March 1973 Popular Electronics
Table of Contents

March 1973 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.

March 1973

Vol. 3, No. 3

Solitron Devices Fetrode Advertisement	15
News Highlights	25
Solder & Soldering, by Clifford L. Barber	47
Anatomy of a Lightning Bolt, by David L. Heiserman	60
Understanding Updated FM Tuner Specs, by Leonard Feldman	65
Mac's Service Shop: Zenith's 1973 Color Line, by John T. Frye	88
Crystals for CB & Ham Communication, by R. R. Freeland	100

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