to-noise ratios we obtained in Fig, II were obtained without the benefit of any noise reduction . To make the te sts. first establish the

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To obtain the best possible performance from your color TV set, the color video stages must be properly aligned. Here are step-by-step procedures on how to do that alignment using a scope and a sweep/marker generator.

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important stage that must be alignedthe color bandpass and color takeoff. In that stage, there are only two coils : a single-tuned coil in the input (the color takeoff) and a double -tuned trans former (the color bandpass), which is really only a 3.5-MHz IF transformer! This is the circ uit that amplifies the color signals after they hav e been picked off in the video detector. In that st age , the signals beat against the 45.75-MHz picture carrier and emerge at their origin al frequencies of between 3.08 and 4.08 MHz. Actually, this is a group of sideb and signals of the 3.58-MHz color carrier, all of which must be passed or the color will be wrong . That requires the proper bandpass transformer. All sets have at least one-you may find so me that have two bandpass tr ansformers. It makes no difference, any more than in an AM radio with two or three IF stages-the alignment is simila r.
A hill from two slopes You want only the color signals. So to obtain them from the confusion of ass o rte d freq uencies at the out put of the video detector, just hook up a simple tuned transfo rmer that passes only the ' desired signals. (It 's the same as the process used to pick off the IF in a radio mixer!) But there' s one problem: The color band-l imit signa ls in the IF are flat at equal a mplit udes. Th at is because

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they're on the co lor slope of the IF c urve. A freq uency of 4.0S MHz is much higher than one of 3.08 MHz. Ho w do yo u get a nice symmetrical, flat-topped hump-shape d curve o ut of that? Ea sy. You deliber ately cau se the color tak eoff co il to have an eq ual but opposite slope. Figure I shows how that is done. Figure I-a shows the res po nse of the IF , and Fig. I-b shows the res ponse of the takeoff coil. In thi s , the 4.08-MH z freq uency is low on the c urve, while the 3.0S-MHz frequency is high on the respo nse curve. When ' you add the two responses together you get a nice sy mmetrica l hump (see Fig. l-c), that is fed into the double-tun ed bandpass t ransformer. Th e o utp ut of that signa l will also be a haystack or a hump. As yo u can see , the alignmen t of this stage must be right to avo id unequal amp lifica tio n of the color side bands . Th ere are several ways of obta ining a s uita ble test signal. One way is to feed in a swep t signal, cen ter ed at 3.S8-MHz, with 3.0S-MHz and 4.08-MH z mar kers. That signal can be fed into the video detector at the same po int at which the output was rem o ved for IF alignment. Fro m here , the signal passes thro ugh the video amplifier stages, and is taken off and fed to the co lor stages just as a real TV signal is. Figure 2 shows that hookup. To obse rve the o utp ut c urve, conneet the sco pe to the o utput of the ba ndpass amplifier. It is connec ted to

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line is a 4.5-MHz marker tha t can be used, although it isn't necessary. In general, you can do something like this: Peak the bandpass coils to obtain some kind of curve , and then adjust the co lor takeoff coil and bandpass tuning to observe the correct curve shape. Figure 5 shows the results . The two markers on the shoulders of the c urve are the band limits. In Fig. 5, the 3.58-MHz marker has been turned off. T he small pip in the middle is from the TV set's 3.58-MHz oscillator. You can almost always use it; the generator's 3.58-MHz mar ker sometimes beats with it, ca using a slight smea r. Here, too, yo u may have to go bac k ove r the adjustments several times since they interact quite a bit.
Sound t rap adjustment One moretrap needs to be checkeda 4.5-MHz trap, usually in the input or output of the first video amplifier stage . Its purpose is to keep the 4.5-MHz so und IF signal from passing thro ugh the video stages to the screen. If it.does, it makes a fine-line beat signa l in the picture. To set that, connect yo ur cab le to the ma rker output of the sweep generator. Feed its output directly into the set's video-detector output. Connect your scope to the video amplifier plate, grid, etc.. at a point past this tra p. T urn on the 400-Hz or 1000-Hz mod ulation of the sweep generator. It will be detected and appear on the scope as an audio signal (see Fig. 6). (If you wa nt to, you can feed this signal into the inp ut of the last video IF stage; sometimes that gives better results.) Now, locate the 4.5-MHz trap, and simply adjust it for minimum audio signal, as shown on the scope. If the tra p is set exactly right, yo u may not

the grids of the color demodul ato rs. (In quit e a few sets , this is the color control itself, an easy point to locate .) At this point (and all the way through, in fact) th ese signals are RF signals. So yo u must use a demodulator probe on the scope to see a cu rve . If yo ur scope doe sn't have a probe , yo u can build one. Figure 3 shows a simple vers ion that can be con structed on a small piece of perfboard , with a 50-ohm cable leading to the sco pe. (Note- practica lly all new swee p generators provide a demodulator probe just for this job.)
Video sweep modulation Th e other way to obta in the bandpass signa l c urve is to use video sweep modul ation (also ca lled Chroma Swee p Modulation in one TV set). You feed a swee p signal into the mixer test point, but th is time yo u add a 45.75-MHz pictu re ca rrier signal to it. Also , you use IF co lor markers at 42.67, 42. 17 a nd 4 I.67 MHz. In the video detector of the TV set. those frequencies bea t toget her to result in a -+- 3.58 MHz sideband signal just the same as with a TV signal. No matter which method you use, the signal at the bandp ass-output will be the same haystack c urve with bandlimit mark er s. The 3.58-MHz marker must be in the ce nter of the c urve, en and the two band-limit markers sho uld a be on the sho ulde rs of the c urve, as Z o show n in Fig. l-c . The c urve should be a: sy mme trica l. Incident ally, although ..... a w yo u can hook up the scope and observe ....J the unbalanced c urve of the color-take W 6 off coi l, yo u usually won' t have to. If is yo u ca n see the overall response curve, -c a: you ca n adjust all th ree tuning adjust70

ment s to ob tain the desired shape. The bandpass tran sformer tuning affects the height and shape of the curve; the takeoff-coil t uning has quite an effect on its shape, especially on the tilt at the top.
Finding color problems When yo u obtain the curve on the scope, yo u might see a curve similar to that shown in F ig. 4. In this scope photo, the 4.08-MH z marker is on a sharp pea k, the 3.58-MHz marker is halfway down th e left side and the lowe r-limit 3.08-M Hz mar ke r is down on the base line. (T his set had very fuzzy color!) Th e small marker on the right base-

FIG. 4-CURVE BEFORE ALIGNMENT. Colo r on this set was very fuzzy.

