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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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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year U.S. and possessions, and Canada S4.00: Pan-American Union lbuniri es .$4.50. all other foreign countries. $5.00. AmericanRadioHistory.Com POPULAR JUNE 1961 1FF-DAG4 r_,ELECTRONICS ;- VOLUME 14 NUMBER 6 C,° POPULAR ELECTRONICS Is Indexed in the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature Special Feature The Zener Diode R. J. Shaughnessy 76 Electronic Construction Projects Listen to Your Heart Edward Lininger 47 Heads or Tails? ... Harold P. Strand 51 Transistorized Metronome Norman Latner 54 Musical Telephone Holder Herbert Friedman 71 Electronic Fish Caller James J. Bucher 74 Soil Moisture Meter Ronald Wilensky 85 AC/DC Electronic Load Harold Reed 89 Transistor Saver George E. Lang 90 Storage Battery Tester I. C. Chapel 92 Low-Power/High-Power Relay Herb S. Brier, W9EGQ 95 Audio and High Fidelity Hi -Fi Showcase 18 Tuner Kits Come of Age 56 Tape Speeds-Then and Now Richard A. Flanagan 67 Your Connections are Important Jim Kyle, KSJKX/6 73 First Mike Kit 91 Amateur, CB, and SWL CB Rig Goes "Ham" Edward M. NoII, W3F0J 64 On the Citizens Band Tom Kneitel, 2W1965 87 -Wave Short Report: False Reporting Hank Bennett, W2PNA 83 Short -Wave Monitor Certificate 84 Across the Ham Bands: How to Avoid Violating Regulations.. Herb S. Brier, W9EGQ 93 Electronic Features and New Developments POP'tronics News Scope 6 They'll Fly Safely Ken Gilmore 41 Interpreting TV Test Patterns J. K. Locke 59 Space Electronics Oliver P. Ferrell 68 Transistor Topics Lou Garner 96 Carl and Jerry: First Case John T. Frye, W9EGV 99 Departments Letters from Our Readers 10 POP'tronics Bookshelf 24 New Products 30 Tips and Techniques 36 Index to Volume 14 (Jan. -June, 1961) 124 Copyright © 1961 by ZIFF-DAVIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 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