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April 1972 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

April 1972 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.

April 1972

Vol. 1, No. 4

News Highlights	25
Communications on a Light Beam, by David L. Heiserman	34
Canada's New Voice on Shortwave, by Richard E. Wood	44
Mac's Service Shop: Meter Accuracy Specifications, by John T. Frye	60
Ganged Switching Quiz, by Robert P. Balin	63
More Solid-State Electronics for the New Cars, by John D. Drummond	78
Analog Logic, by James Hannas	82

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April 1972 Popular ElectronicsTable of Contents

April 1972 Popular Electronics
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