Nuts & Volts - April 2005

Vol. 26 No. 4

PROJECTS and FEATURES

COLUMNS

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MEASURING THE SPEED OF LIGHT Clocking the Cosmos for Less Than $20.00 by Gerard Fonte

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PIC Video

Part 1: Video Test Overlay with a PIC Microprocessor by Robert Lang

8 OPEN COMMUNICATION The Magic of Antennas

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16 TECHKNOWLEDGEY 2005

Events, Advances, and News from the Electronics World

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BUILDING A PULSE GENERATOR Design, Troubleshoot, and Calibrate Electronic Circuits by Robert Reed

SCROUNGING FOR
PARTS
Safety, Rarity, Quality, Wick,
Diversity, and Storage
by Daniel Bartlett

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PERSONAL ROBOTICS LEGO My ...

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UNIVERSAL RELAY BOARD The Applications are Limitless by Michael Jeffery

THE SOLAR
ALTERNATIVE
Using Solar Cells on Small
Projects is a Bright Idea.
by Ralph Lorenz

Q&A

Extending relay contact life, a 20-watt stereo amp, model RR props, and a geography brain teaser

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DESIGN CYCLE A PIC-based Wi-Fi Development Platform

APRIL 2005

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p. 62

p. 50

p. 46

STAMP APPLICATIONS

No-contact Access Control Explained

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IN THE TRENCHES

Project Engineering Tasks

DEPARTMENTS

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