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POPULAR ELECTRONICS1980 ELECTRONICEXPERIMENTER'SH AN D BOO K. 250INCLUDING PERSONAL MICROCOMPUTER SECTIONFULL CONSTRUCTION PI Ahle Audio Graphic Equalizer ElectronicDigital CameraTachometer Blacklight Lantern Power-Failure AlarmShutter Timer Oscilloscope Graphic Artist Broadcast Band DXAntenna Talking Over A Sunbeam Ultrasensitive Audio Voltmeter In/OutDetection System "Bucket Brigade" Audio Delay Line Perf Board Wiring.COMPLEYC GUIDE TO PERSONAL COMPUTERSProduct DirectoryHow To Buy and Set Up.AN.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1Ix014024 14Electronic Exp Fndbkiii

Now, a high-performance, easy-to -operate Communications Receiverwith single-knob tuning system and digital frequency display!Up-to-the-minute events andl information from anywhere in the world, including foreign shortwave broadcast (music,news, propaganda, etc.), emergency shipcommunications and other marine traffic, standard AM broadcast, AmateurRadio Operators, all 40 CB channels,military and government messages, long-distance industrial communications,standard time/frequency signals. andother exciting transmissions.it's allyours through the R-1000!Highly accurate, sensitive, selective, andstable, the R-1000 has a unique fast -tuningsystem that covers the shortwave bands,plus medium -wave and long -wave frequencies. Even SSB communications signals arereceived perfectly.Its many features Include:Continuous frequency coverage from 200kHz to 30 MHz30 bands, each MHz wideAccurate five -digit frequency display andilluminated analog dial1Built-in quartz digital clock and ON/OFFtimerUp -conversion PLL circuit and widebandRF circuits provide. exceptional performance and easy operation without the need'or bandspread, preselector, or antennatuningMulti-modes.AM (wide and narrow), SSB(USB and LSB), and CWThree built-in IF filters.for SSB and CW(2.7 kHz), for AM narrow (6.0 kHz), and forAM wide (12 kHz)Effective communications -type noiseDimmer switch to control panel lights anddigital display intensityAdjustable bracket for optimum operatingangleThree antenna terminals for high -impedance wire leads and a 50-Q coaxial leadOptional Accessories:SP -100 matching external speakerHS -4 and HS -5 headphonesThe exciting R-1000 is designed specificallyfor those who demand the highest qualityand it's available only through selected com-munications equipment specialists.blanker (superior to noise limiter)Step attenuator (0-60 dB in 20 -dB steps)Write or call today for more informationto prevent overloadand for the address of your nearestRecording terminal (built-in timer controlsAuthorized Kenwood Communicationsrecording time through remoteDealer.terminal)Tone control for best audioresponseBuilt-in 4 -inch speaker forquality sound reproductionTRIO-KENWOOD COMMUNICATIONS INC.Illuminated S -meter1111 WEST WALNUT /COMPTON, CA 90220TELEPHONE: (213) 639-9000KENWOODCIRCLE NO.15 ON FREEINFORMATION CARD

