February 1955 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

February 1955 Popular Electronics

Table of Contents

Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Popular Electronics, published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.

February 1955

Vol. 2, No. 2

How Magnetic Tape is Made	24
Build This Novice CW Transmitter, by Rufus P. Turner	26
How the Cathode Ray Tube Works	38
Radio Control Installations, W. Winter	42
R/C Compound Escapements & Servos, by E.L . Stafford, Jr.	62
Carl & Jerry: Two Detectors, by John T. Frye	66
Return of the Prodigal Ham	88

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