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reminders. You run into the se problems at regular intervals, so watch out for them . 1. Incorrect bias. Symptom: no res ponse cu rve at all. Thi s usually mean s that the negative bias (in tube sets; can be positive or negative in solid-state TV' s) is too great: the IF stages a re simply cut off! Test: Reduce the bias and watch the c urve. The bias, as well as the sweep-generator output, sho uld never make any difference in the shape of the curve-only in its amplitude, as seen on the scope. Juggle the RF output, bias and scope gain to obta in the correct curve. 2. No curve but markers show. That one is easy. The RF output connection to the mixer test point has fallen off. Or it may be accidentally grounded to a shield . Or you forgot to turn up the RF output control of the sweep generator. In some generators , the video-detector connection may also have fallen off. Recheck all your connections. 3. Loops in the curve. Instead of a straight baseline, with the cur ve rising above it, you obtain something that looks like a figure-8 showing the curve and some of the markers. Cure : Replace the ground lead to the scope probe. It has probably fallen off or isn 't making good cont act. The loop you see is a stray 60-Hz AC frequenc y.
Helpfu l ideas In conclusion, here are a few helpful nuts-and-bolts ideas. Some of the older scopes have good probes, but they tend to be somewhat massive. The y are hard to hold when connected to the tiny lance s and test points. You can often make a loop of test- lead wire with stout clips on eac h end and tape it to the body of the probe . Those wire end s can be clipped to the chassis , above the probe , to hold its weight. For direct sco pe connections, construct special test leads, using miniature 50-ohm co axial cable and miniature te st clips. Use term inal fittings to match the input jack s of your scope . Tho se test clips' are much lighter and easier to handle in the crowded spaces found in the later-model sets . Be s ure to use the little slip-on rubber ins ulators to keep the clips from being grounded to the chassis. Summary We ' ve tried to cover all possible alignment proc edures and problem s. Alignment work has been a bugaboo to too many techn icians in the past. Howeve r, using the method s and technique s outlined in this a rticle, you' ll find that you can do a good job , even with older equipment. The work won't go quite as fast as with some of the newe r models, but it can be ju st as acc urate . R-E

FIG. 6-S0UND TRAP ADJUSTMENT. Th is audio-modulated sweep signal is used.

see any a udio signal. Detun e it slightly in eithe r direction to see the a udio signal. So me of those signals are sharp enough so that you ca n act ually get rid of all the a udio signa l, leaving only a st raig ht line on the sco pe. Yo u can also turn up the marker gain co ntrol of the sweep generator to make sure that yo u have th e trap set to the exact point. Incident ally, you can use the same met hod for sett ing a ny of the trapsthe 4 l .25-MHz sound trap, etc. Feed in only the marker signa l, with amplitude mod ulation , conn ect your scope to the video detector and tune the trap fo r minimum displayed audio signal. Th is method is considered by some to be

more acc urate than using the whole curve ; I find that both meth ods work very well.
Final checks To familiar ize yo urself with these adj ustments, hookups, etc., try them out on a TV that' s working right. Make all the correct connections, then simply look at the curves in the va rious places. Don't move any of the alignment adj ustments- this is very good pract ice ! Common sweep problems We' ve covered a lot of sweep-alignment problem s, but here are a few

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length of time the osc illator runs-it co ns umes the most powe r. If the Limik is not triggered . current drain is negligi. ble (less than I rrtA) . The circuit is designed to use IC I. a TL062CP dual low-power FET opamp . as an amplifier. compara tor . and timer . all in one. Let' s exa mine each ele ment of that sec tion of the circuit se parately . Amplifier : The output of the microphone is amplified by IC l-b . whose gain is det erm ined by the ratio of R4:R2. In the Limik, that gain fact or is 500. With no signal input . the output of IC I-b is equ al to approximately Y.z Vcc - a value det ermined by resistors R7 and R3 and ICI -b' s logic-high state. Comparator: Under no-signal condition s the output of ICl-a is at a " logichigh " sta te becau se its non-inverting input is at Y.z Vcc " VD (where VD is the vo ltage drop across diode 0 I) and its inverting input is at Y.z Vcc- Negativegoing signals at the output of IC l-b. if stro ng enough. will cause IC l-a to ch ange states . That gives a comparator ec t- if .the input signal is not strong ugh . nothing will happen: if it is. IC goes to a " logic-low" state and trigge the timer phase of the Limiks cycl e. Timer: As soon as the output of IC I-a c hanges state . its non-inverting input is pulled to a level determined by (R5/[R5-R6])V cc + 0.6 volt-approx imatel y 0.7 volt. The output oflC l-a will remain low until the voltage at its inverting input become s less than that at its non-in verting input. Thi s is determined by the time con stant of R7. R3. and C3. and is set at about 200 ms. When the output of IC l-a returns to its high sta te . C3 charges through R7 tow ards a state of equilibrium (where it is neith er charging nor discharging) . Equilibrium . however. is not obtained