Tiny BASIC." VP -700Expanded Tiny BASIC Boardputs this high-level languageon your VIP. BASIC storedin 4K of ROM. Ready for immediate use-no loadingnecessary. This expandedBASIC includes the standardTiny BASIC commands plusColor. VP -590 add-on Color Board allows programcontrol of 8 brilliantcolorsforgraphics, colorgames.Plus 4 selectable background colors. Includessockets for 2 auxiliary keypads (VP -580). 69'Sound. VP -595 Simple Sound Board provides 256tone frequencies. Great for supplementing graphicswith sound effects or music. Set tone and durationwith easy instructions. 24'12additional-includingcolor and sound control!Requires external ASCIIencoded alpha -numerickeyboard. 39'Music. VP -550 Super Sound Board turns your VIP into a musicsynthesizer. 2 sound channels. Program control of fregLency,time and amplitude envelope (voice) independently in eachchannel. Program directly from sheet music! Sync provisionfor controlling multiple VIPs, multitrack recording or othersynthesizers. 49'Memory. VP -570 RAM Expansion Board adds 4 bytes of memory. Jumper locates RAM in any 4 block of up to 32K of memory. On -board memo -yprotects switch. 95'EPROM Programmer. VP -565 EPROM Programmer Boardcomes complete with software to program, copy andverify 5 -volt 2716 EPROMs-comparable to unitscosting much more than the VP -565 and VIP puttogether! Programming voltages generated onboard. ZIF PROM socket included. 99'EPROM Interface. VP -560 EPROM InterfaceBoard locates two 5 -volt 2716 EPROMs (4Kbytes total) anywhere in 32K of memory.VIP RAM can be re -allocated. 34'Auxiliary Keypads. Programyour VIP for 2 -player interaction games! 16 -key keypadVP-580 with cable ( 15*)connects to sockets provided on VP -590 Color Boardor VP 585 Keyboard InterfaceCard ( 10").ASCII Keyboard'" Fully encoded, 128-character ASCIIencoded alpha -numeric keyboard. 58 light touch keysincluding 2 user defined keys! Selectable upperand lowercase. Handsomely styled. Under 50'COSMAC VIP lets you addcomputer power a board at a time.With these new easy -to buy options, the versatileRCA COSMAC VIP(CDP18S711) means evenmore excitement. Morechallenges in graphics,games and control functions. For everyone, fromyoungster to serious hobbyist. And the basic VIP computer system starts at just 249* assembledand ready to operate.Simple but powerful-not just a toy.Built around an RCA COSMAC microprocessor, the VIP includes 2K of RAM. ROMmonitor. Audio tone with a built-in speaker.Plus 8 -bit input and 8 -bit output port to interface relays, sensors or other peripherals. It's1980 EDITIONCIRCLE NO.14 ON FREEeasy to program and operate.Powerful CHIP -8 interpretive language gets you intoprogramming the firstevening. Complete documentation provided.Take the first step now.Check your local computer store or electronicsparts house. Or contactRCA VIP Marketing, New Holland Avenue,Lancaster, PA 17604. Phone (717) 291-5848.'Suggested retail price. CDP1Bs711 does not include video monitor or cassette recorder."Available 1st Quarter. 1979.The fun wayinto computers.INFORMATION CARDRC"1

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UTER BUYING TIPSGETTING YOUR SYSTEM UP AND RUNNINGPERF BOARD WIRING TECHNIQUES FOR EXPERIMENTERSTHE OSCILLOSCOPE GRAPHIC ARTISTA BCB LOOP ANTENNA FOR DX'INGTHE "BUCKET BRIGADE" AUDIO DELAY LINEBUILD THIS LOW-COST CAPACITANCE METERBUILD A DIGITAL CAMERA SHUTTER TIMERBUILD A BLACKLIGHT LANTERNMODEL RAILROAD SOUND SYNTHESIZERAUTOMATIC DIODE CHECKERBUILD THE "DELTA -GRAPH" OCTAVE-BAND EQUALIZERTHE IC PHOTO TACHOMETERBUILD THE AUDIO DETECTIVEPOWER -FAILURE ALARMDESIGNING OPTIMUM -Q AND SMALL INDUCTORSA STROBE FLASHER FOR NIGHT CYCLINGA POWER NOMOGRAPHIC MULTIPLEX DECODER IMPROVES STEREO FM PERFORMANCEQUIZ OF AUDIO BASICSBUILD A DIRECT-READING LOGIC PROBETALK OVER A SUNBEAM WITH A "PHOTOPHONE"QUIZ-GAME ELECTRONICSA "JUNK -BOX" 5 -VOLT POWER SUPPLYBUILD DYNADIM IITEST YOUR ELECTRONICS INGENUITYBUILD THE LIGHT GENIEBUILD A STATE-OF-THE-ART BATTERY CHARGE MONITORQUICK HEX -DECIMAL CONVERSIONSCOMPUTER GLOSSARYIvan BergerIvan Berger611Adolph A. MangieriMitchell WaiteNorman FallonJohn H. Roberts1421262938Thomas McGaheeR.S. Hedin414548525762666970McCormickHarold WrightW.E.R.M. StittBryan T. MorrisonAdolph A. MangieriRalph TennyBarton M. BresnikR.E. MartinMatthew FichtenbaumMark L. McWilliamsMartin MeyerRobert P. BalinR.M. StittForrest M. MimsMichael S. RobbinsR.C. FossRussell J. BikRobert G. Fleagle, Jr.Maynard GradenW.J. PrudhommeRaymond J. BellMICROCOMPUTER PRODUCT DIRECTORYMICROCOMPUTERSCOMPUTER PERIPHERALSCOMPUTER MODULESCOMPUTER ACCESSORIESDIRECTORY OF MANUFACTURERSADVERTISER'S 8COVER PHOTO: Justin Kerr StudioPark Avenue,ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTER'S HANDBOOK is published annually by Ziff -Davis Publishing Company at OnePresident and Secretary.New York, New York 10016. Philip B. Korsant, President; Furman Hebb, Executive Vice President; Philip Sine, Sr. ViceCOPYRIGHT 1979 BY ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDthis publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Requests for permission should be directed toJerry Schneider. Rights & Permission. Ziff -Davis Publishing Co., One Park Ave. New York, NY 10016The Publisher has no knowledge of any proprietary rights which will be violated by the making or using of any items disclosed in this Handbook.MaterialinDirectory EditorJOSEPH E. MESICS, Publisher ARTHUR P. SALSBERG, Editorial Director IVAN BERGER, ComputerProduction URA,DIANEArtDirectorI.BUXBAUM,EDWARDANDRE DUZANT, Technical IllustratorBONNIE B. KAISER, Eastern Adv. Manager JOHN J. CORTON, Adv. SalesLINDA BLUM, Adv. Service Manager EDGAR W. HOPPER, Publishing Director1980 EDITION3

