Electronics Now articles from October 1999

Electronics Now archives from October 1999

Monitor Repair: The Finale!(computer and video monitors )
October 1, 1999... As regular readers of this column know, we've been dealing with the topic of computer and video monitors for quite some time. Well, all good things must come to an end. But before we move on to other servicing topics, we need to tie up some...

A Short History of Shortwave.(Review)
October 1, 1999... As we near Y2K, shortwave may seem, to some, curiously quaint. In one sense, perhaps, that view is understandable in an era when even yesterday's technology is often obsolete. Indeed, shortwave broadcasting has been around for a long time;...

Optimizing Windows.(Windows 98)
October 1, 1999... IS YOUR PC ACTING A LITTLE SLUGGISH LATELY? DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT WAS A LOT FASTER WHEN YOU FIRST GOT IT? IF SO, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. Windows keeps getting better with each version released. Let the critics of Microsoft say what they will, but...

Opening the Mail.
October 1, 1999... It's the end of June as this is being written, and around this time every year, summer house and yard projects begin to cut into my soldering-iron time. However, I've done some work on our ongoing philco 70 restoration, beginning on the...

A UNIVERSAL STEREO NOISE FILTER AND COMPRESSOR.(reduce noise and increase clarity of any audio signal)
October 1, 1999... Reduce noise and increase clarity of any audio signal. While there are many techniques for reducing noise on audio signals, few are universal or "single-ended." Most noise-reduction methods need the original signal to be encoded at the...

PIC Assembly Language for the Complete Beginner.
October 1, 1999... Microcontrollers have revolutionized the world of electronics, but they are useless to you if you don't know how to use them. This month we look at more of the code that will help you get with the "program. " It goes without saying that...

MEASURING GRAVITY WAVES.(build any one of these experimental devices)
October 1, 1999... Do gravity waves actually exist? Build any one of these experimental devices successfully and you may be the first to provide positive proof! By now, everyone has heard of "gravity waves." But why have they never been detected? The...

TV AUDIO HEARING WONDER.
October 1, 1999... Enjoy listening to television once again with this adapter for the hearing impaired. If you're hard of hearing, you know the difficulty in trying to listen to television. Hearing aids help but just don't "cut the mustard" when you're...

A Low-Cost PC Board Drilling System, and More.(brief items)
October 1, 1999... As might have been mentioned a time or two before, I am utterly fascinated by all the web's bizarre "free energy" sites. These are places where weirdness appears to reign supreme. Examples include Jerry Decker's Keely Net Mail List at...