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PARTS LIST
All resistors Y4-watt, 5% R1, R2-2000 ohms R3, R4, R7-1 megohm R5-100,000 ohms R6, R8-10 megohms R9, R1Q-470 ohms R11, R12-33,000ohms Capacitors C1, C2-1.0 /i F, 35 volts , tantalum C3, C4---Q.22 /iF, 35 volts, tantalum C5, C6---Q.01 /iF , 25 volts , ceram ic C7-100 /iF, 10 volts , electrolytic Semiconductors IC1-TL062CP or equ ivalent FET-type 747 dualop-amp 0 1, 02-MPSA65 Darlington pair LED1, LED2-MV-50 submin iatu re LED D1-1N914 or 1N4148 TR1-piezo sounder (Gulton 105-CFB or equ ivalent) B1-n ine-volt battery Miscellaneous: PC board , 2 or 3-lead electret microphone, holder for piezo sounder, batte ry holder (Colectro No. 86 or simila r), 3/64-inch brass rod for legs, etc . The following are available from MK Enterprises, 8911 Norwick Road, Richmond, VA 23229: complete kit, $18.95; PC board only, $5.00; piezo element with holder, $2.25; microphone, $2.00;TLll62CP, $1.50; battery clip, $2.00. VA residents please add 4% tax.
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is no mor e than six times the value of C I. If less gain is desired , reduce the va lue ofR4. Cap ac ito r C7 stabi lizes the 'battery vo ltage . Th e TL062N con sume s only abo ut 150 /iA (microamps) and the microph on e bias-current is about 700 /iA . Th e nine-volt battery should last for a fairly long time as long as the Limik doesn 't chirp too freq uent ly.
Construction Th e Lim iks compo nents are mounted o n a 1.2 x 1.6-inch PC board. which form s the top of the bug' s body . Figures 2 a nd 3 pro vide foil patterns for the bot tom and top of the board . respectively. but becau se plated-through holes are not required. a single-sided board with wire-w rap wire ju mpers on the top can also be used. An already etc hed and dr illed boar d is also avai lab le- see the Part s List. To give the Limik a sy mmetrica l appear ance. several co mponents are add ed which serve no rea l functional pur-

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pose . If you like, you ca n eliminate resistor R8 witho ut alte ring the Limik' s operation. Capacitor C4 is opt ional: it can be added without seriously affecting the quality of the sound. Refer to Figs. 4 and 5 as you install the components on the board. You' ll find it ea sier to start at the oscillato r (tail) end and wor k toward the front. All resistors should be mounted vert ically, with the body of the resistor toward the outs ide of the boa rd and the bare lead bent over tow ard the inside. That makes the boa rd visually appealing. Because of the density of the board, use a very fine-tip soldering iron and be ex tra ca reful about solder bridge s. Be sparing with the solder. Afte r the resisto rs have bee n inserted. soldered. and had their leads clipped, the remaining parts ca n be insta lled in any order. (If you use jumpers on the to p side of the board. make sure they ' re in place before you mount the IC soc ket. ) Be sure to ob serve the polarities of

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C I. C2, C3. a nd C4, if used , as well as those of the two LED' s and 0 I. Also. make sure th at th e two jumper s indic ated by "]" are in place . When all th e on-boa rd components a re mounted. it is time to install the mic rophone and piezo sounde r. First, c ut four 2-inc h len gth s of No. 22 solid w ire and strip the ends. (If the wires are of different colors-say red and yello w-they'll enha nce the appearance of th e Lim ik.) Solder the red wires to the positive batt e ry and microphone pads, a nd the yellow wires to the negative o nes. Connect the battery lead s to the appr opriate terminals on the battery clip a nd install cap acitor C7 across them. Again. watch the polarity. The original Limik used a 2-terminal microphone . Th e red wire from point "M2" wa s attached to the mike' s positi ve terminal, and the yellow one from point " M I" to its negative (case) terminal. If you use a 3-term inal microphone. co nnect the mike ' s red lead to + V (point " M2"), its audio lead to " M I" , and its grou nd lead to - V. Form two len gth s of No . 22 solid wire as shown in Fig. 6 and connect them to th e piez o sounde r. The original Limik used a "naked" sounder that was mounted in a Mole x holder. The one you use may have a case. and the wires can be threaded through the holes in the "ears " for added support . The other ends of the wire s are soldered to the PC board as indicated in Fig. 6.
Checkout Befo re you attac h th e battery clip to th e PC board, it' s a good idea to check o ut the circuit to make sure that it wo rks. No w is a good time to make other last-minute adjustments-such as the height of the "eyes" (about 0.2inch}-too. Plug IC I into its soc ket and then slip a 9-vo lt battery into the clamp and connectors. When you make a noise (whistle . clap your hands. shout.i.) the L ED' s sho uld light and you should hear th e Limik chirp. If nothing happens. first check to see th at everything- including the battery- is inserted properl y- and in its proper plac e. Make sure th at you've soldered all the points nece ssary. and if yo u' re using jumpers . that they are in place . You can verify the conditi on of the LED' s by temp oraril y bridging a I K resisto r fro m their ca thodes (banded ends) to the negative battery termin al. That sho uld cau se them to light. If the so und from a " naked" sounde r is rasp y. or erra tic. che ck its mounting in the holder. T he contact pins may need to be bent to pro vide more pressure . Finishing up Whe n the circuit is working properl y.

clip o r file the leads on the foil-side of th e board as short as possible. Again. c hec k for proper operation. No w. referring again to Fig. 6. form the legs from two 6-=inch lengths of '!J6inch brass rod. Insert them from the batter y-side of the holder up throu gh the PC board . Sold er the legs firmly to the PC board (bottom and top . if possible) and adjust them so the Limik' s bod y is parallel to whatever surface it stands on. With that. your Limik should be complete. Have fun-but don't let it "bug" R-E yo u.

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millisecond attack time and a 3D-millisecond dec ay time , to handle high-level tran sients, consist s of C4, RI5 , RI6 , and Q3. The output of Q3 feed s into summing amplifier IC2-c through R17, where it joins the gain-control signal that is summed through R18. Op-amp IC2-c and transistor Q4 make up a voltage-to-current converter. and the collectorofQ4 supplies the control current for the left- and right-channel tran sconductance amplifiers. The LED-indicator circuit consists of a dual-element (red and green) LED driven by two voltage comp arat ors (IC4-b and IC4-c ). When S2 is in the OFF po sit ion , the LED' s common cathode is unconnected: when S2 is ON, the common cathod is grounded . The comparators ' reference voltage s are derived from the + 15-volt power supply through R49, R50, R51, and R52. The reference voltages are slightly higher and lower th an 5 volts , which is the DC vo ltage that should appea r at TPl when a O-dB reference signal is supplied to the expander. For low-level signals where the volt age at TPl is less than 5 vo lts. IC4-c supplies a current thr ough R53 to the green element of the dual LED, causing it to light. ' For signals where the voltage at TPl is exa ctly 5 volt s. IC4-b supplies a current through R54 to the red element of the dual LED cau sing it to light. Since. at that voltage: both elements of the LED are lit, the LED will glow with an orange color. If the voltage at TPI slight ly exceeds 5 vo lts, the volt age from IC4-c is cut off. leaving ju st the red element of the LED lit. Th at concludes the theory section of the ex expander. A foil patt ern for the single-sided PC board required is shown in Fig . 4 for tho se of you who want to be ready for the con struction portion of thi s article. which will appea r R-E ne xt month .