POPULAR ELECTRONICS1980 ELECTRONICTHE COVEREXPERIMENTER'SThe following microcomputer products are featured on the 1980Electronic Experimenter's Handbook cover: (left to right) frontrow, Apple disks and cassettes (software), Apple Single -DiskDrive and Apple II Computer with game paddles; second row,Heathkit Line Printer and Percom TFD-100 Dual Disk Drive;back row, Zenith color TV monitor.ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANYHANDBOOK Philip B. KorsantPresidentFurman HebbExecutive Vice -PresidentPhillipT.HeffernanSenior Vice PresidentEdward D. MuhlfeldSenior Vice PresidentRichard FrieseSenior Vice PresidentWhen you're into electronics,Calectro is into whatever youneed -whether it's ideas,instructions, or a completesupply of partsPhilip SineSenior Vice President, SecretaryLawrence SpornSenior Vice President,Circulation and MarketingBaird DavisVice President, ProductionGeorgeE.Sydney H. RogersVice PresidentSidney HoltzVice PresidentAlbert9Calectro has projects designed foryou: a "Project of the Month", conceived by the Calectro engineeringdepartment, along with detailed instructions and a list of all the Calectroparts you need to build it!111111reuttrasontr,j'.SwitchMorrisseyVice PresidentS. TraînaVice PresidentMeePaul H. Chook'.naVice President\,erEdgar W. HopperVice PresidentiiRobert N. Bavier, Jr.Vice PresidentSelwyn TaubmanTreasurerCalectro has parts and accessories:printed circuit materials, tools, meters,testing devices, equipment boxes,sockets, switches, IC's, transistors, rectifiers, lugs, fuses, bulbs, wire, connectors, term inals, jacks, transformers, andlots more everything you need tocomplete your project. And you'll findmore of the parts you want at yourCalectro store than anywhere else.Jerry SchneiderVice President 8 AdministrativeDirector, AnnualsW. Bradford BriggsVice ChairmanZIFF CORPORATION-Calectro has literature: the CalectroHandbook -a valuable guide andproduct reference for the experimenter, hobbyist, audiophile, technician, and student; plus handbooks onsemiconductors, circuits, and more!Coming soon: a new Calectro Handbook, a compendium of popularproject ideas.Whatever you need in electronics,your Calectro distributor is yoursurest, finest source!Ca lectroProducts of GC Electronics, Rockford,IL 61101CIRCLE NO. 70N FREE INFORMATION CARD4William ZiffChairmanI.Martin PompadurPresidentHershel B. SarbinExecutive Vice PresidentEditorial, Circulation, and Executive OfficesOne Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016212-725-3500Joseph E. Mesics (725-3568)John J. Corton (725-3578)Bonnie B. Kaiser (725-3580)Midwestern OfficeSuite 1400, 180 N. Michigan Ave.Chicago, IL 60601, (312-346-2600)Midwest Representative: Ted WelchWestern OfficeWestern Representative: Norm Schindlerand Associates7050 Owensmouth Ave., .209Canoga Park, CA 91303 (213-999-1414)JapanJames Yagi, Oji Palace Aoyama;6-25 Minami Aoyama6 Chome. Minuto -ka,Tokyo 407-1930/6821 582-28511980 ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTER'S HANDBOOK ispublished annually by the Ziff -Davis Publishing Company,One Park Avenue, New York. N.Y. 10016. Also publishersof Stereo Review. Popular Electronics, Tape Recording 8Buying Guide, Stereo Directory & Buying Guide, andCommunications Handbook.1980 EDITION

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