Issue #247
February 2011
Theme: Wireless Communications

TASK MANAGER— Connectivity, Power, and Apps, by C. J. Abate, p. 4
NEW PRODUCT NEWS—edited by John Gorsky, p. 8
TEST YOUR EQ—p. 15
CROSSWORD—p. 74
Parallel Processing Computer: A Design for Solving Computation‐Intensive Problems, by Antonios Chorevas, p. 18
Wireless Access and Control: A “MiWi” Network Card Reader, by Carlo Tauraso, p. 28
Remote Humidity Control System, by David Penrose, p. 36
THE CONSUMMATE ENGINEER— RF Design Review, by George Novacek, p. 16
THE DARKER SIDE— Don’t Fade Away!: A Multipath Fading Experiment, By Robert Lacoste, p. 44
ABOVE THE GROUND PLANE— Parallel NiMH Cell Measurement, by Ed Nisley, p. 52
FROM THE BENCH— Serving Up BASIC, by Jeff Bachiochi, p. 60
SILICON UPDATE— Tune In, Turn On: Power Via Radio Waves, by Tom Cantrell, p. 66
PRIORITY INTERRUPT— Patently Insane, by Steve Ciarcia, p. 80