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sta ndard digit al-cl ock K' . It see ms that if an e xtra pul se is provided after every 365th regular pul se. the clock will differ from sidereal time by less than a minute a ye ar. While ad ditiona l circuitry can be added to increa se th e accuracy. the small difference should not be a problem for mo st applications . Paul Beckman (Te xa s A&M University) and Bob Sch alk (Cle arwater. F L) bo th se nt in good loo king de signs t ha t they deve loped them se lve s . Space

doesn 't permit showi ng them here. but Pau l makes the point that provision should be ma de for a battery back-up in ca se of a power fai lure . Thomas Troutman se nt us some helpful informatio n a nd also said that by the time you read this he will have a va ila ble clock kits and assembled u nits . You ca n contact him a t Antares Electronics. PO Box 32802, Phoen ix. AZ 85064 . Thanks to a ll of you for helping out.

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bootl egging that occ urs here, the Dutch instituted a 40-channel FM-CB service with a maximum output of2 watts. Unfortun ately, man y Dutch CB'ers are studiously avo iding that service. Elsewhere in Euro pe, CB'ers have shunned FM like the plague. Tune across II meter s in France and you'll notic e that the band is bursting with AM. The same holds true in Germany. In fact, if you get stuck anyw here in Eu rope and call for ass istance using AM , you' ll probably raise someone.
Capture effect Why the oppos ition to FM? Simply bec au se it doe s not work for CB. One of FM 's strong points is the capture eff ect- the ability of the stro ngest signal on or near the frequency to wipe out co mplete ly any weaker signal. Technical expert s claim that because of the capture effect FM enjoys sharply reduced interference from co-channel signals. While a co-channel AM signal with only !/IOO of the strength of the othe r can cause considerable interference, even poorly designed FM detecto rs have no problem in locking onto signals in the presence of co-channel inte rference as much as 1/10 as strong. But that is precisely what the European CB 'ers object to . They claim that

using FM they cannot hear "breake rs, " and that distant emergency signals cannot avo id being "killed" by the capture effec t. making II mete rs useless.
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What about the hope that an FM-CB system will remain immune from foreign competition for a long time? That hope is based on the belief that the conversion of American transceive rs (as all AM transceivers are called in Europe, regardless of their place of manufacture) to FM at a reaso nable cost will be impossible until new IC' s are developed. However, that IC is already here . Figure I is a schematic for an FM detector that ca n be added to any AM rece iver with a 455-kHz IF. The circuit originally appeared as a "weeke nd project" in the March 1981 issue of Ham R adio magazine . It can be built on a piece of perforate d boa rd not much larger than two postage stamps. The heart of the circuit is an MC 1358 Ie. It was originally intended for use in TV-sound circuits, where the transmitted FM-deviation is 25 kHz. It also wor ks well for NBFM (Narrow Band FM). Th e dev ice contains an IF amplifier, an FM detector, a limiter, and an audio preamplifier. Alignment could not be continued O il page 82
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of the program before it is run, so statements do not need to be input in any particular order. Fortran (FORmula TRANslation) is used most commonly for mathematics, engineering, and science problems. Cobol (COmmon Business Oriented Language) is used most often in business and data-processing applications. Like BASIC. its format is simple and understandable for those with little technical knowledge. Pascal, named after the 18th century French mathematician Blaise Pascal, was developed in 1970 by Nilus Wirth of Zurich, Switzerland, to alleviate the burden of long lists and cumbersome sequential processes required by BASIC. It standaridizes the language structure, making it easier for one person to understand programs written by others. It is used in a rapidly growing number of applications . As important as the language is the choice of an operating system. Essentially an "agent" between the hard ware , the software, and the user, an operating system is a set of programs that manage collectively all of the resources available to the computer-including the CPU. the peripheral devices. and the software. For example. few users would be able to tell a disk drive to pick a track and sector to write data on. The file-management system will hand le that task. One advantage of an operating sys tem is software compatibility. Software written in a high-level language is usually designed to interface to an operating system, which then interfaces to the hardware . Such software is easy to adapt to different hardware con figurations-and even to a different computer entirely, as long as the operating system is the same. An operating system is es sential for the user who plans to write his or her own programs, as it provides a number of utility programs that make the development of application programs faster and less expensive. The primary duties of an operating system can be divided into four main categories. The first is file and software management. The system will include a large library of programs and files generally needed continued Oil page 90

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to co mmunica te wit h the periph erals. Third : the sys tem will manage the computer ' s memo ry. The transfer of programs into and out of memory is don e auto matically; the sys tem determine s where the program is to be sto red in mem ory . Fin ally, but certainly not least important, the sys tem works as a sort of taskmaster for the CPU. Since the CPU performs all of the arithmetic and logic functions , and rout es all of the data through th e compute r, it is a very busy part of the machine. The opera ting sys tem controls the CP U at all times, and as signs new tasks instantl y when it detects that th e CPU is sitt ing idle. That is

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a vaila ble today do not pro vide any ove rload protection for your spea kers. The purpose of the circuit shown in Fig. I is to remedy that shortco ming. Relay RYI is six-volt DPDT unit rated at 3-5 amps. One set of contac ts is wired in series with each speake r so that when the relay is not energized, the contacts are clo sed and the circuits betwee n the spea ke rs and the amp are complete . The input to the circuit is taken from your amplifier's spea ker-output terminal s or jacks. If the right-ch ann el signal is sufficiently large to charge C I to a potential that is greater than the breakdown vo ltage of Q ls emitte r. a voltage pulse will appea r acro ss R7. Similarly, if the left-chann el signal is sufficiently large to c harge C2 to a potent ial that is gre ater than the breakd own voltage of

