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Low to USE TV TEST PATTERNS JUNE 1961 35 CENTS lOW TO USE TV TEST PATTERNS JUNE 1961 35 CENTS f' MAC fi Ruiiding Plans for: , 5 Transistorized e Heart Monitor 1 ;r Moisture Meter . - for Gardeners 1ao0 ,. ° _.o Underwater Fish Caller Magnetic Coin Tosser _aplNpal Musical Telephone Holder CB to Ham Band Transceiver Loudspeaker Metronome AmericanRadioHistory.Com This is developed by CADRE INDUSTRIES CORP. for the 27 =Mc CITIZENS BAND OPERATION - P These CADRE units are built to the highest standards of-the electronics industry, by a company that has oeen long estab- fished -as a prime manufacturer of precision electrónic research equipment and computer assemb ies. 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