Q2's em itter, a pulse will appear ac ross R7. Th e pulse across R7 triggers SCR I. a sensitive gate SC R (lGT < 15 rrtA, where IGT is the gate trigger-curre nt), that latches in a co nduct ing state and e ne rgizes RY I. The ac tion of the relay will inte rru pt both speaker circuits, and th e resulting silence should alert you to th e problem. Cut back the volume on yo ur amplifier. then pres s and release S I to reset the"circ uit and restore normal ope ration. The circuit ca n be adjusted to trip at any le vel from 15to ISO-watt s RMS. To ca librate, deliberately feed an excessive signal to the right input of the spea ker pro tec to r and adjust RJ until RY 1energizes. Do the same with the left channel. thi s time adj usting R4. The circuit is now ca librated and ready for use .
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Some hints to help you revive a "dead " set.
JACK DARR , SERVICE EDITOR A two-step test
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picture. no so und) was one of my favorite service jobs. All I had to do was to take th e back off and have a look . If the re ctifi er tub e was lit. the prob lem was in th e B+: if not . the problem was an ope n choke or resistor. or something equally simple . Th e whole thing took about to minu tes to troubl eshoot and fix. Unfo rtunately. those days are gone . Man y of the sets made in the last five yea rs or so use a dual powe r-supp ly sys tem . Th at sys tem has a line-conne cted DC-v oltage supply with outputs of + 145 volt s using a half-wave rectifier. +25 0 volts with a full-wave bridge. + 300 volts with a half-wave doubler . and so o n. Th at line-connected. or primary. supply provides the oper ating voltage for the seconda ry DC-suppl y sys tem. including th e flyback transformer an d th e hori zon tal-output transistor. The seco nda ry supp ly provides the act ual operating voltages for the res t of the set. It also se rves to isolate the chas sis from the AC power-line. Winding s on the flyback provide pulses that are rectified a nd filte red to oba in the DC voltages for all th e signal circuits and even the picture-tube heat er s . A block diagram of the power- supply circuit is shown in Fig . I.

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Bec au se of th at dual power-supply. it will require at least two steps to make the initial tests on a dead set. First. yo u' ll need to c hec k the switch. circ uit breaker. fuse. and the rest to make sure th at you are getting AC voltage to the se t. Th en you' ll have to check the primar y supp ly. If the DC voltage from it is missing or way off. the procedure is the sa me as in the o lde r. single-supp ly sets. T he DC vo ltage fro m th e primary supply mu st be normal before you ca n go any far ther. All of th at takes almost less time to do than it does to exp lain. T he second step is to c heck the secondary supply- the voltages com ing fro m the flyback. If the voltage for the picture tube' s heaters co mes from the flyb ac k, that ste p is easy. If the heater s are lit. the flyback/output-tran sistor circuit is wo rking. If that is the case. your trou ble co uld be in one of the low-voltage supplies . and that co uld be killing a vita l stage . If none of the flyback-derived DC voltages are pre sent. turn off th e set and che ck the horizont al-out put tran sistor. If that transistor is open. it co uld be the ca use of your prob lems. Do not substi tute a goo d transistor and turn th e se t on. Th ere may be a dead short elsewhere in the set that blew that tra nsisto r. (If th at is the case. you' ll wind up with two ve ry dead . very expe nsive power-transistors !) Make co ntinuity and resist ance tests o n th e low-voltage DC-supply circuits: be sure to check all of the diodes for sho rts. If those te sts don't turn up anyth ing. wit h the output tra nsistor out of the circ uit. tum the set on and check for t he pre se nce of the primary DC-voltage where tlie co llecto r wou ld normally be co nnecte d . If the voltage is not there. but is OK at its so urce . chec k to see if the set has a fuse between those two po ints. If everyt hing seems to check out in th e o ut put stage . again leave the output tr an sistor out and check the horizont aloscillato r stage . T hat stage generally has a " starter" circ uit that feed s a small pu lse of DC to get the oscillator going. Once it sta rts. it drives the output transistor . whic h then get s its power from the low-voltage windings of the flyback. To te st the sta rter circu it. turn the set on: if th e oscillator does not start . feed a DC

vo ltage (fro m a ben ch supply) equal to th e no rmal ou tpu t of the starter circu it to that circuit' s DC output-point. If the osci llator starts and the set wo rks norma lly. the prob lem lies in the starter circ uit. There are several different sta rter circuits aro und : check your sc hematic to see w hich one you have. One interesting circ uit uses the high pulse of charging curre nt that flows into the input filtercapacitor at tum -on : that pulse is passed th rou gh the primary winding of a transforme r. Th e changing current in the prima ry induces a pulse in the seco ndary . and that is recti fied. filtered. and then used as the starter pulse. When the filter capacito r is fully charge d. and the curren t no longer changes. the circuit beco mes inoperative .
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Whe n tes ting any dual-supply circ uit s . check the schematic to make sure of which ground you should be using. Th e dual-groun d sys tem has brought back a symbo l that used to be quite common in AC/DC radios. The standard ground symbol is a tria ngle of horizont al lines : the iso lated-ground symbol is a hollow trian gle (see Figs. 2-a and -b). Th e se rvice data should tell you which parts of the chass is are co nnec ted to whic h ground . Using the wro ng gro und can ' give yo u some very strange readings . bu t is of no help at all in finding the problem . Not too long ago. we were checking a video-amplifier stage with an osci lloscope and found a sound signal on it ! It tu rned out that we were using th e wrong grou nd.

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One not e ofcau tion: If the set that you are working on use s a full-wave bridge rectifier that is direc tly across the AC line . the c hass is will always be hot-at lea st 60-vo lts AC. If the gro unds of so me of your test equipment are returned to the line gro und. you can damage the set or your equ ipment just by

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hooking up the ground lead. Always use a n isolation tran sformer for safety when yo u are working on those sets . In fact. it's not a bad idea to use an isolation tran sformer o n any dual-ground set. In cases where the trouble is not an o pe n circ uit. but rather a short (indicat ed by a blown fuse or tripped circuitbr eaker) . you should make several test s before turning the set on. Check the resista nce to ground from the primary supply: also che ck for shorted rectifiers. et c . If that is OK. chec k from the DC supply to the collector of the horizonta lo utput tran sistor, from its collect or to ground , and also check the transistor for sho rts. You can pull the transistor a nd apply primary power. If the short "disappears:' the problem is either a shorted output-transistor or a short in one of the low-voltage supplies from the flyback . A variable-o utput transformer ca n a lso be hand y when you are looking for shorts . If the output tran sistor is OK, or if you have put in a new one. place an ammeter in series with the primary DC supply . and a voltmeter across it . Sta rt the tra nsforme r with a very low linevoltage , and bring it up very slowly. Watch the ammete r: if the curre nt is normally 500 rnA. and you see 300-350 rnA when the supply voltage is just Y3 of normal. you still have a problem. Th e short is still there, but the low voltage

hold s down the power dissipation and keeps the tran sistor from blowing. You ca n also use a varia ble-output tran sfo rme r to make some DC-voltage tes ts arou nd the circuit. If you are using Y3 of the normal supply voltage. look for a point that shou ld have Y3 of its normal voltage , but has zero . A lot of solid-state se ts will try to work at an amazingly low line vo ltage . R-E

(Feedbac k: "The 'raw boost' was up to about +850 volts as it should be, but the boo sted-boost was down . Finally found a very leaky .0 I /-IF bypas s capacitor that was between B + and the boosted-boos t. Had to repl ace one wo rn sc reen control. and the set now wo rks fine. " ) Co mment: The leaky capacitor was "sho rt ing" the boosted-boost to B+, which is only + 400 volts.
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I have a low-brightness problem with the picture tube on this Zenith 14A9C50. Tried a brightener but It did not help. The boost is quite low, as Is the boosted-boost. Replaced the boost rectifier but that didn't help either. The B++ reads only about +400 volts Instead of the +870 volts that it should. I need a new idea .---.J.M ., Pettus, WV

I thin k you are already in the right place . Find out why the B+ + is so low. Th at feeds the picture tube' s sc ree n co ntro ls, and if the y are low, the y hold the brightness down. With a new rectifier you may have some shunt leak age to ground- not a dead short, but enough to overload the B ++ circuit.

I had a dead Sony TV- I32. The problem was in the low-voltage supply. Tran sistor Q601 appeared to be open, but when I took it out of the circuit it checked out as good . That threw me for a while . That transistor is in a TO220 case; on a hunch I bent the leads to make them easier to get to and rechecked the dev ice . The emitter now checke d out as open! The lead was broke n inside the case. When the leads were returned to their original positio n, the way they are when the tran sistor is mounted on the PC-board, it again chec ked out as good. Thanks to Yusuf Bandukwala of Hou st on , TX f or that f eedback, I've run into similar prob lems with TO-220 transistors . If you susp ect aile of them , it's a goo d idea to take it out and wiggle the leads a little f or luck.

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pul se ove r a frequency range of 0.001 Hz to 20 MHz. The frequency/period d ial sets t he repet it io n rate and/or period . The period is adjustable from 1000 seconds to 50 nanoseconds. Pulse width and delay are set by individual calibrated controls. The pulse width and delay are both adjustable from 100 mi ll iseconds to 10 nan oseco nds. A squarewave mode is also p rovided, and the pulse generator can be triggered and gated. Pulses can have their baseline at zero volts or have up to 10 volts of DC off set. The mod el 514 is pric ed at 5645.00. The model 514A adds simultaneous outputs from five individual connectors to give TTL, TTL, ECL, ECL, and pulse outputs from th e main output amplifier. Eighty dB of atte nuatio n is added in 1O-dB steps plu s 20-dB of variab le gain , and repl aces t he low -output connector. Pulse rise and fall times are 2 nanoseconds at the ECL outputs, 7 nanoseconds at the TTL outputs, and less than 40 nanosec onds at the main output. There is also variable symmetry and a variable startsto p point on triggered and gated wavefo rms . The model 514A is priced at $725.00. - Exact Electronics. PO Bo x 347 . Till amo ok. OR 97141.

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The model ASP-775 featured a tapered , stainless-steel wh ip, compactly designed shock spr ing , and swivel base. A back-up plate is provided to reinforce the mounting area : cable. co nnector. and Allen wrenches are also included . The user shou ld specify operating frequency to the nearest 1/10 MHz when ordering . The model ASP-775 is pr iced at $45.00. The Antenna Specialists Co., 12435 Euclid Avenue , Cleveland , OH 44106. OSCILLOSCOPE. model 1479R , is a dualtrace 30-MHz osci lloscope enclosed in a rugged, rack-mount case for man ufacturing , educational, military, and wire linelogging app lications. . Switch-selectable f ro nt- and rear-channel inp uts allow use as a gene ral-purpose oscilloscope, and as a dedicated devic e w ith permanent connection to othe r rackmounted equipment. The 2 mV/cm vertical sensitivity allows observations and measurements of lowlevel signals. A signal-delay circu it permits viewing of fast rise-ti me pulses , with

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National Semiconductor Corp. and Motorola Inc. have signed an alternate-source agreement which will allow them to develop, manufacture, and market 256-kilobit and 1-megabit magnetic bubble memory devices, and LSI (Large-Scale kltegration) bubble-memory controllers. To insure that there is a true alternate source, National Semiconductor will provide Motorola with a full design data base, including basic device architecture and test procedures. National's three-year-old bubble program produces the smallest bUbble-~e~o ry devices available. That economy I.n Size, plus the devices' standard 16-lead pin-out, promises to make them industry standards, National believes.

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A watch has at last been developed that justifies the old expression "tells the time."

Press the "speak" button and the watch gives the hours and minutes, AM or PM, using a synthesized human voice. The Omni Voice Master is built in a square case, and can be worn on the wrist , used as a pocket watch or, when mounted in a stand supplied with it, used as a miniature desk ciock or attached to the dashboard of an automobile. The alarm wakes the sleeper with gentle music, gives the time , then follows with another 20 seconds of music . If not turned off, five minutes later it says: "Attention!" gives the time, and tells the sleeper to "please hurry!" That is repeated later . in the "chime" mode, the watch "tells the time" every hour and half hour. It is also a stopwatch. When used to time an event, it tells the elapsed time every five seconds, and, when stopped, gives the total elapsed time in minutes and seconds. The Voice Master uses four standard UC393 cells that will operate the watch for eight or nine months of normal use. R-E

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full scale to 300 volts , and from -90 dB full scale to +50 dB in decades. Readings as low as - 105 dB can be made. A front-panel bandwidth switch permits a choice of wide-band measurements, standard first-order audio bypass (20 Hz - 20 KHz) or " external filter." A group of standard or custom plug -in filter modules are also available. Internal . rechargeable Nicad batteries allow the model MV-BOO to be isolated completely from the power line and external grounds. The model MV-BOO is priced at $495.00. - lET Labs , Inc., 761 Old Country Road, Westbury. NY 11590.

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Your fami ly is so und asleep . An int ru d er is stealth ily approac hi ng yo ur da rken ed ho use. Bu t when he enters the detect ion pattern , the SLC senses his body heat and ZAP ! Your outside lights come on instan tly , destroying h is co ver of darkn ess befo re he ever gets to your door. A crime is preven ted. A nd when yo u fina lly ar rive hom e that sa me SLC au to matica lly turn s on yo ur d r iveway and porc h lights for a safe, warm wel come. preset prog ram s, the SLC reacts to the presence of human be ings . It is now po ssib le to have your lights on when and only when you real ly need them, all automatical ly . In addition to a relia ble security device , the SLC can provide your family with increased safety, convenience and home ene rgy savings . No more stumb ling over un seen ob jects, tripping on dark stairs , or fu mb ling wi th yo ur keys. No mor e was ted energy from forgett ing to turn off the lights . And your guests w ill app rec iate the automat ic we lcome your ho me always provides.

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S\>_ 'tcationse 50 watt s RMStotal (25W + 25\V) Frequen cy Re sp o ns e : O.5dB. 20 Hl ~2 0 KHz T. H.D : O.2'.\' , a t full rate d o utput Input Impedance: 20K oh ms Cro sstalk : Bette r than 90d B ModelV-Amp 500 Se nsiti vity : 1.5V for full REG . PRICE rated o utp ut $11 9 _ 00 EACH SI N Ratto Greater than 95dB OURSPECIALPRlCE Speaker l oad: 2 - 8 ohms $55.00 EACH Voltage Supply: 9~ 18V D.C.

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"FISHER" 30 WATT STEREO AMP

MAIN AMP (15W x Z) Kit includes 2 pcs . Fisher PA 30 I . Hybrid IC a ll electro nic part s with PC . . Boa rd . Power supply 16V DC (no t included). Power ba nd with (KF 1% Super Bu y 3dB).Voltage gain 33dB. 20Hz-20KHz . Only $ 18. 5 0

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~4 Ho ur preset time to turn o n or ott l Z Ho ur gree n OS display for tlme operated o n I Z ~ 16V A C , r." Th e whole timer is se lf con ta ined in a compact plasti c cese (as see n in photo). Designed for VTR .. : 2 :00 with push butt on switch for ea sy sett ing, Lrrmted quantity ava ilable . MODEL VEQ 11143 NOW ONLY $ 1 2 . 9 4

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Tra nsmitter: FET mic for flat 30 -" 18 KHz response extra co ntrolled 49M Hz AMBand for driftfree performance. 100 MW output (range approx. h mile)

SANYO ANTENNA SIGNAL BOOSTER

This Booster is specia lly des igned for UHF Cha nnels (1483). After insta lled this unit (between the antenna input cable and the UHF tuner) will have a minimum of l OdB gain. that is approximately 2 times better than what you are seeing now. Ideal for those who live in apa rtments that can not put up an outdoor antenna . Size is so sma ll: o nly 2- x II;' X I ' . Supp ly voltage is 15 VDC.

SANYO UHF VARACTOR TUNER

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SUPER FM WIRELESS MIC KITMARK III

This new designed circuit uses high FEQ. FET tra nsisto rs with Z stages pre amp .Tran smits FM Ran ge (88I ZOMHz) up to Zb locks away and " .} with the ultra sensitive conde nsor micropho ne that comes with the . . kit. allows you topickupanysound within 15 ft. away! Kit includes all electronic: parts. OSC coils. and P.C Boa rd. Powe r sup ply 9V D.C $11.50 PER KIT FMC-105

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TEET MODEL WEM-3 6 is a factory asse mbled FM wireless micro ph on e powe red by two AA size' ba tteries . Tran smits in the range of 88 -108 MHz with 3 transistor circuits to meet with F.e. e. pa rt 15 regu lations. Eleme nt is built in a plastic tube type case with an o mni -directional electret condenser micro phone unit. By using a sta ndard FM radio. signal ca n be heard an ywhere on a one-acre lot. Sound q uality was Judged "v ery good ."

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ELECTRONIC PIN BALL MACHINE

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7400 SERIES
7400 7401 7402 7403 7404 7405 7406 7407 7408 7409 7410 7411 7412 7413 7414 7416 7417 7420 742 1 7422 7423 7425 7426 742 7 7428 7430 7432 7433 743 7 7438 7440 7442 7443 7444 7445 7446 7447 7448 7450 7451 7453 7454 7460 7464 7465 7470 7472 7473 7474 7475 7476 7480 748 1 7482 7483 7484 7485 7486 7489 7490 7491 7492 7493 7494 7495 7496 7497 74 100 74 107 74109 74110 7411 1 74116 74120 74121 74122 74 123 74 125 74126 .19 .19 .19 .19 .19 .22 .22 .22 .24 .19 .19 .25 .30 .35 .55 .25 .25 .19. .35 .29 .29 .29 .29 .29 .45 .19 .29 .45 .29 .29 .19 .49 .65 .69 .69 .59 .69 .69 .19 .23 .23 .23 .23 .39 .39 .35 .29 .34 3" .49 .35 .59 1.10 .95 .50 .50 .65 .35 4.95 .35 .40 .50 .49 .65 .55 .70 2.75 1.00 .30 .45 .45 .55 1.55 1.20 .29 .45 .55 .45 .45 74128 74132 74136 74141 74142 74143 74144 74145 74147 74148 74150 7415 1 74152 74153 74154 74155 74156 74157 74159 74160 74161 74162 74163 74164 74165 74166 74167 74170 74172 74173 74174 74175 74176 74177 74178 74179 74180 7418 1 74182 74184 74185 74186 74190 74191 74192 74193 74194 74195 74196 74197 74198 74199 74221 74246 74247 74248 74249 74251 74259 74265 74273 74276 74279 74283 74284 74285 74290 74293 74298 74351 74365 74366 74367 74368 74376 74390 74393 74425 74426 74490 .55 .45 .50 .65 2.95 2.95 2.95 .60 1.75 1.20 1.35 .65 .65 .55 1.40 .75 .65 .55 1.65 .85 .70 .85 .85 .85 .85 1.00 1.95 1.65 5.95 .75 .89 .89 .89 .75 1.15 1.75 .75 2.25 .75 2.00 2.00 18.50 1.15 1.15 .79 .79 .85 .85 .79 .75 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.25 1.85 1.95 .75 2.25 1.35 1.95 1.25 .75 2.00 3.75 3.75 .95 .75 .85 2.25 .65 .65 .65 .65 2.20 1.75 1.35 3.15 .85 2.55

4116 4116 2147 6116 6116 2716-1 2732A 2732A -2 Z80B Z-80B Z-80B 68BOO 68B2 1 68B 50 8085A2

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74S00 SERIES
74500 74 502 74503 74504 745 05 74508 745 09 745 10 745 11 745 15 74520 745 22 745 30 74532 745 37 745 38 74540 74551 74564 745 65 .44 .48 .48 .79 .79 .48 .98 .69 .88 .70 .68 .98 .48 .98 1.87 1.68 .44 .78 .79 1.25 74574 7458 5 745 86 7451 12 7451 13 7451 14 745 124 745 132 745 133 7451 34 745 135 745 138 7451 39 745 140 745 151 745153 745 157 745 158 745 161 745 162 .69 2.39 1.44 1.59 1.98 1.50 2.77 1.24 .98 .69 1.48 1.08 1.25 1.45 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.45 2.85 3.70 745163 3.75 745168 . 4.65 5.44 745169 745174 1.09 745 175 1.09 745 181 4.47 745 182 2.95 745 188 3.95 745189 14.95 745 194 2.95 1.89 745195 745196 4.90 745197 4.25 745201 14.95 745225 8.95 745240 3.98 745241 3.75 745251 1.90 7.45 745253 745 257 1.39 745258 745260 745274 7452 75 745280 745 287 745 288 745 289 745 301 745373 745374 745 381 745387 745(12 7454 71 745472 745 474 745482 745 570 745 571 1.49 1.83 19 .95 19 .95 2.90 4.75 4.45 6 .98 6.9 5 3 .45 3.45 7.95 5.75 2.98 9 .95 16 .85 17.85 15 .60 7.80 7.80

PLUG IN SLOT 0 GO LD PlA TEO CONTAC TS IN CLUDes S J UMPER OPTIONS IN CLUDES 5 AM~ A O M OPTIONS ENJ OY THE BEST OF BOTH WOR LDS 16 K RAM (RA NDOM AC C ESS MEMORY} ., THI S IS-SOPH ISTICATED FIRMW ARE EXPAND S YOUR 48K APPLE TO 64K or- PROGRAMM ABLE ME MORY ELIMIN AT ES THE NEED FOR APPl ESOFT" OR IN TEGER BAS IC ROM CA RD Al lOW YOU TO RUN APPL E'S N EW FORTR AN PACKAG E, ALSO PA SC AL AND PilOT KEYBOA RD CO NTRO L SELECTION OF RA M OR MOTH ER BOARD ROM LAN GU AGE IN CLUDES INS TALLATION INSTRU CT ION S A ND APPLICAT IONS NOTES THE SOF TWARE DEVELOPED BY VA RIOUS VENDOR S FOR YOUR (64Kl SHO ULD NOW WO RK AS THEY ADVERTI SED TH E MO ST VERSATILE RAM EXPAN SION O N TH E MARKE T TODAY

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748 188 748287 748288 74 8387 74 8471 74 8472 748474 748 570 748571

PROMS (82823) OC (828129) T8 (828 123) T8 (828 126) OC T8 (828 147) T8 (828141) T8 (828 130) OC (828 131) TS

32 256 32 256 256 512 512 512 512

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3.95 4.75 4.45 5.75 9.95 16.85 17.85 7.80 7.80

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If there were no electronics distributors ... we'd have to invent them! As manufacturers of electronic products, we're convinced that the absence of distributors would cripple our industry! You'd have no convenient local source for fast off-the-shelf delivery of needed products. Production lines would grind to a halt . . .. handling small orders would be a nightmare. Paperwork would increase; costs would increase; expediting would increase; chaos would increase. As a buyer of electronic components, you benefit from the existence of distributors, even when you don't directly utilize their services . They make the factories you deal with direct more efficient-in marketing, in scheduling, in economy of scale. And , whether you need a source for fast delivery of standard products, for comprehensive technical information , or for assistance on any aspect of your procurement function, your local distributor canand does-fill the bill splendidly. Distributors help us-by serving you. As members of the Distributor Products Division of the Electronic Industries Association, the companies bringing you this message are pleased to help "sell the system." For information about joining with other manufacturers who sell through electronic distributors, contact Herbert Rowe, Vice President , EIA Components Group, 2001 Eye Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. Telephone (202) 457-4900 .
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